Happy Monday – it’s almost over! Attached are current rates for purchase money mortgages. Pricing is still excellent, and our jumbo pricing is best in market.

 Note that rates improve ¼% on jumbo loans for customers who autodraft their mortgage from a ST checking account, so we could be at 3.875% on a jumbo 30 fixed for such clients buying a new home. That is as good as conforming pricing, so there’s really no need for clients to avoid jumbo loans (other than the pesky 20% down payment requirement). Our DR loan...

As the economy is slowly picking up steam, so does the remodeling industry. On January 26th Bob Peterson of the National Association of Home Builders, wrote the following:

Remodeling Market Index Rises to Five-Year High in Fourth Quarter of 2011

In the fourth quarter of 2011, professional remodelers saw remodeling market conditions rise to their highest level in five years, according to NAHB’s latest Remodeling Market Index (RMI), which climbed to 46.6, up from 41.7 in the third quarter. The RMI component measuring current market conditions rose to 48...

As part of an overall home renovation in the Vinings area, Home ReBuilders was asked to create storage in the children's playroom. The result was this whimsical puppet castle theater. By simply utilizing space under the stairs, an opening was constructed with a ledge, and small door for access, creating a puppet theater.  The opening was embellished with a bit of cedar shingled roof for a turret effect. A local artist brought the castle to  life with her creative finishes.

The result was this wonderful play area and puppet theater, with images of the client's children, and...