If you don't buy low enough, refinancing could be problematic if interest rates rise during the next presidential term.

Obama Presidential Libraryhttp://www.oplsouthside.org/sitesThe Barack Obama Foundation is considering two sites on the South Side of Chicago for the Barack Obama Presidential Center in the Washington Park and Woodlawn neighborhoods.

Just sounds like the branch president is doing a CYA.They want to show they didn't let you run wild so if something imploded later they wouldn't be seen as grossly negligent.Employees and board of directors at banks worry about their jobs and facing criminal charges if a bank goes belly up down the road.The bank is demonstrating prudence.  

I prefer to buy when the market is down too and that's why I'm probably going to wait at least until the presidential election is over. 

That almost sounds like a bargain though compared to the story I recently saw on the Fairmont Hotel charging $150,000 for a 3-night stay in their Presidential Suite that weekend. 

t storm of unpredictability, and to top it off, we're in uncharted territory with the surreal US presidential elections.

Hello everyone.I was thinking about how Real Estate will be this year and the next with November's new presidential election.How will that effect us investors, rates, the market, and the vaule of real estate.I know in the past the Real Estate market drops during new elections. 

I'd like to include it in my leases and head off an issue that is likely to come to a boil when the presidential election heats up.

When appropriate and 3 The Financial Stability Oversight Council consists of the following members: Secretary of the Treasury, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Comptroller of the Currency, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Chairperson of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration, a presidentially-appointed independent member with insurance expertise, Director of the Office of Financial Research (non-voting), Director of the Federal Insurance Office (non-voting), a state insurance commissioner (non-voting), a state banking supervisor (non-voting), and a state securities commissioner (non-voting). 4 “2014 Annual Report.”

Personally, I think we will see another stimulus bill passed to prop up the economy regardless of who the next president is.