Vince Hoehn of CENTURY 21 Pierce Realty LLC, Manitowish Waters, WI

December 2011 - Posts

• Seven crazy local laws and HOA rules

  I like to believe that reasonable people can have differences of opinion and still get along, but sometimes I despair. The following content is courtesy of the NAR and worth sharing for its entertainment value alone. Regarding Home Owners Associations, Read More... Posted Thursday, December 29, 2011 10:26 AM by Vince Hoehn | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Buyer Information

• Another record set, but for how long?

  According to Freddie Mac, the national average commitment rate for 30 year fixed rate mortgages fell in November to another new low -- 3.99%. See monthly average rates back to 1971 at the Freddie Mac website . Remember the days of 18% back in 1981? Read More... Posted Thursday, December 22, 2011 4:17 PM by Vince Hoehn | 0 Comments Filed under: Finances, Buyer Information

• 365 days and counting

  The Mayan calendar ends on December 21, 2012, one year from today. According to various theories we can expect everything ranging from another day like today to the end of the world. If your own personal hunch leans to some sort of apocalypse, or you Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 21, 2011 11:32 AM by Vince Hoehn | 0 Comments

• Apparently it was worse than we realized, and it seemed bad enough.

  Today a organization that I belong to, the National Organization of REALTORS (NAR), had to do a little back-pedaling on home sale statistics as reported for the last four years. The NAR has been criticized at times for being too much of a housing market Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 21, 2011 10:30 AM by Vince Hoehn | 0 Comments Filed under: Market Conditions, Market Statistics

• Shall we pity the big banks?

  The problems of the big banks are not problems that I lose any sleep over -- if it was up to me, I would look for a way to break them up, not make things easier for these "too big to fail" behemoths. Such is the sorry state of affairs that even Read More... Posted Friday, December 16, 2011 9:16 AM by Vince Hoehn | 0 Comments Filed under: Finances