Blog Entries for HughWilliams

Alan Vanderheiden's Mortgage Update

hugh.williams@chaplinwilliams.com — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:00:00 +0100

My friend Alan Vanderheiden sent this to me:

May 14, 2008

Hello,

I hope you are well and enjoying this spring weather. This is a wonderful time of year to live on Amelia Island.

I want to spend a minute discussing the changes that continue to take place in the mortgage industry. The times.....they are a changing.

The biggest development continues to be guideline and processing changes by lenders. Products and pricing continue to evolve....almost [...]

The Economic Stimulus Package

hugh.williams@chaplinwilliams.com — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Here is an informative article I found written by Peter Miller....

What Does The Economic Stimulus Package Mean To You?

Since passed by overwhelming Capitol Hill majorities in January, there has been much talk regarding the economic stimulus package. Yes, it will cost $168 billion, but what does it actually do for individuals?

The [...]

What is Up With This Market?

hugh.williams@chaplinwilliams.com — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:00:00 +0100

As many of you know, "I Buy Houses". I market this and by doing so I deal with a lot of sellers. Lately, I am finding one common characteristic that, in my opinion, is quite disturbing.

A typical scenario I find in this market is as follows: Owner purchased his home a few years ago for $350K. The market exploded, Owner reappraised his home and found out it had escalated in price to $600K. Owner went out and took out an easy money 2 [...]