As the government shutdown drags on amid accusations and counteraccusations from both sides, a new phrase is entering public awareness: raising (or not) the federal debt limit, or debt ceiling. And the fate of this metaphorical ceiling has housing industry...
There’s no shortage of investing advice, designed to guide real-estate investors both experienced and new through the pitfalls of starting – or maintaining – an investing career aimed at building long term wealth. But even in a world filled with investing...
How did the FBI end up with over $3 million in Bitcoins? How did the virtual currency become the medium of choice for transactions on the cybernarcotics site Silk Road? And more important, perhaps – why should we care? The saga of the world’s first digital money...
To lenders worried about how the Qualified Mortgage Rule will affect mortgage loan liability: never fear, automated assessment tools are here, as a growing number of software companies offer online solutions to help mortgage lenders negotiate the provisions of the QM...
The Qualified Mortgage Rule – a piece of the Dodd Frank Act designed to prevent another mortgage meltdown like the one in 2008 – has drawn fire from the mortgage industry and consumer advocates alike. And as we’ve noted before in this space, it offers a mixed message...
