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Written by Ilyce Glink on November 11, 2011 When weighing your options for buying a home, you may hear the same criteria: Have you saved enough money for a down payment? Can you afford the expenses associated with owning a home? Are you going to stay in the home for a short period of time […]
The Providence Group welcomes Guest Blogger James Munson of Munson International. The Problem Solving Industry You’re in the problem solving game. Your clients depend on you to fix what they can’t. Sometimes, our tried and true methods of solving problems deteriorate. What do you do? Here are five ways to get the synapses firing. 1. […]
It’s Time to Dream Again Over the past few years the financial landscape has changed, and Americans have survived some tough times. With the many changes happening in our lives, there’s one thing that hasn’t changed our need to believe in dreams. Our belief is that now is the time to get back on track […]
Last Thursday, President Obama proposed a $447 billion job stimulus plan, which was larger and broader than most had expected. The program calls for tax cuts, state aid, infrastructure spending, on-the-job training, plus tax cuts for small businesses to encourage hiring and a “Helping More Americans Refinance Mortgages,” or HARP plan. There are no details […]
Last Thursday, President Obama proposed a $447 billion job stimulus plan, which was larger and broader than most had expected. The program calls for tax cuts, state aid, infrastructure spending, on-the-job training, plus tax cuts for small businesses to encourage hiring and a “Helping More Americans Refinance Mortgages,” or HARP plan. There are no details […]
An article on delivering bad news and unwanted messages from Guest Author Joey Asher, President of Speechworks. “Does anyone have any questions for the answers that I’ve prepared?” – Henry Kissinger Many of us have to deliver unwanted messages. For example, my dentist recently told me that some of my old fillings were deteriorating and […]
The U.S. housing market has shown notable stability in 2011 compared to the previous two years when the tax credit made a clear impact. Although recent economic indicators have been less than expected, including a downward revision of GDP and consumer confidence that mirrors early 2009, owning a home is still valued by the majority […]
Courtesy of Guest Author Jim Lewis of The Covenant Group, Associates of Supreme Lending. Last week was another volatile week for mortgage rates. Wall Street alternately sought risk and shunned it, causing mortgage-backed bonds to rise and fall rapidly. There was a lot to move markets, too, including banking concerns across Europe, inflation figures within […]
The Providence Group welcomes Guest Blogger James Munson of Munson International. His first post discusses traveling with your pet. The Road & Your Pet Taking your pets on a road trip can be an exercise in patience. At Munson International we’re in the relocation business. We’ve taken enough trips to know that a successful trip […]