It’s amazing for me to think that my little consultancy is almost two years old. Funny thing is, I didn’t set out to be a consultant. It just worked out that way. Today, I wouldn’t trade it for the world. more
Year two of the mortgage meltdown, and the proverbial landscape has definitely changed. Countrywide is just a memory. Freddie and Fannie spend more time salvaging loans than buying them now. The Fed has become (or revealed itself as) the very hand of God, as we await the results of the end of its MBS program. Mortgage lenders and title agencies alike are grappling with yet another mangled, HUD-created mess. The appraisers are at the throats of the AMCs like never before. The underwriters are sharpening their litigation skills. And the abstractors are just waiting for the phone to ring. more
By now you’ve figured out that this is not a blog for PR experts seeking to dissect the esoteric nuances of elite public relations theory. I’m just not that eloquent, or interested. Instead, I tend to go back to basics, and tailor those thoughts to my little corner of the world—the title and mortgage industry. In other words, I’m assuming that most of the 12 of you (Hi Mom!) who do read my little blog are business people—folks worried about business results who know just enough about PR to be dangerous. Well, except my mom. more