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Time for an Increase in Short-Term Interest Rates?
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the U.S. Central Bank may raise short-term interest rates at its mid-December meeting, but emphasized no decision has yet been made. This headline from the Wall Street Journal says it all. When I’m asked …
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Why Equity Matters
It’s tempting to keep renting your residence because being a homeowner is perceived as being more expensive. But are you really saving by renting? Or are you actually costing yourself more in the long run? Recently, Freddie Mac wrote …
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Growing Through The Years
Throwback to the way home searching used to be! Some Shorewest agents and consumers remember paging through the huge binder of homes, hoping to find the right one. Other Shorewest agents remember when we were still Wauwatosa Realty Company, …
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How Much Home Should You Buy?
Buying a home is one of the biggest purchases in your life — knowing exactly how much home to purchase can be complicated. To choose the right home, you have to try to see as far into the future as possible and …
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Six Tips To Save To Buy A House
As interest rates are still low, the real estate market offers lots of opportunities to become a homeowner. However, what’s holding many people back is saving enough for a down payment. If you analyze your spending habits, you can determine …
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Millennials, Did You Know This About Down Payments?
Housing experts have done much research into why we don’t have more first-time home buyers entering the market. In looking at this issue, recent surveys of Millennials (the largest first-time home buyer pool in history) uncovered that 60% of these buyers believe …
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Where Are All The First Time Buyers — A Letter from John Inzeo, Vice President, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation
Although we tend to label first-time home buyers as Millennials, we are seeing a variety of younger generations hesitating to make the leap into homeownership. Why the hesitation?! Recent surveys have uncovered an important incorrect perception that potential buyers have …
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John Inzeo Named President of Wisconsin Mortgage Bankers Association
John Inzeo, Vice President of Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation, was recently named President of the Wisconsin Mortgage Bankers Association. The Wisconsin Mortgage Bankers Association is a state-wide organization dedicated to represent residential real estate. John Inzeo has been in the Mortgage …
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Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation Explains TRID Delay And What It Means To You
Last week Thursday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a delay in the implementation of the new Truth-In-Lending Act/Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Integrated Disclosure (TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure). The CFPB announced its plans to issue a proposed amendment to …
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Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation Recommends Student Loans and Mortgages — What Do They Mean?
With the cost of college increasing, many students have to take out multiple loans to help them reach their goal. Student loan payments don’t begin until six months after graduation. But what happens if you want to buy a home …
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