Philadelphia Area Mortgage Blog

Previously, I wrote about the state of the mortgage market, based on a direct mail marketing piece I received from Wachovia Bank.  I thought their letter, offering purchase loans to current customers not even in the market for a new home, was bad marketing at its best (or worst?) and a sad reflec...

I've been following some of the discussions going on about Localism, what should and should not be posted, and whether or not Localism is going to help generate business for real estate professionals and I have to say that I think Localism is a bit misunderstood.  I'm relatively new to ActiveRain...

About a week or so ago I wrote a post regarding mortgage marketing, or the lack thereof in the current marketplace.   The discussion also touched on the fact that many lenders have closed their wholesale lending divisions meaning they will no longer offer their loan products through mortgage brok...

  (Yes, this is a rhetorical question.)   I received a sales letter last week from Wachovia Bank.  I normally, do not pay much attention to my junk mail except that Wachovia is the institution that I use for banking so I opened it up because I thought the letter may have been in regard to my acco...

  One thing my family and I look forward to each summer are the Summer Stage performances at the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center.   If you are not familiar with Summer Stage, it is a wonderful program which entertains the community each summer with children's shows and Broadway musicals in add...