Author: Dan Rafter / Source: Wise Bread What’s the most difficult part of buying a home? For most, it’s coming up with enough money for the down payment. The good news is that there are plenty of down payment assistance programs available to help buyers overcome this financial hurdle. Most of

Since the US government nationalized the two GSEs in 2008 in a $187 billion bailout of the mortgage giants, there have been consistent calls for them to be wound down and for the private sector to fill the void. As we discussed, this view is, or was, shared by new Fed Chairman, Jay Powell. Mr.

Submitted by Wolf Richter of Wolf Street The Fed’s balance sheet for the week ending December 6, completes the second month of the QE-unwind. Total assets initially zigzagged within a tight range to end October where it started, at $4,456 billion. But in November, holdings drifted lower, and by

The only thing that truly trends is humans extrapolating their rates of return emotionally. Everything else will regress to the mean at some point.   Investors are being given a gift and do not see it. Every rally in stocks should be used to lighten exposure to a crash  and every corresponding dip

Originally posted by Soren K. Group on Marketslant.com Update 10:55 am: like clockwork, the hourly and 4 hour charts that warned of overbought risk proved good guides. Gold pulled back $5.00 since this post. Now to watch the rest play out.  4 hour VBS says slow down. a little...    Original