tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699362360101537293.post5817776799252427056..comments2023-05-22T03:17:45.532-04:00Comments on Realty Bites: Articles 01.04.11jwachthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11959338426541419204noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699362360101537293.post-74874132640946758242011-01-05T07:15:19.503-05:002011-01-05T07:15:19.503-05:00Last year was kinda a bizarre year for the mortgag...Last year was kinda a bizarre year for the mortgage market. In the first half of the year, you had a decent number of home sales keeping mortgages for purchases stable, thanks to the home buyer credit. In the second half of the year, that changed as demand crumbled when the credit was withdrawn. At the same time, you had very low mortgage interest rates throughout much of the year cause a mini-refinancing boom. 2011 will look very different, as the housing demand continues to struggle and mortgage interest rates have begun rising.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.firsttimehomebuyercredittips.com/" rel="nofollow">home buyer</a>Rey Abisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521925875451131637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699362360101537293.post-58093798847222761282011-01-05T00:45:48.165-05:002011-01-05T00:45:48.165-05:00I couldn't agree more with your comments about...I couldn't agree more with your comments about the ugly building at 87/Park and the gorgeous buildings at 72/Madison. How do we go about getting rid of the glass monstrosity? The squat building that preceded it was actually more appealing... and it was a tenement, really.Meryl Pearlsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04169786400145425622noreply@blogger.com