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Curb Appeal Enthusiasm: Weekend Open House Picks

by Alex Stenback 02.12.2010

Curb Appeal EnthusiasmTM is a weekly feature where I scour the slate of opens and hoist a few that catch my eye. Totally subjective outlet for my real estate obsession. Reports from the field and suggestions encouraged. ——– 243 Blake Road S. | Hopkins $600K | Sun 1-4 | Dressel Meadows 1937 with hipped roof [...]

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Colbert: Your Mortgage is Only as Good as Your Word

by Alex Stenback 01.18.2010

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c The Word – Honor Bound www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Economy This clever bit from The Colbert Report has been making the rounds.  Though he sort-of misses the opportunity for the kill-shot in not illustrating how often businesses (and govts) will walk on debts if it improves their finances, [...]

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HUD to Relax FHA Anti-Flipping Rules to Aid Foreclosure Sales

by Alex Stenback 01.16.2010

From The HUD Website comes some welcome news for property investors and many home buyers. FHA is temporarily (1yr)  relaxing their “90-day resale” or anti-flipping rule, which prohibits the use of FHA insured financing if the contract for sale was executed within 90 days of the sellers acquisition of the property: FHA finds that eliminating the 90 [...]

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Me Media: 2009 Real Estate Market, End of Year Stats

by Alex Stenback 01.14.2010

My google vanity alerts tell me that I “gave quote” to both  Saint Paul Pioneer Press and Finance and Commerce this week.  Who knew.  [ed. note: I must stop talking to reporters late at night] Both pieces (worth a read for much more than my quotes, for my non-relative readers) recapped the year that was in Twin [...]

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Monday Market Commentary January 11th 2010: Where are Mortgage Rates Headed?

by Alex Stenback 01.11.2010

Last Week: The mortgage market put in a two day rally early in the week, which brought rates down .125-.25% from their near-term high set on December 28th.  Welcome news for those that have watched rates creep higher since the end of November.  Later in the week, the market gave back some gains, and rates [...]

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Housekeeping Notes

by Alex Stenback 01.05.2010

Please ignore any formatting and other weirdness you may be seeing.  Moving hosts and making a few changes to Behind The Mortgage, which will be back to looking pretty and professional before you know it.

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Housekeeping: Stuff is Broke

by Alex Stenback 03.04.2009

Just a quick housekeeping note:  There’s a bunch of stuff here at Behind the Mortgage that does not work, look, or function quite right.  Please bear with us as we work out the final kinks and work to bring the re-design to completion.

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A Little Holiday Indulgence

by Alex Stenback 12.27.2007

We’ll be mostly away from Behind The Mortgage Headquarters over the next several days, so please allow young Wyatt (the only Christmas gift we need) to play you a tune in our absence. We don’t post much in the way of personal stuff around here, so we’re hoping that you forgive the indulgence of a [...]

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Hello world!

by Alex Stenback 08.27.2007

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

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