Our monthly Roundtable is now available as a podcast. You can check it out on Spotify and YouTube. Here are the links: YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@mortgagecounselor/streams Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/0W0W4aXHNRsjLvBtSEa2Od If you want to check it out live, tune in Tuesday afternoon, Feb 24th at 1 pm AZ time. We will be covering the following topics: If...
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FORGET THE UMBRELLA, HEAD FOR THE LIFEBOATS
Today’s post is written by Michael Green, Senior Commercial Loan Originator with Counsel Mortgage Group, LLC. Mike writes monthly on the commercial mortgage market. Check back each month for his commentary. Unless you live in a cave, you’re aware of gold’s incredible run in the wake of the declining dollar (USD), and recently, the...
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JANUARY ROUNDTABLE ROUNDUP
Click here to watch the Roundtable on the Counsel Mortgage YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/live/JDZ5TakychU Subscribe to our channel to stay up-to-date on mortgage topics. Here is a summary of what we discussed: 1. Intro – the panelists are all associated with Counsel Mortgage. They introduced themselves and provided a little background of what they do. 2. ...
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COUNSEL MORTGAGE ROUNDTABLE LIVE ON YOUTUBE
Our monthly Roundtable will be live on our YouTube channel this Thursday, January 22nd, at 1 pm AZ time. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/@mortgagecounselor/streams We plan on discussing the following topics. If you have a topic you’d like our panel to discuss, let me know. Hope to see you there! Subscribe to our YouTube channel...
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INFLATION VS. LABOR – WHAT’S A FED TO DO?
Today’s post is written by Michael Green, Senior Commercial Loan Originator with Counsel Mortgage Group, LLC. Mike writes monthly on the commercial mortgage market. Check back each month for his commentary. Considering inflation … U.S. businesses ended 2025 with their most subdued inflation outlook of the year, according to new data from the Federal...
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DECEMBER ROUNDTABLE ROUNDUP
Our panel hit it out of the park again this month with some great info on mortgages. Below is a summary of topics we discussed. You can check it out in its entirety on the Counsel Mortgage YouTube channel, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV7SAuayxoA Come back each month for current information on the mortgage market. Let us...
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REFINANCE
Are you waiting for rates to come down to refinance? Are you unsure as to whether you should refinance? What are factors to consider in refinancing? Is it simply lowering your payment? Join us for the December Counsel Mortgage Roundtable Live on our YouTube channel on Wednesday, December 17th, at 1 pm AZ time where...
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SLOWLY IT TURNS
Today’s post is written by Michael Green, Senior Commercial Loan Originator with Counsel Mortgage Group, LLC. Mike writes monthly on the commercial mortgage market. Check back each month for his commentary. CRE mortgage lenders appear to be shifting away from the defensive stance that has characterized the past several years. Industry data shows underwriting...
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NOVEMBER ROUNDTABLE ROUNDUP
Here is the Roundup from this month’s Roundtable. If you’d like to watch the panel discussion, click on the Counsel Mortgage YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGMG2lwghm0 We discussed the following: Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay informed and follow us on social media. Looking forward to seeing you at next month’s Roundtable! If you...
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THE 50-YEAR FIXED MORTGAGE
The government announced it is considering a 50-year fixed rate mortgage. Is this a good option? Would it be right for you? Also, why aren’t mortgage rates coming down after the Fed decreased the Fed Funds rate? Are adjustable rate mortgages a viable option today? Join us at our Live Roundtable on the Counsel Mortgage...