The Michael Roberts Team

Archive for February, 2010

In addition to providing you with sound mortgage advice, every now and again we’d like to share with you raving reviews of products that have made our lives and this website work and thrive. We hope you enjoy!

We’ll begin with Wordpress, what a phenomenal product! If you’ve never heard of Wordpress, you’ve been missing out. We first started using Wordpress on our very first blog and quickly decided to roll it over to our website. If you want to get a taste of what Wordpress is like go to www.wordpress.com and get yourself a FREE blog and check it out.

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How Interest Rates Work?

If you’ve ever wondered how interest rates work, take just a few minutes and watch this great video. It’s a very simplified version of how interest rates move UP and DOWN in this very volitale market. You’ll get a small taste of what we monitor each and every day. Enjoy the video!

The following article was written by Steve Scanlon, a long time friend and partner in the business. You can connect to Steve’s blog by clicking on the Reality and Hope link below. I found this article to be very insightful and have taken on the challenge that Steve proposes. Enjoy the read….Are YOU up for the challenge?

40 days is an interesting timeframe. Making a sacrifice or taking on a good discipline for a 40 day period could be a very healthy thing for you. If you are Roman Catholic, or happen to live in New Orleans, you probably know where I am going with this.

Today is Fat Tuesday. You may know it by the French translation, Mardi Gras.

I must say that I am not a fan of what this particular day represents. It is essentially a day to live it up and involve yoruself in all of the immoral, unethical, undisciplined behavior you can so that starting tomorrow you can live some other reality for 40 days. That seems counterintuitive to me, but hey, it’s tradition, what can you do?

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Thank You all for coming! We had a fabulous time with all of our clients this past Saturday at Noah’s. We hope to see those of you who weren’t able to make at our next event!

With the number of seniors growing at a rapid rate, reverse mortgage loans have grown in popularity. For many homeowners, this loan provides opportunities to stay in a home when financial circumstances may not otherwise allow. Not only will a reverse mortgage provide freedom from burdensome mortgage payments, it can also help to provide supplemental income to seniors with sufficient equity in their homes. Below are key points to know about reverse mortgage loans:

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