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COOKIES AND MILK WITH SANTA!   Children can get some one-on-one time with Santa on December 6th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Phoenix First Assembly 13613 North Cave Creek Road Phoenix, AZ 85022. Santa Claus will be there, along with Mrs Clause to say hello and hand out cookies and milk. Sit on...

Tis the season! I am a huge advocate in using streaming video and now I have the ability to us it in my personal life with everyone in my family. I'm sure everyone has heard of VOIP, well this goes to the next level and add the video to it. All my family is on the east coast and my kids don't se...

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at the Pickering Group! We know how everyone looks forward to the Holiday Season and spending time with ones families. My family is across the country so it is tough for us to get back east with 4 kids under 4! We keep in touch and we keep our family traditi...

A Thanksgiving Treat from the Fed Happy Thanksgiving - Mortgage Rates Plunge Finally, some good news for the mortgage industry! In a move to increase credit availability, the Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Banks announced that they would purchase up to $600 billion in Mortgage-Backed Secu...

HBM letter to clients!  I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for stopping by at our Open House.  As promised, please find a link below to all of the IndyMac Bank foreclosed homes in AZ.  Bank Owned Properties  I've also completed your registration onto the Home Buyer's Scouting Report w...

Large and small companies across the globe rely on access to money markets to finance their daily operations, including inventories, and payrolls. Lenders routinely make loans to these companies, and to each other, to make it all happen. When lenders have confidence in these markets, and investo...

Don't Talk, Listen!Give Prospects Your Undivided Attention I have found that the best conversationalists are the best listeners. The same holds true with salespeople! Review the following tips to see where you might have room for improvement.Maintain eye contact. This does more than show the per...

Wednesday's bond market has opened in positive territory as investors shift funds from stocks into bonds. This has pushed the stock indexes significantly lower again with the Dow down 312 points and the Nasdaq down 46 points. The bond market is currently up 14/32, which should improve this mornin...

Happy Friday!    Check out the Homebuyer Solutions program below, this will help fill the void of the Ameridream programs that have recently been eliminated! We are here to help you create more sales oppurtunities for the remainder of this year and into next year. Please give us a call and we wil...

This was sent to me today by one of my partners and I just could not resist sharing it with everyone! I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Have a Happy Halloween this year with the family!       Jeff A. PickeringLoan OfficerPickering GroupPhone: 623-551-9360Fax: 1-866-451-8488sjpickering@qwest....