Chris's Title 101 Blog

Great News! The Federal Tax credit has home buyers scrambling to find just the right home for their family. As the April 30th deadline looms on the horizon, one thing to be sure to tell your Sellers, is to make absolutely sure the buyers have been pre-approved by a reputable lender. The mad scram...

Check out this great home! Listed by Rob Proctor with At Home Realtors in Loveland. Incredible value for only $169,500. With only 3.5% down you could own this home for less than what you are paying in rent! Call me now to take advantage of historically low rates. Chris Coley 970-690-3514.1500 Fal...

I received a call from a Realtor yesterday asking me why Wells Fargo is so slow in approving his short sale contract. It had been over 5 weeks and he still had not received an approval on his offer yet. After hearing his story, I did some checking on the loan that they were asking for a short sal...

Choose A Lender That Shares Your Passion For The Environment You know buying a green home is a smart decision. Why not finance that home with a company that's been making smart environmental decisions for years? Wells Fargo Home Mortgage shares your point of view, and we have the products and pro...

Rep. Paul Weissman, D-Louisville, is proposing through HB 1140 that municipalities in Colorado be able to impose rent control. According to a Denver Post editorial, "In our view, and that of most economists, rent control is a bad idea". See Rent control: a bad idea that hurts all Coloradans.  Jus...

My daughter started Kindergarten this year and I enthusiasticlly voultneered the classroom.If you think you have it tough with your clients every day, try volunteering in your child's school!I help out at my daughter's school once a week and I have to tell you, I am more exhausted after 2 hours i...

With 62% of precincts reporting in Michigan, Uncommitted has Hillary worried. Uncommitted has 37% of the vote while Hillary has 58%. While NBC has declared Hillary the winner, she has got to be worried about this up and comer Uncommitted. What does this mean for Hillary in Nevada and Florida? It ...

Considering refinancing?I have a past customer who is currently in an ARM that is at 4.75% and isn't set to adjust until November 2008. When looking at refinancing him into a 30 year fixed rate at 5.75% today, he wondered if he should wait until November because his wanted to keep his low 4.75% r...

Last week wasn't a good week if you are investing in the stock market. Beginning on January 2nd and continuing every day last week the Dow Jones Average closed down. Friday mortgage rates dropped significantly. The 30 year fixed rate average dropped to 5.57% from 6.17%.The mortgage pundits believ...

Week in review: Mortgage rates rose this week on strong personal spending and accelerating inflation. Ten-year Treasury yields slid on December 20 as initial jobless claims rose 12K, the November Leading Economic Indicators Index fell 0.4% and the December Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index fel...