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Home Sales Post Another Gain

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Sales of previously owned homes edged up in November, the third increase in four months after a dismal summer for home-buying. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), buyers bought homes at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.68 million. Even with the rise, this year is shaping up to be the worst for […]

Prediction: Mortgage Delinquencies Will Decline in 2011

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The annual consumer credit forecast from U.S. credit bureau TransUnion predicts a 20 percent drop in national mortgage loan delinquencies by the end of 2011. TransUnion predicts that the number of delinquent accounts — 60 or more days past due — will drop to 4.98 percent from an expected 6.21 percent at the conclusion of […]

7 Tips for First-Time Home Buyers

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Home buyers, especially first-time home buyers, often get caught looking at the wrong things when they buy a house. They fall in love with all the things that are easy to fix, and never think to look at the really important clues that the house might be more trouble than it’s worth. So, what should […]

First-Time Buyers Returning to the Market

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With interest rates slowly rising, a new report says that many first-time homebuyers aren’t taking any chances, and are looking to buy a home as soon as possible. According to the Housing Pulse survey from Inside Mortgage Finance and Campbell Surveys, the percentage of first-time buyers grew from 34.4 percent in October to 37.2 percent […]

Credit Card Spending Limit – There is No Such Thing

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Your credit card spending limit does not exist and it never did. In spite of the fact that your credit score is largely dependent on your spending limit (relative to your debt), there really is no such thing as a spending limit. Your credit card will rarely be declined in you go over the spending […]

Housing Inventory Drops in November

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A new report from ZipRealty shows the supply of homes for sale in November declined by an average of 3.78 percent in 26 major metropolitan areas that the company researched. The report measures inventory from month to month and also compiles quarterly results of the information and covers single family homes, condos, and townhomes. Declines […]

Your Mortgage and the Down Payment You Need

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There are a lot of steps in buying a home. Among the things you need to prepare for is the amount needed to make the down payment required by the lender. This is a form of financial protection for the lenders, and since they require this, borrowers have no choice but to comply. In the […]