The past couple of days you can't turn on the tv or radio without hearing all about the $200 billion dollar government bail out of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. We've heard all of the details coming to light, different prospective from the various "experts" and talking heads, but what does it all really mean to just regular people like you and me? Well, I'm by no means an "expert" so I did what any normal person would do, I started asking questions of people I know in the lending...

Summer's over in Kansas City...time to think about a luxury lake home!



What, am I crazy? Who thinks about buying or selling a lake home unless it's spring or summer? You should, and here's why.



As a buyer, now is the perfect time to get that house on the lake you've always dreamed of owning. Sellers that currently have their lake homes feel like the season to sell for them is pretty well over so they start lowering their asking prices....