Amidst all the excitement of companies beating five-times watered down earnings estimates, General Electric (GE) managed to lay an egg. Consider GE Profit Falls 45% as Revenue Trails E

After six months and five days, my home mortgage refinancing closed this week. Please allow me a moment  to savor the achievement of my latest personal goal! I locked in on a rate of 4.75% for 3

Toula Akladios has an unabashed passion for the mortgage business. And with some of the unbelievable real-estate deals on the market, it drives her crazy when the media suggest money is available onl

On Wednesday, Tony Dwyer shared a historical chart of consumer credit on the Buzz & Banter, suggesting that the balance declines we've recently seen are bullish, and that they support the notion

It seemed like a good idea at the time. Extract some equity to finance needed home repairs and knock $300 off my monthly mortgage payment at the same time. But it’s now five months and counting

Even as REITs -- especially those in the commercial and office-space market -- are expected to be the next big shoe to drop in terms of default rates as well as a topic of conversation as the Fed mee

Considering the frustration percolating among commercial real estate bears, I'll risk beating the proverbial dead horse and re-repeat my thesis for stubbornly sticking with short positions in the iSh

Photosynthesis is the process plants and algae use to make their food. Plants need 3 things to make photosynthesis work; water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide. In this analogy, the markets are the

Mortgage guidelines have become increasingly strict -- not to mention regimented -- as the private secondary-mortgage market has all but disappeared in the past 24 months. But according to the Wall S

I got to spend some quality time with 2 of my favorite people last night: Minyan Peter and my partner Rob Roy. Since they’re also 2 of the smartest people I know, the conver