JP Marzano's (themortgagecall) Blog

Good morning,It was nice to finally have some slightly cool weather; being on the tennis courts for the majority of the weekend was made easier without the scorching sun laser beaming me. I hope you had a great weekend as well. On today's call: Markets, Housing, Seller-Paid Closing Costs, Intere...

Good Afternoon,I hope you had a nice weekend. In case you were wondering, there was no call last week as I was out of town for a few days, participating in a bi-annual sporting event for organ transplant recipients. It was a very exciting and humbling weekend and I’m already looking forward to t...

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  Good morning…   It was a beautiful weekend in the city and I ate too many burgers at Burger Fest but hopefully you’re weekend was just as fun!   On today’s call: Markets, Housing, Rental Income, Interest Rates   -          The stock market is down sharply today, with the Dow close to 130 point...

Hi everyone…   It seems as if we’re at a paradoxical point in this housing “recovery.” Home sales figures are declining but home prices are increasing. This seems like a very big catch-22. And it is: Buyer interest remains solid throughout the country, thanks to record low rates. But inventory c...

        Good morning…   I hope all is well as we kick of the week. Other than one downpour that nearly flooded my car (thanks to the back windows open), I don’t remember when we’ve had consistently good weather for so long here! Here we go… On today’s call: Markets, Housing, Fannie Mae Homepath, ...

        Good morning…   I finally feel like I’m back to work after a sleepy week where it sounded like fireworks were going off even when they weren’t.     On today’s call: Markets, Housing, Proceeds Reminder, Interest Rates   -         The stock markets are still reeling from last week’s disappo...

  Good morning…   I hope you had a nice weekend and are looking forward to a break during the week…those are fun, right! If you were near the lake yesterday…those clouds were very dark, yet there was barely any rain. Something strange is going on with the weather. Well, anyways…   On today’s cal...

  Good morning… I hope you took advantage of the continuously great weather this weekend. Next year, I’ll remember to run my errands when the Pride parade is not going on! Let’s get started…   On today’s call: Markets, Housing Appraisal tips, Interest Rates   -        The European debt crisis se...

  The last couple of days on Capitol Hill have been closely monitored by many professionals in the housing industry. The Federal Open Market Committee released a statement yesterday in regards to economic conditions. Their main goal, as it should be, is to accommodate the recovery as best as pos...