What Will Waiting to Buy a Home Cost You?

~ Realtor.com At the end of June, mortgage rates for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped to 4.5 percent, up from 3.9 percent on June 1 — and a notable jump from the historically low 3.35 percent monthly average rate toward the end of 2012. However, while higher rates...

Wells Fargo CFO: Mortgage Pipeline Still ‘Relatively Large’

By Matthias Rieker Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) Chief Financial Officer Timothy Sloan told investors Friday that despite a decline in mortgage applications, the pipeline so far remains strong. Mortgage-interest rates rose significantly late in the second quarter, which...

Business Should Always Be Personal

“It’s not personal. It’s just business.” No phrase has been so abused by people doing business (except perhaps synergy) — when in fact nothing could be farther from the truth. Business should always be personal. Business is about people....

Dogs and Fireworks Phobia- Dealing with a Fear of Fireworks in Dogs

From Amy Bender about.com A fear of fireworks is a fairly common phobia for dogs. They often find the loud, unpredictable noise and bright displays of light truly frightening. Even a seemingly confident dog can tremble and drool at the unfamiliar sounds. The good news...

Why is everyone talking ‘housing bubble’?

Home prices are rising at unsustainable double-digit rates both in Portland and across the country. Well-priced, well-located homes sell in hours, inventories are as tight as they’ve ever been and home builders are racing to break ground on new developments. Like it...