May 29, 2014
Reiss on Prepaying Your Mortgage
Newsday quoted me in Prepaying Your Mortgage. It reads, You’ve heard that it’s good to be early — whether for work, a job interview, or going to bed. But what about prepaying your mortgage? When does it make sense? THE … Continue reading
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May 26, 2014
Memorial Day
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow …
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April 30, 2014
Reiss on Abandoned Homes
Interest.com quoted me in How to Deal with An Abandoned Home. It reads in part, 5 places to look for help An abandoned home in an otherwise thriving neighborhood can be an eyesore – or worse. What happens if the … Continue reading
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April 24, 2014
NYC’s Housing Affordability Challenge
NYC’s Comptroller Stringer has issued The Growing Gap: New York City’s Housing Affordability Challenge. The report tells a sobering story—of stagnant incomes, rising rents, and a deepening affordability crunch, especially for the working poor and others at the lower end … Continue reading
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April 7, 2014
Reiss on Housing Shortgage
MainStreet.com quoted me in Housing Shortage Presents Challenges for Buyers. It reads in part, While the housing demand continues to outpace supply in various urban pockets around the U.S., potential homeowners are faced with competing bids from other buyers. The … Continue reading
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April 4, 2014
Mortgage Sustainability Tool Launched
Freddie Mac has created a useful new tool, the Multi-Indicator Market Index(SM) (MiMi(SM)).The press release states that it is a new publicly-accessible tool that monitors and measures the stability of the nation’s housing market, as well as the housing markets … Continue reading
April 4, 2014 in Miscellaneous | Permalink | No Comments
April 2, 2014
Visualizing The Residential Mortgage Market
Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC has a nice graph, The Mortgage Market Overview, that helps to make sense of the massive U.S. residential mortgage market. It breaks down the $20 trillion dollar U.S. residential housing market into debt and … Continue reading
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