had about 15 e-mails from past clients. >> reporter: brian berman has been a mortgage lender and broker for 11 years. >> that's pretty unusual. usually one or two past clients a week check in on something for refinance purposes, that's more common. but 15 in the 24-hour period, or just overnight, is a lot. >> reporter: the powers say they can now move into the new neighborhood they want. their current house has finally recovered its pre-recession value. this latest dip in the mortgage rates makes all the difference. >> we'd like to put on the market at the end of february and be in our new house by april. >> reporter: that's what the difference is. >> yeah.t' >> reporter: here in georgiaor the number of foreclosures is also below what it was in 200606 before the recession. and, brian berman, that mortgage broker, he told me three years ago, the majority of his applications for loans were for foreclosures. bob, he's had none in the last six months. >> schieffer: all right, thank you very much, mark. one thing that could disrupt the economy is the slowdown at the