Mortgage interests rates continue at near-record lows right now, as the Federal Reserve has intervened through its major lending agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. And while that’s good news for first-time investors just getting started with buying rental income...
Since November’s re-election of President Barack Obama, talk of the “fiscal cliff” has filled news headlines around the country. Both parties are faced with the dilemma of dealing with massive budget cuts and shortfalls as the Budget Control Act of 2011 is set to...
Jason Hartman: Welcome to the Creating Wealth Show. This is your host, Jason Hartman and this is episode number 280 okay we’re getting close to 300. Hey, you know every 10th show we do a non-real estate, non-personal finance topic. However, this show happens to fall...
Jason Hartman: Welcome to the Creating Wealth Show. This is your host, Jason Hartman, and we are at episode number 282 where we are going to talk about a few things today before we go to our guest, and not the least of which I guess is Meet the Masters. Yes, it is...
Jason Hartman: Welcome to the Creating Wealth Show. This is episode number 284. I’m your host, Jason Hartman. Thanks for joining me today. Last episode, I was talking with Steve during the intro portion of that episode and we covered a lot of things but we still have...
It’s no secret that for much of 2012 interest rates for 15 and 30-year fixed-rate mortgages have been running at or near record lows. The same is true for other kinds of mortgage products including introductory rates for adjusted-rate mortgages, or ARMs. These rates...
Among the many changes swirling around the recent reelection of President Barack Obama, proposals to raise the capital gains tax are being met with trepidation, particularly from those with a large number of assets. Although the matter is still under debate, numerous...
Jason Hartman: Welcome to the Creating Wealth Show. This is your host, Jason Hartman, and this is episode number 279. Thanks so much for joining me today. Well, gosh, lots going on nowadays as you can see in the news media, the real estate market is booming. I am by...
For years, the conventional wisdom about owning residential property has recommended paying off a mortgage as soon as possible in order to own the property free and clear. According to this theory, owning the property outright creates a safe haven of home equity that...
The Dodd-Frank Act was passed in 2010 in an effort to establish some regulation and oversight on a financial industry in free fall after the housing collapse of the previous two years. A far-ranging attempt to reform banking practices that led to the robosigning...
