Should I Rent or Buy?

Should I Rent or Buy?

Renting vs. Buying A strong real estate market and a hot stock market combine for an interesting conundrum – should you keep renting or go ahead and buy that first home? Maybe you are near retirement and looking to downsize – should you move into a small house or...
Monthly Market Brief: April 2021

Monthly Market Brief: April 2021

Executive Summary Economic growth beginning to accelerate as stimulus checks get spent, and vaccines are administered With more jobs and higher wages comes inflationary pressures and rising prices Stock market returns were in the black for March, capping off a...
Week of April 5th Happenings

Week of April 5th Happenings

Archegos Affliction Ever heard of Archegos? Neither did we before this hedge fund blew up late last month. Archegos Capital Management is the now infamous investment group that had trades go the wrong way, leading to a fire sale of assets that pressured parts of the...
Home Buying: What is Pre-Approval?

Home Buying: What is Pre-Approval?

There are many steps to becoming a home-owner, one of the first steps is getting a loan pre-approval. It is very helpful for a borrower to demonstrate to the home seller that they are serious and well-positioned to quickly move on a transaction, and loan pre-approval...
Week of April 5th Happenings

Week of March 29th Happenings

Snacks, Suez, Stimulus, and Shots A recent study revealed that the average American gained 1.5lbs per month during the pandemic[i]. Does this number surprise you? Maybe not. We were (some still are) stuck at home for months on end with nothing but work and snacks by...