Mortgage Debt Declines Nationally
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 Posted in Inside Real Estate | No Comments »Americans are de-leveraging debt, including their mortgage debt. The total of U.S. mortgage debt has now dropped to its lowest level in the past five years. A combination of borrowing less, larger down payments, and foreclosure (wiping out mortgage debt) is contributing ...
Real Estate Designations: Who Really Cares?
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 Posted in Inside Real Estate | 1 Comment »The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) has developed 21 organizations that dispense designations of questionable value to its members. I personally hold the CRS (Certified Residential Specialist), ABR (Accredited Buyer Representative), and e-Pro designations. I display them on my business cards, letterhead, ...
The Evolution of BoiseBlog
Monday, December 19th, 2011 Posted in Inside Real Estate | No Comments »I first posted on BoiseBlog on September 16, 2006 ~ more than five years, three months ago. That's an eternity in blogging and about 37 dog years. When I began, "blog" was a four-letter word that few knew about, let alone understood. Blogging ...
BoiseBlog and Google
Saturday, December 17th, 2011 Posted in Inside Real Estate | 2 Comments »Blogs like this one depend, in large part, upon Google search results to attract visitors. In fact, 34.51% of BoiseBlog's visitors arrive via search engines; mostly from Google. Google places high importance on fresh content, inbound links from respected sites, outbound links ...
Mortgage Rates Hit Record Lows
Friday, December 16th, 2011 Posted in Inside Real Estate | No Comments »Freddie Mac’s most recent national mortgage loan interest rate survey is reporting record lows, including: 30-year fixed averaged 3.94% 15-year fixed averaged 3.21% 5-year ARM averaged 2.86% 1-year ARM averaged 2.81% What are you waiting for ~ lower rates??? The survey also includes a breakdown of ...
