Oct 24, 2017

The new proposed tax reform bill doubles the standard deduction which helps—but will it make the mortgage deduction irrelevant for 90 percent of U.S. home owners? Yes, according to analysts. And if the mortgage deduction is no longer relevant, could it hurt demand for real estate and send prices downward? Yes, by ten...

Oct 23, 2017

Oct 20, 2017

It’s a JOE FRIDAY—Senior Loan Officer Joe Capitano joins us for a very timely update on the real estate market and NEW TRENDS in mortgage lending, but first find out why investors are rejecting , by an 8 to 1 margin, a MomentumETF up 29% this year, in favor of a value ETF --up only 10% on the...

Oct 19, 2017

Impulse buying in the check out lane is big business--very big! In fact, that's what is keeping candy and gum makers up at night as more groceries are sold online. How can food companies and grocers get people to make more impulse purchases online?  Hershey, and others are trying to mimic the experience of buying a last...

Oct 18, 2017

This is week is the anniversary of the Crash of 1987 which saw a 22% one day decline--biggest one day drop in history and,  which would be over five thousand points on today’s Dow! How did it happen?  History shows that computer programmed trading was the culprit. The machines started selling which caused people...