What are the mature (55+) home buyers looking for?

January 29, 2010 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comment 
Mature home-buyers are very similar but a few differences emerge between the  55 to 64 age group and the 65+ group. One striking difference is the 55 to 64 group wants home repair and maintenance in addition to  services typically connected to older homeowners, such as housekeeping, on-site health care and transportation which is normally as part [...]

A Moment for J. D. Salinger

January 29, 2010 · Filed Under Odds & Ends · Comment 
Few books that I read as a youth had the impact that Catcher in the Rye had. So I will take just a brief moment here and say, Thank You Mr. Salinger and goodbye. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A Moment for J. D. Salinger", url: "http://wallaceandkelly.com/2010/01/29/a-moment-for-j-d-salinger/" });

Some good news for “repeat” buyers.

January 26, 2010 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comment 
It’s not just for “first-time” home-buyers anymore. The tax credit has been extended but also includes repeat buyers with some limitations. But it’s still a great deal if you qualify. Sooooooooooooooooooooooooo, start buying !!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Some good news for “repeat” buyers.", url: "http://wallaceandkelly.com/2010/01/26/some-good-news-for-repeat-buyers/" });

Monday

January 25, 2010 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comment 
Wow, what a weekend! The Colts beat the Jets, the Vikings lose to the Saints! A realization that the Pro Bowl is the weekend before the Super Bowl?! Andy Roddick yells and screams about replay calls and then benefits from one….Oopsie. Basketball…well we are barely into the 3 year long season it seems… The only [...]

FHA Toughens Down Payment Rules

January 22, 2010 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comment 
I have read this…. I am thinking about it….. I don’t think this is a bad thing at all. So FHA is getting tough on people with a credit score of lower than 580, heck just a few short years ago people without a credit score or a job were getting 110% loans, so this is [...]

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