Housing Market Finance, Then & Now “If you don’t have a job — or are afraid of losing one — it doesn’t matter how low interest rates are.” –Ross Kaplan Long before there was a housing bubble (seemingly, 3 lifetimes ago), there was a credit bubble. As a result, seemingly anyone who could complete a...Read More
While I’m certainly a fan of stand-up comedy (Friday night) and live music (Thursday night), as the parent of a Stanford freshman, I have to say my favorite night at the Stanford Coffee House is Sunday night (see above). 🙂 P.S.: Everything at Stanford seems to be turned into an acronym or a truncated word....Read More
Centerpoint Energy “Pipe Protection Plan” Never mind my almost 17(!) years as a Realtor. I’ve been a Minnesota homeowner now stretching back over three decades. During all that time, I’d never been pitched a monthly “(gas) pipe protection plan” — until last week. Here is Centerpoint Energy’s marketing spiel: “As your natural gas utility, CenterPoint...Read More
