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 Could your clients afford a 20% down payment? Could you? Can you envision what your prospective client pool will look like if new regulations governing Qualified Residential Mortgages (QRM) take effect this year? Neither can we. And neither can many elected officials in Congress who did not inte...
05/18/2011
The next time a website says to download new software to view a movie or fix a problem, think twice. There's a pretty good chance that the program is malicious. In fact, about one out of every 14 programs downloaded by Windows users turns out to be malicious, Microsoft said Tuesday. And even thou...
05/18/2011
Plenty of options to call homeThe Phoenix area may be in the Southwest, but it offers a lot more than Southwest-flavored houses and neighborhoods. While there are many neighborhoods featuring stucco homes with tile roofs, there are also historical houses with mature trees, homes from the post-Wor...
05/16/2011
 Resale homesLike everywhere else in the country, sales of existing homes have slowed, creating a large selection of about 53,500 homes from which to choose. Prices have been dropping.   Resale residences include homes on the edges of the Phoenix area that may be only a few years old, especially ...
05/16/2011
Less-than-buoyant reports on home values are causing anxious nights for some homeowners who can't decide if they should sell now or wait a few years in hopes of a higher price. "There are still lots of 'hold out' sellers. They're part of the shadow inventory of properties not yet on the market," ...
05/13/2011
 Several websites offer online calculators with a variety of features designed to help prospective homebuyers gauge monthly mortgage payments. Here are a few: • Bankrate.com: www.bankrate.com /calculators/mortgages/mortgage- calculator.aspx. Offers calculators to gauge mortgage payment amounts a...
05/13/2011
The housing market, no matter where you live, is being effected by powers that we small people have no control over. Unless you've been living under a rock for the last 2 years, you've probably heard that appraisals have been coming in really low. These low appraisals are disrupting the housing m...
05/12/2011
The housing market, no matter where you live, is being effected by powers that we small people have no control over. Unless you've been living under a rock for the last 2 years, you've probably heard that appraisals have been coming in really low. These low appraisals are disrupting the housing m...
05/12/2011
The housing market, no matter where you live, is being effected by powers that we small people have no control over. Unless you've been living under a rock for the last 2 years, you've probably heard that appraisals have been coming in really low. These low appraisals are disrupting the housing ...
05/12/2011
MONTEREY, Calif. - By summer's end, buyers and sellers in some of the country's most upscale housing markets are slated to lose one their biggest benefactors: the deep pockets of the federal government. In this seaside community of pricey homes, the dread of yet another housing shock is already s...
05/12/2011
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