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As promised, this week was absent of any real significant economic news and the lack of market movement reflected that.  The main focus of investors has been the meetings in Greece working to avoid a default on the countries debt.  It appears that they are making progress in coming up with a plan however it is a painfully slow process and ...

FRED ARNOLD TO MODERATE FIRST-EVER SCVYR COUNCIL CANDIDATE FORUM 

SANTA CLARITA-  California real estate expert and veterans advocate, Fred Arnold has signed on to moderate the first-ever Santa Clarita Valley Young Republicans City Council Candidate Forum on Tuesday, January 31^st at Santa Clarita Republican Headquarters (26523 Carl Boyer Drive). ...

Maybe I have been out of touch but I have not heard anyone talking about the fact that today is Friday the 13^th. Drive home safe and don’t walk under any ladders today!

Mortgage rates once again remain at record lows for the 6^th straight week.  Now that the holidays are over, it seems like mortgage financing is once again ticking up.  Purchase a...

Here we are, the final Friday of 2011. Today’s newsletter will be a
combination of both the latest economic news along with some news
highlights of the year.

This week the Case-Shiller Home Value Index showed that home prices are
still declining.  The index reported an average drop in home values in
20 major cities by 1.2% in the month of October.  ...

 Commentary:  Stock prices around the world soared and interest rates crept higher following a surprise emergency move by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, and the central banks of Britain, Canada and Switzerland to stabilize the global banking system.  The coordinated effort will make it easier and cheaper ...

What is A Reverse Mortgage: Use Your Home To Stay In Your Home

Authors: Fred Arnold

Below was an interesting take on the market I wanted to share from our expert Larry Baer. Happy Thanksgiving!  Fred

Commentary:  The collective impact of this morning’s barrage of macro-economic reports left the few investors’ still at their desks with a sense that it is likely far better to be OUT of the market now and perhaps wind-up...

The 2 key words for the week are…“Improvement”, ”Contagion”.

“Improvement”:  Surprisingly we had one of the best economic data weeks we have seen in a long time.  You may not be able to tell that by the behavior of the stock market.  I will explain exactly why that is in just later. 

1. The Producer Price Index shows for the first time in months...

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Out of The Rough: Financing Your Mortgage Insurance

Authors: Fred Arnold