Douglas Duncan
Douglas Duncan
Douglas M. "Doug" Duncanis an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. Duncan served as County Executive of Montgomery County, Maryland from 1994 to 2006. Duncan held the office longer than any other county executive in the county's history. In 2006, Duncan was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the Maryland gubernatorial election. He abruptly dropped out of the race on June 22, 2006, citing clinical depression, handing the nomination to Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley. Following his exit...
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We have seen a lot of pre-positioning. Boomers are buying that retirement home before they have sold their current residence.
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We expect home sales will drop marginally -- about 3 percent -- in each of the next two years from this year's level, which will be an all-time record.
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They know it won't be long before the limit will go up. They start making the loans on the assumption that the limit will be increased because home prices have been rising.
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A fair number of first-time home purchases were brought forward because rates were so good, and a number of people also moved up in the market, when they were able to get a bigger mortgage at a lower rate. When rates move up, you won't get those first-time sales or the move-up factor. Is that offset by the benefits of economic expansion? In our view, not quite.
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It comes down to what people are doing with their home equity.
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I am not aware that it has occurred before. At the end of the day, everyone hopes all the borrowers will be able to return to a home and meet their mortgage payments on time and be re-established in their housing.
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We're forecasting that 2006 will be a trend growth year for the economy with an increase of about 3.5 percent in the GDP,
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We're asking people, as best they can, go about your normal routine: Make sure you go to work, make sure you send your kids to school.
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Our forecast is for long-term rates to stay around 7.25 percent through the middle of the year.
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Locating villages is difficult for helicopter pilots. Adding an extra hour of flying time in the search for a landing zone is straining airframes.
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People need to make decisions for themselves, for their families, for the groups they're associated with,
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Some LTL companies wait until they have a full load before dispatching a truck. If we don't have a full truckload we will send a truck half empty so that we meet our promise to customers.
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I support the process and will await the ultimate resolution by the Maryland Court of Appeals. Right now, we need to focus our attention on passing a strong medical-decision making bill, and oppose Governor Ehrlich's efforts to weaken these protections.
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I would question any fee. Let them know you're comparison shopping among several lenders.