According to the U.S. Department of Energy, water heating can account for 25% of a home’s energy use. Here’s how to keep from wasting it.
Entries from October 2011
Save Money By Preventing Water Heat Loss In Your Home
October 17th, 2011 · Comments Off on Save Money By Preventing Water Heat Loss In Your Home
Tags: Around The Home
Fed Minutes : A Fed Divided Reaches Comprise
October 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on Fed Minutes : A Fed Divided Reaches Comprise
Wednesday, the Federal Reserve released the minutes from its 2-day September meeting. The release shows a divided Fed in disagreement about the current U.S. monetary policy.
Tags: Federal Reserve
Retail Sales Expected To Rise; Mortgage Rates Should Rise, Too
October 13th, 2011 · Comments Off on Retail Sales Expected To Rise; Mortgage Rates Should Rise, Too
The American Consumer is alive and well, it seems. Retail Sales are up 14 months in a row.
Tags: The Economy
Quiz : What’s The First Thing You Should Do After A Home Purchase?
October 12th, 2011 · Comments Off on Quiz : What’s The First Thing You Should Do After A Home Purchase?
You just bought a new home. Have you thought about who has keys for entry?
Tags: Around The Home
Should I Refinance My Home?
October 11th, 2011 · Comments Off on Should I Refinance My Home?
With mortgage rates at all-time lows, you may be asking “Is now a good time to refinance?”. This short interview from NBC’s The Today Show offers good insight.
Tags: Mortgage Rates
Freddie Mac : Mortgage Rates Sub-4 Percent
October 7th, 2011 · Comments Off on Freddie Mac : Mortgage Rates Sub-4 Percent
For the first time in more than 40 years, data from Freddie Mac’s weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey shows the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage falling below 4 percent, dropping to 3.94 percent nationwide. It’s the lowest average 30-year fixed reading in the survey’s history.
Tags: Mortgage Rates
A Mortgage Rate Strategy Ahead Of Friday’s Jobs Report
October 6th, 2011 · Comments Off on A Mortgage Rate Strategy Ahead Of Friday’s Jobs Report
Mortgage rates are prepped to make big moves in the next 36 hours. Is it time for you to call in your rate lock?
Tags: The Economy
A Mortgage Rate Strategy Ahead Of Friday’s Jobs Report
October 6th, 2011 · Comments Off on A Mortgage Rate Strategy Ahead Of Friday’s Jobs Report
Mortgage rates are prepped to make big moves in the next 36 hours. Is it time for you to call in your rate lock?
Tags: The Economy
Home Values Rose For the 4th Straight Month
October 5th, 2011 · Comments Off on Home Values Rose For the 4th Straight Month
The government is confirming what the private sector has already shown — home values are on the rise.
Tags: Housing Analysis
Conforming Loan Limits Drop In High-Cost Areas
October 4th, 2011 · Comments Off on Conforming Loan Limits Drop In High-Cost Areas
For homeowners in high-cost areas nationwide, conforming and FHA loan limits have dropped by as much as 14 percent.
Tags: Mortgage Guidelines