Housing: Is the President’s Plan Saving Homes? Retailers tell of a rare monthly sales gain, a troubled homeowners program passes an important benchmark, and new claims for unemployment benefits decline. The AP’s Mark Hamrick reports… If you have questions or comments, we’d love to hear from you. Just click the ‘comment’ link below to contact […]
Title and Escrow Services: Shop Around
Title and Escrow Services: Shop Around When it comes to real estate, just about everything is negotiable, so don’t ever let anyone tell you that services like title insurance and closing costs (escrow services) aren’t. Title insurance companies are hired, in part, to issue title insurance protection for home buyers and lenders. Lenders require the […]
Five Powerful Buying Strategies
Five Powerful Buying Strategies In today’s crazy Richmond area real estate housing market, making rational decisions based on sound information is a must! In reality, emotions often take over, and sometimes, it’s all you can do not to lose all conscientiousness when you think you have found that dream home. But if you’ll follow these […]
Relief From Overdraft Fees
Relief From Overdraft Fees Several banks have dropped the excessive overdraft fees that have drawn the scorn of politicians and consumers alike. AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney explains… Questions or comments? We’d love to hear from you. Just use the ‘comment’ link below to send us your thoughts. Your email address will NOT be […]
Homebuyer Tax Credit Extended for Service Members
Homebuyer Tax Credit Extended for Service Members The House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that calls for a one-year extension of the first time homebuyer tax credit for service members serving overseas. The bill passed 416-0, and is now in the Senate for consideration. The bill comes as many in the housing industry are […]
Reverse Mortgages: A Good Thing?
Reverse Mortgages: A Good Thing? Reverse mortgages are becoming more and more popular these days, but are they scams or are they legitimate? Is it really possible to sell your house back to a bank and still retain the deed to it? Will the bank really pay you the mortgage payments? A reverse mortgage is […]
Why Credit Scores Are Important
Why Credit Scores Are Important Shopping for a credit card is a lot more complicated than it used to be and the recent credit crunch has made getting credit much more difficult. And you should also know how just a few points on your credit score can make a BIG difference in the amount of […]
Fighting Foreclosure
Fighting Foreclosure If you, or someone you know, are facing foreclosure…call a lawyer and reference the following case: Your comments and/or thoughts on this video excerpt from the movie Zeitgeist, are welcome. Use the ‘comment’ link below to sound off.
What Richmond VA Real Estate Information Do You Need?
What Gulf Shores Real Estate Information Do You Need? We post real estate article after real estate article on this site, but would love to get our reader’s input as to exactly what type of real estate or mortgage related information you would like to see us write about that we have not already covered […]
Home Repairs That Actually Add Value
Home Repairs That Actually Add Value Even if home repair jobs add value to your house, only a few get back the money spent to do them. It is the highly visible repairs that will help most. Unfortunately, the less obvious ones don’t attract much attention. New energy-saving doors and windows are not likely to […]
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