The Petalumahomes.com Realty WebLog

Last month, President Bush signed the “Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008″ into law. This $300 Billion rescue plan is aimed at helping struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure, as well as boost confidence in the housing market. Although the bill is several hundred pages long and contains a number of far-reaching provisions, here are a […]

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After last month’s failure of California-based IndyMac Bank, many people have wondered how safe their accounts really are. While the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) guarantees most bank deposits, here are some important details to remember.
What types of accounts are covered?
The FDIC protects checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposits (CDs), Christmas club accounts, and […]

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This week, President Bush signed the “Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008″ into law. This $300 Billion rescue plan is aimed at helping struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure, as well as boost confidence in the housing market. Although the bill is several hundred pages long and contains a number of far-reaching provisions, here are a […]

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LAST WEEK IN REVIEW
“IT’S A BEAUTIFUL THING, DIVING INTO THE COOL CRISP WATER.” Olympic Gold Medalist Dawn Fraser. Diving may be a beautiful sport at the Olympics, but it’s not a beautiful thing to watch in the Bond market. And that’s exactly what happened last week, as Bonds dove to their worst levels so far […]

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I GUESS WE ALL LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED NOT FOR ONE PIECE OF FIREWORKS, BUT FOR THE LEDGER OF OUR DAILY WORK.” Neil Armstrong. And while the summer’s fireworks started in full force on the July 4th holiday, they continued daily last week in the financial markets as Bonds and home loan rates ignited and […]

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VERY NICE. IT’S A LITTLE GREASY…BUT VERY NICE. CRUMBLE SOME CRACKERS INTO IT SHELL, THAT WILL HELP TO ABSORB THE GREASE…” Peter Falk’s line from the 1979 classic movie “The In-Laws” is good advice about soup…but doesn’t help us much when it comes to absorbing the high price of oil, a greasy topic that continues […]

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“OPINION HAS CAUSED MORE TROUBLE ON THIS LITTLE EARTH THAN PLAGUES OR EARTHQUAKES.” ~ Voltaire. Opinions certainly caused some trouble in the markets last week as several Fed members talked about inflation, the arch enemy of Bonds and home loan rates, and their comments shook the markets like a high-magnitude quake.Last week began with Fed […]

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