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10/12/2024 – Rates Never Move in a Straight Line

Compliments of President | NMLS #: 297154 Company NMLS #: 232582 Mortgage Market News and Insight For the Weekend of October 12th, 2024 Never a Straight Line A few weeks ago, I shared a strategy for those thinking of refinancing on how to get the best rate possible in a downward trending market.  The primary…

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10/5/2024 – Paying for Natural Disasters

Compliments of President | NMLS #: 297154 Company NMLS #: 232582 Mortgage Market News and Insight For the Weekend of October 5th, 2024   Paying for Natural Disasters Insurance companies have been hit hard after a slew of costly natural disasters these past couple of years.  That has resulted in them having to reevaluate risk…

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9/28/2024 – Maui Council Pushes Back Against Rent Control

Compliments of President | NMLS #: 297154 Company NMLS #: 232582 Mortgage Market News and Insight For the Weekend of September 28th, 2024 Maui Council Pushes Back Against Rent Control Maui County Council’s Housing and Land Use Committee met this week to further discuss rent control as a means to stop the county’s skyrocketing rents. …

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9/21/2024 – Rent Control in Hawaii?

Compliments of President | NMLS #: 297154 Company NMLS #: 232582 Mortgage Market News and Insight For the Weekend of September 21st, 2024 Rent Control? Let me start by saying, as I have for the last 13 months, my heart goes out to the people of Maui.  And not just to the people of Lahaina,…

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9/14/2024 – Setting a Refinance Target Rate

Compliments of President | NMLS #: 297154 Company NMLS #: 232582 Mortgage Market News and Insight For the Weekend of September 14th, 2024 Setting a Refinance Rate Target Rates are finally going in the right direction.  When you should refinance and how to capture the lowest rate is what we’ll discuss today.   Rate Delta:…

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9/7/2024 – Do We Need Government Incentives to Sell More Homes?

Compliments of President | NMLS #: 297154 Company NMLS #: 232582 Mortgage Market News and Insight For the Weekend of September 7th, 2024 Welcome to Year 17 of My Newsletter Wow!  Where has the time gone?  My goal has always been to help educate people about real estate and finance.  My goal was a little…

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8/31/2024 – Hedging Your Bet on Your Mortgage

Compliments of President | NMLS #: 297154 Company NMLS #: 232582 Mortgage Market News and Insight For the Weekend of August 31st, 2024 Hedging Your Bet on Your Mortgage We’ve all heard the term “to hedge one’s bet” but do you know what that means?   I’ve received a lot of calls recently from people…

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8/24/2024 – Governor’s Insurance Emergency Proclamation

Compliments of President | NMLS #: 297154 Company NMLS #: 232582 Mortgage Market News and Insight For the Weekend of August 24th, 2024 Governor’s Insurance Emergency Proclamation I’ve written extensively about the horrific insurance problem affecting just about every person that owns a home or condo here in Hawaii.  Renewal rates, if your policy is…

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8/17/2024 – Paying the Buyer’s Agent

Compliments of President | NMLS #: 297154 Company NMLS #: 232582 Mortgage Market News and Insight For the Weekend of August 17th, 2024 Paying the Buyer’s Agent The changes dictated by the lawsuit and settlement by the National Association of Realtors will go into effect this weekend.  If you are a buyer and engage the…

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8/10/2024 – Can Someone Steal Your Title – An Update

Compliments of President | NMLS #: 297154 Company NMLS #: 232582 Mortgage Market News and Insight For the Weekend of August 10th, 2024 Can Someone Steal Your Title – An Update I wrote an article last year after being bombarded by commercials on radio and TV, advertising a service to help prevent property title theft. …

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