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Are Points a Good Buy Now?
posted: 5 HOURS 58 MINUTES AGOcomments: 0
Have the rules on buying points on a refinancing or a new mortgage changed? It used to be a rule of thumb that they weren't really worth it, but now deals may be so good they are hard to turn down.
A Shack at McMansion Prices
posted: 5 HOURS 52 MINUTES AGOcomments: 0
filed under: Mortgages, Recession
Why are we in so much financial trouble? Because of stories like this one, wherein a woman got a mortgage on her house for way, way more than it was worth, and then couldn't pay it off.
British Home Prices Fall at Record Rate
posted: 3 DAYS 14 HOURS AGOcomments: 0
filed under: Financial Crisis, Mortgages
House prices in Britain fell in 2008 at their fastest rate for at least 25 years, the country's biggest mortgage lender said Friday, stoking market expectations that the Bank of England will cut borrowing costs further next week.
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Low Rates Give Housing Market a Lifeline
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Borrowers Rush to Refinance as Rates Drop
posted: 18 DAYS 5 HOURS AGOcomments: 0
filed under: Loans, Mortgages, Refinancing
The Federal Reserve's unexpectedly steep rate cut this week spurs struggling homeowners to refinance their mortgages at some of the lowest rates in nearly half a century.
US Homes Lose $2 Trillion in Value
posted: 21 DAYS 13 HOURS AGOcomments: 22
filed under: Financial Crisis, Mortgages
According to a new report by real estate Web site Zillow.com, American homeowners will lose more than $2 trillion in home value by the end of this year.
Also: Fannie Mae to Allow Renters to Stay in Foreclosed Homes
Also: Fannie Mae to Allow Renters to Stay in Foreclosed Homes
Yes, There is a Bottom for House Offers
posted: 41 DAYS AGOcomments: 0
filed under: Mortgages, Recession
Real estate expert Alison Rogers, author of Diary of a Real Estate Rookie, explains how she copes with the changing market, and what you can do to keep up as a buyer or seller.
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Home values could take decades to recover
If you bought near the top of the housing bubble between 2005 and 2006, you could wait decades for the prices to reach that level again, according to a report in USA Today. People who must move for a...
Skipping payments to get a mortgage modification is not a good idea
A nasty rumor is floating around that people should skip a few mortgage payments to get a better interest rate on their mortgage. While it's possible if you happen to have your mortgage with a bank...
Lita Epstein
Nov 18th 2008 @ 2:00 pm
Filed Under:
Home, Real Estate, Recession, Mortgage Confidential
Don't use mitigation services to save your house!
We've been seeing a number of questions regarding mitigation services and whether to pay them $1,000 or more to help save a home from foreclosure. Most of these mitigation services are frauds. You not...
Bruce Watson
Oct 10th 2008 @ 12:00 pm
Filed Under:
Banks, Borrowing, Home, Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Mortgage Confidential
Chicago-area sheriff refuses to participate in evictions
In Christopher Buckley's Thank You for Smoking, the main character, Nick Naylor, is a tobacco lobbyist. As his job pushes him to ever deeper levels of moral depravity, he repeatedly states,...
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