Archive for May, 2007

Mortgage Loan Market Commentary

There are several important pieces of economic news scheduled to be released this week, but one stands out above the others.  There are a total of five reports scheduled for release, so it can be considered a fairly active week.  There is no relevant data due out Monday, so expect the stock markets to help [...]

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Commercial Land: The Asset That Lenders Forgot

Last week I discussed the financing of the purchase of a residential lot for development with a woman who, with her husband, wanted to build a custom home.  As always happens when discussing financing, the conversation turned to interest rates and loan structures.  When I described the going rate for a fully indexed land loan [...]

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