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Maureen Shanklin, Broker/Owner
Hill Country Texas Homes
PO Box 2592
Wimberley, TX  78676
Call:    (512) 517-5735
Fax:      (512) 847-9789
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Federal Reserve data indicate that the credit health of Americans is improving in several categories. The delinquency rate on consumer loans is falling nicely. Business loan delinquency is declining in a similar fashion. However, high delinquency rates still burden real … Continue reading →
Monday, January 30, 2012
Wow! I have documented in previous posts how this low-interest-rate environment is crushing retirees and others who have accumulated savings. The Federal Reserve has just announced that they will keep interest rates at “fairy tale” levels until the end of … Continue reading →
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Why are banks making it so difficult for borrowers to get a mortgage? The recent letter from the Federal Reserve to Congress with suggestions on how to fix the housing market lays out important reasons why mortgage credit is tight. … Continue reading →
Monday, January 23, 2012
What is the Federal Reserve’s end game by suggesting ways to fix the housing market? A recent letter from the Fed to Congress suggests ways to buoy home prices and by doing so to fix the housing market. The Fed wants to increase … Continue reading →
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
The Federal Reserve has dropped interest rates to near zero for short-term investments. They have done this in an attempt to spur job growth and reduce the unemployment rate in America. Recently, they announced Operation Twist designed to bring down … Continue reading →
Thursday, January 12, 2012
I recently gave a speech at a two-day conference in Dallas. The event was the Texas Bank and Financial Institutions Special Asset Executive Conference on Real Estate Workouts. The central focus of the event was how banks and CMBS (commercial … Continue reading →
Thursday, January 05, 2012
Banking and financial crises are a regular part of American history. We have weathered them successfully many times since the Civil War. Somehow, our government has become convinced that America is no longer strong enough to overcome a banking crisis. … Continue reading →
Monday, January 02, 2012
I’ve been reading about the economic history of our relationship with Japan for the past year. And I’ve just finished the article that will come out in our magazine Tierra Grande in April 2012. In previous blogs and speeches, I … Continue reading →
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
It appears Europe has just about run out of magic tricks to postpone the inevitable. As I mentioned in a previous blog about Greece, now all of Europe has reached the event horizon and entered the endgame. Two choices remain. … Continue reading →
Monday, December 19, 2011
Every day the news is full of the crisis embroiling Europe. Can you still remember the halcyon days when the problems were limited to just the PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain)? We at the Center are continuously looking … Continue reading →
Thursday, December 15, 2011

 



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