Use Cheops' Law: 'Nothing is built on time or within budget'
President-elect Trump has one asset which might break all of the rules for the better: action
Things could go the easy way, or they could go the hard way
The new Treasury Secretary nominee, Stephen Mnuchin, would move the GSEs out of government control
What we know about mortgage rates, inventory, infrastructure plans and ripple effects from yesteryear
How the global bond move-up, the Federal Reserve and the election are affecting rates
It's been 10 years since the maximum conforming mortgage limit was set at $417,000
The two obvious questions: Did Trump’s election do this? And how far does it have to run?
The bond market started going haywire yesterday -- here's the result
What the international banking scene means for interest rates in the U.S.
If a bank can swipe a loan, it earns money for the new loan and the re-creation of the servicing contract
Apartments are the base of the pyramid -- think food chain, from plankton to krill to whales
Slowed economy, worker demographics, investing and international monetary conditions are all important
And more rate-hike smoke is drifting near the Federal Reserve
Negative data from August and global economic factors are both responsible
Markets dismiss the inflation threat, but the new scattergram is revealing
When rates start to slide up and down, adjustable-rate mortgages will feel it
Will rates go up or down -- and does it really matter for housing?
Despite income growth, the Federal Reserve won't raise rates this month
Costs of healthcare and education, and lack of decent-paying jobs, are all factors
