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  <title>Chuck Anway</title>
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  <description>Expert mortgage advice & industry news including the latest mortgage rates in Metro Detroit. Brought to you by National City Bank Lender Chuck Anway</description>
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    <title>Mortgage Rates Head Up Heading Into 2009</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Mortgage rates headed higher as unrest in the Middle East push oil prices higher.&nbsp; This sent stock slightly higher and bonds lower.&nbsp; Ahead for 2009 is alot of uncertainty.&nbsp; Congress and the FHA are considering quite few changes this 1s... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-12-30 17:52:19</pubDate>
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    <title>Buy a Home??  You Need to Know About Pro-rated Taxes</title>
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    <link>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/buy-a-home-you-need-to-know-about-pro-rated-taxes/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ There are two things that are sure in life - death and property taxes.&nbsp; As a homeowner you pay property taxes; and in many states, like Michigan, when you pay those taxes you are paying them a year in advance.&nbsp; If you are in the current hou... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-12-17 16:03:33</pubDate>
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    <title>Mortgage Rates Head Below 5% After Drastic Fed Cut</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ CNN Money reported Tuesday that &quot;the US Central Bank cut its key interest rate to .25%.&nbsp; The rate has never been this low and is the lowest in the industrialized world&quot;.&nbsp; That characterization explains why interest rates on a 30 y... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-12-17 14:34:22</pubDate>
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    <title>Mortgage Rates Back to Their Up and Down Trend</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Mortgage rates are back to their rollercoaster ride down after Friday's unemployment report and up after&nbsp;weekend&nbsp;reports&nbsp;that the Big 3 automakers were going to get a partial bailout.&nbsp; Monday the stock market rose 300 points on th... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-12-09 15:35:33</pubDate>
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    <title>Treasury Secretary Announces Plan to that Could Lower Rates to 4.5%</title>
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    <link>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/treasury-secretary-announces-plan-to-that-couls-lower-rates-to-45/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ 
Much lower 30 year fixed mortgage rates could be on the horizon if the plan US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced Thursday becomes reality.&nbsp; The plan which would partner with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is designed to help only those h... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-12-05 11:44:26</pubDate>
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    <title>Jobless Report Push Mortgage Rates Lower</title>
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    <link>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/jobless-report-push-mortgage-rates-lower/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ The US unemployment rate&nbsp;worsen in November to 34 year lows according to a report by Bloomberg.com&nbsp;12/5/08.&nbsp; The report went on to say&nbsp;&quot;Employers cut 533,000 jobs, bringing losses so far this year to 1.91 million, the Labor D... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-12-05 11:34:58</pubDate>
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    <title>Mortgage Rates Hold at Their Lowest Point in 6 Years</title>
    <guid>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/mortgage-rates-hold-at-their-lowest-point-in-6-years/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/mortgage-rates-hold-at-their-lowest-point-in-6-years/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ The norm when rates drop so quickly is for the market to bounce back up quickly and give back some of it's gain.&nbsp; Not this time.&nbsp; It has been a short week for bonds with Thanksgiving, but still for the market to remain low is uncharacterist... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-12-02 08:17:05</pubDate>
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    <title>Mortgage Rates DROP by More than 0.05% With Federal Reserve Announcement</title>
    <guid>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/federal-reserve-announcement-moves-rates-by-more-than-005/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/federal-reserve-announcement-moves-rates-by-more-than-005/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ If you are currently looking for a new home or are thinking about getting into this fantastic buyer's market; you need to get serious about it now!&nbsp; CNNMoney.com reported Tuesday that in an attempt to provide liquidity in the lending markets the... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-11-25 17:32:04</pubDate>
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    <title>Cabbage Patch Kids, Tickle Me Elmo, and Firbee  What's a Santa to Do?</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ According to the Kipplinger Letter (10/31/08),&nbsp;this Christmas Season&nbsp;there will be no &quot;must have gifts&quot; to hunt far and wide for. Kipplinger goes on to say that it's the fault of retailers and marketers who have &quot;stripped dow... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-11-17 12:24:31</pubDate>
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    <title>Rates Lower on Third Quarter Earnings Reports from Major U.S. Companies</title>
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    <link>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/rates-lower-on-third-quarter-earnings-reports-from-major-us-compnaies/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Mortgage rates moved lower as earnings reports from the United States to Japan to Germany all reported declines.&nbsp;&nbsp;It seams that&nbsp;no sector was safe; from U.S Steel to Target the outlook was not good.&nbsp;&nbsp;It is would seem through ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-11-17 11:23:03</pubDate>
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    <title>Buying a New Home? Credit Scores can Impact Your Interest Rate.</title>
    <guid>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/buying-a-new-home-credit-scores-can-impact-your-interest-rate/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/buying-a-new-home-credit-scores-can-impact-your-interest-rate/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ &quot;How come I get the same rate as someone who doesn't pay their bills on time&quot;?&nbsp; In my 25 years as a mortgage consultant, I have heard that question many times.&nbsp;&nbsp;As fair as that statement might seam it has now become a reality... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-11-03 12:34:46</pubDate>
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    <title>Southpaw Presidents Are to the Far Left of Things</title>
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    <link>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/southpaw-presidents-are-are-to-the-far-left-of-things/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Only seven of our 43 presidents were born&nbsp;southpaws.&nbsp; James Garfield 20th, Herbert Hoover 31st, Harry Truman 33rd, Gerald Ford 38th, Ronald Reagan 40th, George H. Bush 41st, and Bill Clinton 42nd.
The term southpaw was coined in the 1890's... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-11-03 11:56:30</pubDate>
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    <title>Rates move higher after Federal Reserve cuts by .50%</title>
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    <link>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/rates-move-higher-after-federal-reserve-cuts-by-50/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Rates moved higher for the third straight week as FHA mortgage move over the 7.0% mark.&nbsp; Mortgage Bonds which directly impact rates normally have a market correction when rates head in one direction for a sustained period.&nbsp; I would float in... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-11-03 10:53:19</pubDate>
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    <title>Mortgage rates poised to move higher ahead of Federal Reserve rate cut</title>
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    <link>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/mortgage-rates-poised-to-move-higher-ahead-of-federal-reserve-rate-cut/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Mortgage rates moved lower early last week only to give back most of that gain&nbsp;by today.&nbsp; Rates could move even higher as the Federal Reserve meets Wednesday to cut the Federal Discount rate.&nbsp; Estimates are ranging between .25% and as ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-10-27 15:48:03</pubDate>
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    <title>J.D. Powers gives National City high marks for customer service</title>
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    <link>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/national-city-gets-high-marks-for-customer-service-says-jd-power-and-associates/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ J.D. Powers and Associates released their results for customer satisfaction among major mortgage companies and&nbsp;National City Bank was rated number two just behind Sun Trust Bank.&nbsp; The&nbsp;survey measured four important components: applicat... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-10-20 23:29:36</pubDate>
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    <title>Buying a home?? A bi-weekly mortgage may not be the way to go.</title>
    <guid>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/buying-a-home-a-bi-weekly-mortgage-may-not-be-the-way-to-go/show/</guid>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ If you made one extra payment a year on your mortgage; it would have the same effect as a bi-weekly mortgage, and it would cost you less.&nbsp; The way a bi-weekly mortgage works is that you make half of your mortgage payment every two weeks; not twi... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-10-20 14:16:09</pubDate>
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    <title>Rates were up, but now they're down, but likely to go back up.</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Rates are back down this week after a very ruff ride through last Manday - Wednesday.&nbsp; We are riding a roller coaster and Syble&rsquo;s at the switch!!&nbsp; The market&nbsp;has been riding&nbsp;this roller coaster for the last month, so as we h... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-10-20 12:48:02</pubDate>
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    <title>Halloween Booooooos &amp; Hooooooos; Smaller Candy in 2008</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ According to the economic forecasting Frankenstein The Kipplinger Letter dated Septmber 19, 2008; US households will be giving out smaller candy bars this Halloween.&nbsp; Kipplinger reports that sales will be flat this year and may&nbsp;fall below t... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-10-13 15:49:25</pubDate>
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    <title>Mortgage Rates Are Way Up!</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Rates have gone up and by as much as 0.5% in just a week.&nbsp; With the wild&nbsp;ride that the stock market took&nbsp;last week; mortgage rates&nbsp;were on&nbsp;that same ride.&nbsp; Unfortunately, when the stock market heads down it doesn't take ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-10-13 13:40:06</pubDate>
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    <title>Buying now?  You could be the smartest person on the planet</title>
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    <link>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/buying-now-you-could-be-the-smartest-person-on-the-planet/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ The planets are aligning in your favor.&nbsp; Homes sales, mortgage rates, down payment options and a buyers market are all in your favor today.&nbsp; The National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their report saying pending home sales rose 7.4... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-10-08 12:34:46</pubDate>
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    <title>Michigan Mortgage Rates 10/8/2008</title>
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    <link>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/michigan-mortgage-rates-1082008/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ 3% Down Payments are Still Available!!&nbsp; You&nbsp;Need to Apply&nbsp;Before January.&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-10-07 12:01:39</pubDate>
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    <title>FHA Down Payments Going Up January 1, 2009</title>
    <guid>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/fha-down-payments-going-up-january-1-2009/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/fha-down-payments-going-up-january-1-2009/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ FHA down payment requirements go up on 1/1/2009.&nbsp; With all of the focus on the economic bailout you may have missed the fact that&nbsp;on October 1, 2008&nbsp;the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 goes into effect.&nbsp;&nbsp; That's the... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-10-01 10:58:27</pubDate>
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    <title>From the Horse's Mouth to Your Nest Egg!</title>
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    <link>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/protecting-your-savings/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ With all of the turmoil on Wall Street many depositors are worried about the safety of their nest eggs.&nbsp; Rather than getting the opinion of family and friends, it's probably best&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to go right to the horse's mouth.&nbsp; That wou... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-09-30 14:18:37</pubDate>
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    <title>Mortgage Rates Michigan 9/30/08</title>
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    <link>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/mortgage-rates-michigan/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Fixed Mortgage Rates Move Lower as Bailout Stalls in Congress.&nbsp; Adjustable Rates Move Higher.&nbsp;
&nbsp;Please call&nbsp;if you have questions regarding&nbsp;mortgage approval, monthly payments or qualifications.
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    <pubDate>2008-09-30 12:04:20</pubDate>
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    <title>Mortgage Rates for 9/24/2008</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ First Time Homebuyers should consider MSHDA.&nbsp; Low Down Payment - Low Interest Rate&nbsp;
&nbsp;Please call&nbsp;if you have questions regarding&nbsp;mortgage approval, monthly payments or qualifications.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-09-24 11:23:52</pubDate>
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    <title>Buying?? Don't Pay Off Those Credit Cards</title>
    <guid>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/buying-dont-pay-off-those-credit-cards/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.markzproperties.com/blog/chuck-anway/buying-dont-pay-off-those-credit-cards/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Buying a new home?&nbsp; Paying off your debt to help raise your credit score&nbsp;could be the wrong thing to do.&nbsp; Most credit bureaus not only review how much debt you have, but also look at your credit card debt to see how much you've borrowe... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-09-24 10:48:58</pubDate>
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