Des Moines, Iowa – Real Estate Market Watch – Week of July 14th, 2008

July 23, 2008

What’s The Real Estate Market Doing? Do you ever wonder how our real estate market is here in Des Moines? Unfortunately, we spend a lot of time listening to how rough things are in other cities around the country, but too often we don’t really consider what our real estate climate is like. I’m a […]

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Mortgage Market and Rate Watch – Week of July 21st

July 21, 2008

Mortgage Market and Rate Watch For Week of July 21st, 2008 What To Watch This Week? On first look, this week may seem like a slow news week.  Truth is, it will play a big part on if we’ll see mortgage rates reverse into a positive motion or if rates will continue to slowly trend […]

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Mortgage Rate and Market Recap

July 20, 2008

Mortgage Rate and Market Recap for the Week of July 14th-20th, 2008 Riding Roller Coasters and Eating Corn Dogs Have you ever been on a roller coaster and felt like the ‘scary part’ had already passed and then next thing you know you’ve got three spirals that make you wish you wouldn’t have eaten that […]

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Iowa Considers a 4 Day Workweek

July 20, 2008

It’s true.  Iowa’s Governor Chet Culver is considering slimming the workweek in Iowa to a 4 day work week.  Specifically, Culver will first be trying to implement a 4 hour day workweek for government employees.  This strategy was originally brought into play in Utah, where starting next month – government employees will be open 4 days […]

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Do People Really Do This?

July 20, 2008

Every once in a while I find something so random that I just have to put it out here.  In short, not mortgage related at all.   THIS, falls into THAT category. I’m a guy that loves random shirts, videos and quotes from cult classic movies.  Watch long enough and you’ll see what really makes […]

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Iowa Unemployment Rises Slightly in June

July 20, 2008

Nationally in June, unemployment was up to 5.5%.     In Iowa, unemployment increased slightly to 4% in June.  Compare this to 3.8% in June of 2007.   With the economic slowdown, employment has been effected.  It’s also fair to say that flooding has played it’s part in Iowa’s rise of unemployment. Here’s the breakdown […]

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Short On Cash? Take Advantage of Down Payment Assistance

July 17, 2008

Can’t Come Up With A Down Payment to Buy Your Dream Home? For a few years, just about anyone could get 100% financing on a home (assuming you could document something….). Well, times have changed and so have the popular loan programs. I’m not here to throw down a bunch of ‘Mortgage Talk’, but I […]

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Des Moines Real Estate Market Watch

July 17, 2008

Do you ever wonder how our real estate market is here in Des Moines, Iowa?  Unfortunately, we spend a lot of time listening to how rough things are in other cities around the country, but too often we don’t really consider what our real estate climate is like. I’m a fan of having as much […]

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Getting in Contact With The Tyler Osby Team

July 17, 2008

So, lets say you are looking for a way to connect with Tyler. You Might: Have a Question You Need Answered. Have a Concern You Want Addressed. Need a Pre-Approval. Want a Custom Rate Quote. Want a Comment on a Story. (Press) Great!  We’re super easy; to get to in touch with.  Here’s how YOU […]

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Should You Pay Points On Your Mortgage?

July 16, 2008

The Big Question Should you pay points when getting your mortgage? It’s a question that does not have one right answer (even though some people are convinced otherwise).  To be able to determine if you should pay points, I think there are a few things you must know.  This post is intended for you to […]

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