Lansing, MI Mortgage

Another Bright Spot? Low Rates May Be Here to Stay

In keeping with our previous “cautious optimism” ideal, I’ve been watching for more bright spots in real estate and investing. And here’s another…

One of the financial magazines I read weekly is Business Week. It can be a little bit politically charged, but depending on who’s writing the economics ‘short’, it can be very good…

The Time is Now.

The housing downturn has, over the past few years, challenged some of the conventional wisdom about owning vs. renting. Let’s face it. Renters have weathered the storm ok; whereas owners, as a group, have not.

Does that mean you should dump your home and rent? Not at all. In fact, if you’re renting now, this may be just the right time to cross over into home ownership.

You Can Breathe Now

The first encouraging news from industry pundits were the bottoming-out numbers, making the case that a recovery may be imminent. Then we started reporting actual increases in key stats, also very encouraging, but we did it with words like cautious, optimistic, and wait-and-see…