I find myself in a strange place writing this week’s post as I am in a doctor’s office while my son’s dislocated broken finger gets put back in place.  What a trooper as he didn’t even cry when they did it.  And speaking of strange places, we...

Effective January 1, 2010, HUD is requiring loan originators provide borrowers with a Standard Good Faith Estimate (GFE) that clearly discloses key loan terms and closing costs and that closing agents provide borrowers with a revised HUD-1 Settlement...

Another week, another day stuck in Brasil.  Not so bad, just like the mortgage market lately.  There are times when I like being wrong, and this is one, though I still do not like the way the charts look and reality will likely set into the markets...

Bom dia, estou em Brasil hoje escrevendo esse poste.  OK, my Portuguese is still a little rough, but it says “Good day, I am in Brazil today writing this post”.  This post marks my 104th weekly update, which means I have been doing this now for...

I had the pleasure of spending 30 minutes this morning with Steve Rosenbaum recording a preview of my “Mortgage Blogging Success” presentation for VREBC – Virtual Real Estate Bar Camp, which is November 17 @ 3:15-3:45 pst. Listen to the preview call:...