Government: Mortgage Assistance Program Helping 1 in 5 Homeowners

Government: Mortgage Assistance Program Helping 1 in 5 Homeowners

The Obama administration says 20% or one in every five troubled homeowners is being helped by the government's mortgage modification program.  

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Cash vs. Mortgage When Buying a Home

Cash vs. Mortgage When Buying a Home

Not many of us are fortunate enough to have sufficient cash to even consider purchasing a home in well, cash.

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Ideal conditions spawn new mortgage applications

Ideal conditions spawn new mortgage applications

Latest figures released by the Mortgage Bankers Association show that mortgage applications, which includes new and refinance mortgage applications posted its highest numbers since May of this year.

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Home New Home: 7 Tips for First-Time Mortgage Borrowers

Home New Home: 7 Tips for First-Time Mortgage Borrowers

Purchasing a new home could be the fulfillment of a lifetime's worth of dreams for many people. It may well also be a couple or family's most significant financial undertaking.

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Is It Time to Buy for First-Time Home Seekers?

Is It Time to Buy for First-Time Home Seekers?

For people looking to buy a new home, there may be no time like the present.  

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Cash in on the $8,000 Tax Credit for New Home Purchases

Cash in on the $8,000 Tax Credit for New Home Purchases

Recent government programs introduced to stop foreclosures and stimulate interest in the Housing Sector have brought about positive results. The real estate sector has certainly benefited from these measures.

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Where Would We Be Without Mortgages?

Where Would We Be Without Mortgages?

Home ownership has been recognized as an American value from the country’s earliest days and it continues to exercise a strong pull.

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The Tax Advantages of Taking a HELOC

The Tax Advantages of Taking a HELOC

The Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) offers an economical way of consolidating debt, and financing college education, home improvements, medical expenses, and many other similar periodic financial demands

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Economy in Recovery: Take advantage of today’s low mortgage rates

Economy in Recovery: Take advantage of today’s low mortgage rates

Good economic numbers from the US Economy has economists and analysts upbeat about the future. But recovery is still a term only a few use to describe the economy’s present state.

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Mortgage rates relatively unchanged as banks show mixed results

Mortgage rates relatively unchanged as banks show mixed results

Mortgage rates again failed to break the 5 percent rate for the second consecutive week—a far cry from April’s record low rates. Rates remain steady as mixed news from the US economy has analyst guessing next market movements.

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