By Mike Miles
Last week I wrote about how the expansion of credit risks was not resembling a re-emergence of the factors that led to the housing crisis. As a way of piggy-backing on that idea, today’s post will discuss...
By Mike Miles
Home values have been rising and banks are creating loan products to gain more market share. Here we go again right? Not exactly. While it’s true that both of these things are happening, today’s real estate and...
By Mike Miles
The month of May is National Military Appreciation Month. It’s meant to encourage U.S. citizens to observe the month in a symbol of unity as it honors current and former members of our armed forces. There are...
By Mike Miles
If anyone is waiting on interest rates to take a dip … you might be waiting for a while. There are too many indications that things are pointed in the direction of steadily increasing. Don’t panic. This...
By Mike Miles
Being a smaller business in the mortgage industry can sometimes feel like we are overshadowed by the bigger players in the game. While we know we do what we do better than anyone else, perceptions can be...
By Mike Miles
It’s hard to believe we are already at this point of the year. Tax season is just about finished, and for many of us that file taxes, this is a time of relief. Whether or not you...
By Mike Miles
Many of us are wondering what exactly is going on with the stock market. It has been on cruise control for months. We’ve seen the broader indexes (Dow and S&P) gaining 20 percent in the last year...
Ever been to a place on a vacation and thought to yourself that it would be great to live there? I think we all have, right?
Whether it be in the mountains, at a resort or on a beach, vacations...