Our parents, and even grandparents, never saw rates like these. A 15-year home loan now averages 2.84%, while a 30-year loan is 3.59%. And more homeowners are riding the refinance train with the...
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Our parents, and even grandparents, never saw rates like these. A 15-year home loan now averages 2.84%, while a 30-year loan is 3.59%. And more homeowners are riding the refinance train with the...
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by John Persinos The goal: You want to get top dollar for your home or investment property when you sell. You're confident you can renovate a few things, recoup the cost and even enjoy some...
Mistakes are difficult to avoid in something as complex as home buying, especially for the first time home buyer.
And it's the simple missteps that can end up costing you for years....
Don't have the credit history or other formal credentials to get a traditional home loan?
No worries, there's an alternative way to get the home of your dreams: owner financing (...
Guest blogger Andrea Travillian has loved personal finance from an early age; her first stock purchase was in 6th grade! Deciding to make a career of it, she got her BBA and MBA in finance. She...
There's a reason why you hire a real estate agent -- they're experts at selling homes! They're better informed on the worth of your house, the state of the housing market, and even...
The topic of home foreclosures has become quite a political brouhaha. As of this writing, 50 state attorneys general are getting ready to launch major investigations into the already beleaguered...
As a new Congress gets underway, the typical populist clamor is emanating from Washington. But the oft-cited mantra of "cut taxes and slash spending" may be causing an unintended...
Investors are taking a closer look at the rental housing market. After all, rental property is another way to diversify your investments. However, owning rental property is a hands-on endeavor...
Despite an ever-improving economy and an optimism surrounding the stock markets, the housing sector remains in a deep funk. The foreclosure crisis continues to take its time getting...
The housing market is flooded with homes and prices are low. This is great news for home buyers, yet the proposition can also be overwhelming. Here are nine house hunting tips that will help you...
In a buyer's market, it takes more effort than ever to sell your home quickly. Buyers know they have the upper hand, so they are looking for the best deal possible.
In order to get a...
If you manage to lock in these low rates on a home mortgage -- the lowest we've seen in six decades -- you can literally save thousands of dollars over the life of the loan.The constantly...
A good Realtor keeps her eyes peeled, and Dallas Realtor Robin Moss Norcross admits hers open up when there's ambulance activity in the neighborhood or old carpet on the curb. Those signs...
With the foreclosure market what it has been in recent years, we kept hearing horror stories about the insane things people do to their homes when they face eviction.
So we decided to ask: What...
