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Mortgage Rates Report: What is REALLY Happening in the Mortgage Markets
by Brian Brady

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August 05, 2007 05:20 PM UTC -- Wall Street has spoken. They now say that stated income and no documentation loans are risky. And they want to get paid for that risk. Think of Wall Street as a life insurance . . . more

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tags: mortgage rates report, san diego mortgage rates, long beach mortgage rates, los angeles mortgage rates, mortgage planning

Option ARMs: Powerful Financial Planning Tools
by Brian Brady

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July 31, 2007 04:04 AM UTC -- Roberta Murphy, one of my favorite San Diego real estate webloggers, wrote an article calling for stricter underwriting guidelines on negative amortization loans. I essentially agree with her . . . more

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tags: arms, mortgage rates report, san diego mortgage rates, long beach mortgage rates, los angeles mortgage rates

Are ARMs Really Better Than Fixed Rates?
by Brian Brady

July 31, 2007 04:02 AM UTC -- This award-winning post about ARMs brought me a ton of questions today. Let's take a look at what Kelly Sibilsky, a RE/MAX Realtor in Lake Zurich, IL, said: I got a 7 year ARM a few years . . . more

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tags: arms, mortgage rates report, san diego mortgage rates, long beach mortgage rates, los angeles mortgage rates

Negating Negative Amortzation
by Brian Brady

July 31, 2007 03:59 AM UTC -- I wrote an article about ARMs with a broken link about "tempering negative amortization". That encouraged this question from Jim Little, a Realtor in Sun City, AZ: More importantly, after . . . more

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tags: arms, mortgage rates report, real estate, san diego mortgage rates, financial planning

Mortgage Rates Report: A Call to ARMs
by Brian Brady

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July 28, 2007 02:47 AM UTC -- Adjustable rate mortgages, ARMs for short, are the most misunderstood, misused, and maligned financial instrument. The have been abused by consumers, Realtors and loan originators alike these past . . . more

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tags: arms, mortgage rates report, san diego mortgage rates, long beach mortgage rates, los angeles mortgage rates

Termites Ate My Mortgage
by Brian Brady

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June 28, 2007 12:37 AM UTC -- Can the presence of termites screw up a loan for a home? You betcha they can. Dian Hymer, an author on Inman News, writes this about termite clearances in her column : In this era of consumer awareness, . . . more

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tags: wealth planner, mortgage planner, financial planner, home loan, brian brady

Do You Make Rain or Do Deals?
by Brian Brady

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June 26, 2007 01:01 AM UTC -- I think Realtors and Loan Originators will become highly specialized individuals in the next 5-10 years. The business will split off into 2 distinct personalities: Rainmakers and Dealmakers. . . . more

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tags: wealth planner, real estate, brian brady, world wide wealth planners, mortgage

Shake Your Ass ets: Mortgage Shopping 101
by Brian Brady

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June 24, 2007 11:36 PM UTC -- Shopping for a mortgage? Good for you! Most originators in today's marketplace are order takers or paper processors and offer you little or no value. They operate as functionaries, and . . . more

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tags: financial planner, mortgage planner, home loan, brian brady, real estate

Blogging 101
by Brian Brady

June 24, 2007 11:28 PM UTC -- An historical post went up today; the announcement of Real Estate Weblogging 101. This is the first time an author has used the medium of a WordPress weblog to publish an active, living book. Here is . . . more

tags: real estate weblogging 101, bloodhound blog, brian brady, greg swann, blogging

Do Away With Real Estate Licenses
by Brian Brady

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June 24, 2007 11:26 PM UTC -- I often chuckle at people who call for national licensing of originators and higher standards for real estate licensees. The arguments always have these three themes: 1- Consumer Protection: . . . more

tags: originator licesning, real estate, licensing, business, realtor

How to Avoid Foreclosure Forever
by Brian Brady

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June 23, 2007 01:19 PM UTC -- Banks foreclose on homes with lots of equity and try to "workout" the loans with the homes with no equity. Doesn't that seem counterintuitive? Actually, it doesn't if you . . . more

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tags: wealth planner, financial planner, mortgage planner, home loan, financial planning

Suze Orman Proved Wrong: Now the Mainstream Media Is On Board
by Brian Brady

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June 23, 2007 01:10 PM UTC -- Suze Orman once asked Ric Edelman to come down to her studio so that she could "smack his little face". For those of you unaware of the philosophical differences, Suze Orman is a television . . . more

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tags: wealth planner, financial planner, mortgage planner, financial planning, ric edelman

Long Beach Real Estate = Good! Long Beach Home Equity= Bad!
by Brian Brady

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June 20, 2007 04:17 AM UTC -- I started my career as a Financial Advisor on Wall Street. At the young age of 25, I managed over $20 million in client assets. That was back when $20 million was really worth something, too. . . . more

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tags: mortgage planner, brian brady, laurie manny, long beach real estate, missed fortune

No Money For College 'Cause It's All Tied Up in The House
by Brian Brady

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June 20, 2007 04:15 AM UTC -- Well, it’s June and the kids are out of school and you’re looking for a new home. You ask Gena Riede to find you your dream home in the Elk Grove Unified School District. You’re extremely . . . more

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The Irony of Rich Dad, Poor Dad
by Brian Brady

June 19, 2007 10:21 AM UTC -- One of the most controversial writers in the past ten years has been Robert Kiyosaki, the author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Mr. Kiyosaki tells us what we all want to know; how are rich people different from . . . more

tags: rich dad poor dad, robert kiyosaki, people, cash flow quadrant

Paying Cash and Refinancing? Watch Out For the IRS
by Brian Brady

June 19, 2007 10:15 AM UTC -- How often have you been involved in a real estate transaction and decided to put down a large down payment just to "get the deal done"? After all, you're a good risk and expect to get . . . more

tags: home equity indebtedness, financial planning, acquisition indebtedness, mortgage planning

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