Jason Roebuck

I was going to sit down and write a blog about the "Follow the Money" report that I listened to on the radio this morning. However, my mother always told me that if you don't have anything good to say, then don't say anything at all.

Speaking of my mother, she was up from Tampa for the last two weeks to see the new baby. We took some time to go to our favorite spot while she was here. The wineries of Lane County.

Although she is not a wine snob, and presently I can't afford to be, or I would be for sure. I need to ask God to help me with that as He increases my business. I need to be a good steward and not spend too much money on the wine that I love so much.

Anyway, I digress, Here are some pictures that she took while we were out there:

I hope you are able to see just how gorgeous the property is at King Estate winery. My mom went for a half a mile walk just to make sure that she got the right angle for this incredible picture...She rocks. By the way, the 2005 Lorane Valley Pinot Noir rocks too. I know, everyone loves the Pinot Gris, but the 2005 Lorane Valley Pinot Noir get my vote for sure. They tell me that it is the chocolate notes that make it so good. My wife is a huge fan of the new Muscat that they are currently tasting right now. Thanks again mom for buying her the two $18.00 bottles. Anyway, I have to get out there more, it is not only beautiful, but the people are awesome. Thanks again for a great time.

The shirt got a little untucked after the tasting, but I was still not ready to sit down for lunch...see next post...

Ok, I have to get out of here. More pictures coming soon of mom's favorite spot, Sweet Cheeks...Stay Tuned and God Bless Oregon...Jason

I took the time first thing this morning to read the speech from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke about the state of the overall federal reserve market. He spent a little too much time justifying the actions of the saving of Bear Stearns. (Me thinks he dost protest too much) Anyway, read into that what you will.

Also, he made the comment about inflation again. He initially tried to say that other market pressures may stave off inflationary pressures. He eventually said too much about inflation, which I believe is why we saw upward pressure on interest rates again this morning.

I read a few articles recently about the failure of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and honestly I just don't think I should release to the public what my fears are about why we would save Bear Stearns and broker a buyout of Countrywide, but let Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac go down. OK, seriously, they won't let them go down, but if we elect a liberal into the White House, we could very well be looking at a government run lending institution that regulate our mortgage business, instead of government sponsored lending institutions that guide our mortgage business.

Enough commentary, there was some good news for homeowners with mortgages through Indymac recently. I though that it would be good to share with those of you that made it though my commentary this far. Please feel free to reblog or forward this article on to everyone that you know that could possibly benefit from a government sponsored retooling of their mortgage. Hooray, FDIC...God Bless you all...Jason

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008128550_indymac21.html

I was going to scan the article and post it here, but it was much easier to find it online and post the webpage. Welcome to the internet, Jason.

For the third time today, I have recieved a notice saying that the bond market is getting worse, which is good news for interest rates. So for all of the Realtors that were saying that the buyers were waiting for the real estate market to hit the bottom. If rates are getting better, one might say that we are at the bottom right now. As more buyers enter the market and start bidding on the same houses, prices will naturally start to go back up.

I got this feeling when I was driving to a closing last Friday. No, it wasn't gas...I felt like all of us that have been waiting for the shoe to drop and the market to take off again, so we can get real busy, should not have to wait any longer. So, whatever systems that you set up in your business to make sure that you could survive through these lean times, you need to keep them going as your business starts to increase. Maximizing your profit potential is not a bad thing, it insures that you will have the money in the bank next time things start to slow down and you have to operate on your reserves for a little while.

I could be totally wrong about what is going on in the real estate market right now, but I don't think so. Whenever I have gotten a feeling about the market in the past or anything for that matter, it has usually happened exactly as I expected. (I am not trying to brag, because I am nothing special, it is something that comes to me from outside of myself - some kind of God given barometer) All thanks be to God, by the way...

So, here is the news, you are not going to have to wait for the election to see who gets in office to decide if you should stay in the industry, if your business does not start to pick up right now, there is something drastically wrong with your business or your market. My advice is to target your market and stick to your guns and things should start to pick up for you soon, if they haven't already...Happy selling and God Bless...Jason