Did you hear the joke between the woodpecker and the owl? *knock knock* Hoo’s there?  You may be wondering why I am starting this month’s blog with a joke. Ponder no more. I plan on discussing the price of lumber … Continue Reading

On May 13, John Rutherford (R-Fla.), Al Lawson (D-Fla.), John Katko (R-N.Y.), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) introduced a bill called the Homes for Every Local Protector Educator and Responder Act. It is also known as the HELPER Act. The … Continue Reading

A neighbor recently sent a link from jetsetter.com to our local “chat” group asking if anyone was interested in buying an “affordable” island and moving there. Here are a few of them. Gillis Island, Prince Edward Island, Canada: $79,999 Bocal … Continue Reading

As 2021 races by, it seemed fitting for me to ask some, “Where are we now?” questions. No, no, this is nothing like Where’s Elmo. Specifically, I wanted to know how a variety of mortgage professionals, with boots on the … Continue Reading

I was driving in a neighboring state last week and came across this highway billboard. It said something like, “2020 was hairy. Come see us to make 2021 even hairier!” You guessed it. The ad was for a mens’ hair … Continue Reading

It would be almost impossible to be alive and not have heard insane news about GameStop. Here is a brief corporate summary for the possibly anhedonic among us. Here’s a bit more from the NY Times: So what in the … Continue Reading

According to wordhippo.com, the opposite of hard can be any of the adjectives shown below. Since it’s fairly unanimous that last year was hard on many levels, I suggest we opt for the opposite. So facile it is.  👍 To … Continue Reading