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Small Business Commercial Lending Sees a Surge Amid Economic Optimism Explore the recent surge in small business commercial lending driven by economic optimism, highlighting the role of stable interest rates and innovative lending products.
Ask Brian: What is Your Best Advice About Managing My Time?
- Wednesday, 21 August 2019
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Dear Brian,
Do you have good time management strategies you can share? I seem to be very busy every day and am getting burnt out. I don’t mind the hard work, but I don’t seem to be earning what I want to be earning. --Sean T. Oregon
Read more...FHA Widens Mortgage Availability for First-time Condo Buyers
- Tuesday, 20 August 2019
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The Federal Housing Agency has issued new guidelines that allow the regulator to insure more mortgages at condominiums. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...Dispelling the Myth of the 20% Down Payment
- Friday, 16 August 2019
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By Odeta Kushi, Deputy Chief Economist at First American
Since hitting a low point of 63% in 2016, the homeownership rate has rebounded, largely driven by millennial households purchasing their first homes. Many surveys, like one by Bank of the West, indicate that millennials are no different from previous generations–they view homeownership as a main tenet of the American Dream.
Read more...Many Home Buyers Don’t Shop Around for a Mortgage
- Tuesday, 13 August 2019
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A new survey by Fannie Mae finds that a surprising percentage of people do not shop around when buying a home. So reports MSN Money.
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