The American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) publishes the cost of a Thanksgiving Dinner every year. For 2017, the AFBF estimates the lowest Thanksgiving Dinner cost in five years; $49.12 for ten people. (If your family is anything like my family, we add 20%+ on to the annual figure! But whether 20% or 100% higher, the […]
Farmland for Thanksgiving
21 November, 2017-Blog
Three Quick Tips for Buyers in a Seller’s Market
24 April, 2017-Blog
My eyebrows are a little higher after reading two articles. Mortgage rates are falling. The first is from the venerable Wall Street Journal, and the title says it all. “Mortgage-Rate Drop Helps Buyers.” The article isn’t online at the time I wrote this blog, so pick up a copy of the Monday 04/24/17 edition and […]
The FHA Insurance Cut is Cancelled – Why, and What Does it Mean?
30 January, 2017-Blog
The term “FHA loan” is a misnomer; FHA/HUD doesn’t offer loans. “FHA loans” signify that the Federal Housing Administration is backing the bank offering the loan. They account for approximately 25% of all first mortgage loans in the United States. FHA loans are the loans of last resort for stretched homebuyers because the FHA’s guidelines […]
Election Results and Mortgages
15 November, 2016-Blog