Real Estate Seminar Ripoff? If you’ve ever been tempted to attend a free seminar on real estate investing, or felt attracted to a money-making course you see on some late night infomercial, this next story is for you. Part 2 of 2. (1:40) Have you, or anyone you know, been taken in […]
Help on the Way for Strapped Homeowners
Help on the Way for Strapped Homeowners The Senate moved against the worsening mortgage crisis, voting recently to make it easier for thousands of homeowners with ballooning interest rates to refinance into federally insured loans. The legislation, approved 93-1, would allow the Federal Housing Administration to back refinanced loans for borrowers who are […]
Existing Home Sales Down
Existing Home Sales Down The National Association of Realtors announced recently that total existing home sales – including single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – decreased 1.2 percent in October when compared to the previous month’s sales. October marked the eighth straight month that the pace of sales has declined from the month […]
Housing Woes Have a Domino Effect
Housing Woes Have a Domino Effect If you haven’t yet felt the impact of the nation’s credit crisis, just wait. So far, the turmoil may feel a bit remote for average people: Failed mortgage lenders. Gargantuan write-downs by banks. Foreclosures for people who couldn’t really afford the mortgages they got. What about the […]
How to Read a Credit Report
How to Read a Credit Report You don’t need to hire an expert to decipher the details of your credit report. Learn the ins and outs of credit reports, and learn how to report mistakes on your report. Click twice on the video to start, once to stop. (Video – 3:54) If you have […]
Forestalling Foreclosure
Forestalling Foreclosure Home foreclosures are reaching record levels in many parts of the country. And it’s no wonder, since most people who can’t make their payments do the opposite of what they should. If you’re behind in your mortgage, heed this expert advice from money reporter Stacy Johnson. If you have […]
The Rate Freeze Idea – Give Us Your Opinion
The Rate Freeze Idea – Give Us Your Opinion If you haven’t been keeping up with the news of late, you may not be aware of the new "Rate Freeze" idea that is being kicked around by the Hope Now Alliance, coalition of lenders, servicers, investors and community groups, put together by the Treasury […]
How to Determine a Home’s Value
How to Determine a Home’s Value Property values are falling in many markets, balancing out some inflated markets and making home values a little more realistic. This has some sellers worried. While they might not make as much money on a sale now as they would have a year or two ago, it doesn’t […]
Real Estate Forecasts – What Do They Really Mean?
Real Estate Forecasts – What Do They Really Mean? If you suffer from real estate blues brought on by plummeting prices, it may come as little comfort to know that this trend was supposed to have ended by now. When the market began its downturn in early 2006, some of the smartest economists […]
Mistakes Buyers Make in a Down Market
Mistakes Buyers Make in a Down Market With plenty of homes on the market, prices falling and mortgage rates down, it appears to be a great time for house hunters. But even in a buyer’s market, buyers can, and often do, make expensive mistakes. You need to do your homework. Know your market! […]
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