Category Archives: Rates

Time To Buy Single Family Homes

By Empower | Published: March 6, 2012

Warren Buffet, consistently ranked as one of the world’s wealthiest people and one of the most successful investors in the world, shared insight this week addressing the economic forecast, and unveiling his personal strategy: Single Family Homes. His advice? Buy em. Buy a lot of them, and finance or refinance them with 30 year mortgages. [...]

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Real Estate Rebound Ahead.

By Empower | Published: February 7, 2012

Although the recession ended in 2009, the aftermath, or ripple effect, reverberates for a time until stabilization, and until the media is finished with the drama. Luckily, in many sectors, the recovery rate is experiencing an increase. With real estate being one of the top performing sectors in 2011 (the S&P/TSX Capped REIT index [...]

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Sales of existing homes continues upward path.

By empower | Published: December 28, 2010

Existing-home sales got back on an upward path in November, resuming a growth trend since bottoming in July, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported Wednesday… http://empowerhomeloans.com

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Good Credit More Important Than Ever.

By empower | Published: December 27, 2010

You probably already know how important it is to have a good credit score. A high score can help you qualify for loans with the lowest interest rates, nab auto insurance at the lowest premiums, and even beat out your competitors for that dream job. However, having a good credit score is even more important today. [...]

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More Foreclosures – More Opportunities

By empower | Published: October 28, 2010

Still, many troubled homeowners have been unable to hang on. As a result, there’s been no letup in the inventory of foreclosed homes on the market this year, says John Bauer, an agent with ZipRealty in Seattle who represents lenders selling foreclosed properties… http://empower.ws

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Home Prices Up 0.6% from June.

By empower | Published: September 28, 2010

The national gauge of home prices inched up in July for the fourth straight month, but many cities are bracing for a short season of declines in the year ahead…All in all, any increase is a good thing. The market will continue to stabilize, and consumer confidence will improve… http://empower.ws/

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commercial lending is back

By empower | Published: September 9, 2010

New opportunities in commercial lending are about to sweep the country – thanks to the banks that leveraged themselves beyond their capabilities and drew the wrath of the FDIC, an insurer who has kept watch over depositors since 1933. The news to small businesses, developers, and the like could not come at a better time as the economy tries to gain stability with loan rates remaining unusually low. http://empower.ws/