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4 Compelling Financial Reasons to Buy Now

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Compelling article from Keeping Current Matters!  I’m forwarding this to my whole database, both prospective and past clients.

Piggy Banks e1302632146224 4 Compelling Financial Reasons to Buy NowThe purchase of a home is a personal decision. However, we want to give everyone four great financial reasons why you should not wait before taking the plunge into homeownership.

Interest Rates Are Increasing

Interest rates have increased almost 3/4 of a point in the last six months. Most experts expect rates to continue to increase through the year. Interest rates along with price determine the overall cost of a home. Even with prices softening, if interest rates rise, it may be less expensive to buy now rather than wait.

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Ready for Rent Explosion?

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
Rent Explosion Ready for Rent Explosion?

Many of you might not know that in addition to doing home mortgage loans, I also own and co-manage about 100 rental units in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Over the last 6 months we have gone from 15% plus vacancy to ZERO vacancies as I write this article.  Guess what is going through my mind; guess what is going through every landlord and apartment manager in the city’s mind?  You guessed it, we’re raising rents.  You see inflation is upon us and the first thing that goes up is rent!  Compare that to a homeowner who has a 30 year fixed mortgage rate at 5% or less.  Guess what happens to him when inflation comes…  Nothing!  His or her rate is fixed and their payment CAN’T go up.

If you are employed and have reasonable credit, renting right now makes little sense for several reasons.

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Glad To Be a Utahn

Monday, April 4th, 2011

I thought I would share with some highlights from the Governor’s Economic Summit held at the Grand America Hotel last Monday.  There are a LOT of troubled states out there, we need to let our clients and friends know why Utah is different than most.

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DEFICIT of Leadership!

Friday, April 1st, 2011

This Just in! There’s a ray of hope – the Mortgage Originator Compensation legislation has been temporarily postponed. Read about the postponement here.

Legislation goes into effect today that controls Mortgage Originator’s compensation.  In a nutshell the legislation requires Originator’s compensation NOT be tied to the profitability of the loan.  As of today, it won’t matter if we’ve done credit repair, helped petition a bankruptcy trustee, assisted in months of coaching to ensure eligibility… We will all be paid the same no matter if the loan took 30 days or 30 months of work to be put together.

I’m astounded at the disconnect this government has with reality.  These folks are passing laws and making decisions with a DEFICIT of judgment, understanding and reality.

As of today and as of a result of this legislation every American will likely pay more for their mortgage.

Why?

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