by Margaret Crowley | Jun 19, 2018 |
When is 15 greater than 20? It sounds like a riddle, but the answer is no joke. In past posts, I have expressed my continued frustration about media stories perpetuating the utterly false mortgage myth that you need to put 20% down when buying a home. I get so...
by Vance Edwards, CMB | Apr 5, 2017 |
Harriet – a.k.a. my mom – used to preach to me, “Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” She pulled out that old adage to nudge me to do something she wanted done now, but that I, in all honesty, didn’t really care to do – today or tomorrow, for that...
by Neil Siegel | Jan 23, 2017 |
As I reported in MGIC’s latest Market Trend Analysis Report, the US economy continues to grow at a steady rate as we move into 2017. After showing less-than-stellar growth earlier in 2016, the US economy rebounded sharply in the third quarter and looks like it...
by Patrick Sinks | Jan 11, 2017 |
Our country’s approach to housing policy has become severely disjointed — to the point some would label as dysfunctional. It certainly makes no sense to me or to many people I speak with. This is why in June of last year, I blogged about the need to have a discussion...
by Neil Siegel | Nov 17, 2016 |
As I reported in MGIC’s Market Trend Analysis Report, the US economy grew at a somewhat slower rate over the first 2 quarters of the year. Some of this was due to the weaker global economy, stock market corrections, potential fallout from the United Kingdom’s decision...