Reprinted from the University of Illinois Extension Lawns under the shade of trees are typically thin, weak, and of poor quality. Maintaining a quality stand of grass under the shade of trees can be difficult and requires modifications in lawn…

Survey Results for one of our recent Accreditation Training Courses for real estate agents, held at the Portsmouth Country Club last month… Blue Water functions are always fun and well organized. It’s nice to see our mortgage lenders in a…

Weaker than expected US economic data and continuing concerns about Europe were positive for mortgage rates, which declined to record low levels this week. Nearly all of the economic data released this week, including GDP, ISM Manufacturing, Consumer Confidence, and…

Increased concerns about the troubles in Europe had the biggest influence on mortgage rates this week. As usual, investors reacted by shifting to relatively safer assets including US mortgage-backed securities (MBS), and mortgage rates again ended the week a little…