Posts by James F. McClister

5 questions on how Ben Carson will manage the nation’s housing market

In mid-November of 2016, Ben Carson’s business manager, Armstrong Williams, told a Retuers...

What to do about Fannie & Freddie? How the Trump administration could change the mortgage industry

The Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae, created in 1938) and the Federal...

Sente Mortgage chief executive talks housing under Trump (Part 2)

Tom Rhodes is the CEO of Austin-based lender Sente Mortgage, and a past...

The smart-home feature that homebuyers want in 2017

Smart home technologies are one of the most pervasive trends in real estate...

Sente Mortgage chief executive talks housing under Trump (Part 1)

Tom Rhodes is the CEO of Austin-based lender Sente Mortgage, and a past...

Chicago housing stock country’s No. 6 most valuable

Chicago’s housing stock is the No. 6 most valuable in the entire country,...

A guide to the 2017 buyer: Young Boomers

As we mentioned in the last entry in our “A Guide to the...

A guide to the 2017 buyer: Generation X

As we mentioned in the first entry in our “A Guide to the...

The real estate business plan: your secret to success

“Real estate agent” is not an easily comparable occupation. It’s not a nine-to-five...

A guide to the 2017 buyer: Millennials

At the turn of every new year, a question that always picks at...

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