The J. Berman Group

Weekly Digest for 2009-06-28

by jberman on June 28, 2009

[Classic moments early yrs of RE Podcasting] @retomato Bk. to Bk. w/Milli Vanilli outro, Prince intro @jeffx intrvw http://budurl.com/r3tj #
[mortgage rates] recommended bias: lock #
[US Housing Market] May existing home sales rose by 2.4 percent - http://budurl.com/59mp (baby steps) #
[Frisco] Historic Frisco Town Tour this weekend. http://budurl.com/b9m7 (Saturday, 10am) #
Allregs Update: Remarkably still only compatible w/Internet Explorer browser. Don’t they look at the analytics on their site? #AllRegsFAIL #
Travis Childers, D-MS & Gary Miller, R-CA, introduced a bill to impose an 18mo. moratorium on HVCC. Let’s hope the bill is fast-tracked. #

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by jberman on June 21, 2009

NAR meeting with six different regulatory and industry groups to discuss HVCC. NAMB notably absent. NAMB needs to engage NAR. #rebcchi #
MBA resource page for MIRA is all sorts of boring. http://budurl.com/lfbh #

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by jberman on June 14, 2009

[Colorado, New Mexico] Loveland & Albuquerque named as two of the top 10 cities to live in. http://budurl.com/m45m #
[Mortgage Rates] Action on bond market is strong today. Rates rallying. #

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by jberman on June 7, 2009

[Denver Housing] Denver tops on ‘Today’ show list of cities poised for real-estate rebound http://budurl.com/tl7f #
[NAR Housing Predictions] Pending Home Sales Rise, Housing Affordability Near Record - http://budurl.com/r5d2 #
Good action in the bond market today. Rates improved. #
[Anti-HVCC] Over 3,000 new names on the petition in less than 24 hours. Sign it! http://budurl.com/SayNoToHVCC #

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by jberman on May 31, 2009

[Big Banks Win Again] WaMu’s bad loans may be $29B windfall for JPMorgan - http://budurl.com/ub92 (can’t wait for the case studies in 5yrs.) #
ML 09-15 re-released. Borrower can’t use for 3.5% FHA downpayment requirement. Uses: Fees, Buydown Rate%, ReImburse Downpayment post-close. #

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