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Low Home Prices - Not Enough Reason to Purchase a Home
Prospective home buyers should consider becoming homeowners with home prices at historic lows, but in many housing markets across the nation, this is not the case. Much of the blame can be placed on a nearly five year slide in home values. Those home price declines have in some areas rapidly declined over the past two quarters and have left many sellers unwilling or unable to reduce their asking prices.
05/09/2011 10:04 AM

Borrowers Pay More Under FHA Rule
The FHA mortgage program could be obliging homeowners to fork over tens of millions in extra interest charges after selling their homes or refinancing loans. FHA loans require interest to be paid beyond the date that borrowers pay off their loans. For example, if you sell your home and close early, you're required to pay interest through the rest of the month.
05/05/2011 12:03 PM

Should I Sell My Home or Rent My Home?
In a depressed real-estate market such as the one that we are in today, decisions about whether to sell or rent your home must be factored against the state of the economy. Your own financial situation and even emotional ties to the home can certainly affect your decision. Selling your home of course, offers the ability to liquidate all equity in the home.
04/18/2011 10:15 AM

Brand New Trends in Remodeling
With every year that comes so do new trend in everything from home decorating to remodeling. I have listed a few remodeling trends that should help inspire you if you are planning on remodeling.
04/12/2011 05:13 PM

Mortgage Rates Hit Above the Predicted 5% Mark
For the last half of 2010, analysts predicted that the 30-year mortgage rate would hit above 5% during early 2011 and steady somewhere below 6% by the end of 2011. That prediction has come to pass when recently the average on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage jumped to 5.05% for the week ending Thursday February 10.
02/25/2011 04:08 PM

New Home Sales Increased for the Month of December
New home sales across the nation increased significantly for the month of December 2010 when compared to the previous month. Even December's positive numbers leave 2010 the worst year on record for new home sales since the housing bubble burst.
02/25/2011 04:05 PM

State Mandates Increase Mortgage Modifications
State mandates that require loan-servicers and banks to hold mediation sessions with borrowers before foreclosures can take place, are having a significant effect on mortgage modification numbers across the nation. Currently there are around 20 states that promote some form of mediation sessions between borrowers and lenders in order for them to reach a settlement rather than foreclosure. In three states, these mediation sessions between borrowers and lenders are mandatory before a foreclosure can take place.
02/18/2011 06:27 PM