Mortgages

Welcome to The Carnival With This Week’s Three Things to Know

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / September 6, 2022 /

By Ryan Casey Stephens,  FPQP®Special Contributor Did you enjoy that beautiful Labor Day weekend with such great weather? When I was a kid, September often brought a circus or carnival into my small East Texas town. Now that the weather has begun to turn I’m looking forward to the arrival of those fun fall events,…

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Double or Nothing in This Week’s Three Things to Know

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / August 29, 2022 /

By Ryan Casey Stephens,  FPQP®Special Contributor The phrase ‘doubling down’ is a Blackjack term that means placing twice your bet on a promising hand. To inexperienced players, it might seem too risky, but experienced gamblers know that betting more when you’re beating the house can increase your odds of winning by as much as 15…

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Op-Ed: Will Mortgages Become More Accessible With Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Program?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / August 24, 2022 /

By Ryan Casey Stephens,  FPQP®Special Contributor Fulfilling a promise made on the campaign trail, President Joe Biden announced his plan to cancel some student loan debt for qualifying borrowers today. According to the White House, those who make less than $125,000 a year ($250,000 for a married couple) can seek cancellation for $10,000 in debt,…

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Reality is Tricky Business in This Week’s Three Things to Know

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / August 22, 2022 /

By Ryan Casey Stephens,  FPQP®Special Contributor If you search the word ‘reality’ in a dictionary you’ll find it defined, as “the state of things as they actually exist.” Intuitively speaking, reality isn’t that simple, is it? It’s sometimes very difficult to distinguish fact from fiction. Here’s a series of questions that demonstrate what I mean:…

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Say Goodbye to Summer And The Bidding War in This Week’s Three Things to Know

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / August 15, 2022 /

By Ryan Casey Stephens,  FPQP®Special Contributor It’s mid-August in Texas — the time for beaches, splash pads, sprinklers, and sand castles. It’s time to squeeze in that last-minute vacation before school or drink by the swimming pool. It’s the season when tiny bare feet of children race to escape hot concrete and jump to splash…

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