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Federal law makers are trying to come to an agreement regarding the extension of unemployment benefits and the first time home buyer credit. According to the news, the proposal would extent the home buyer credit until June 2010

In historic fashion, some states are know considering law suits against mortgage lenders responsible for the foreclosure crisis. Recently, in a 5-4 decision, granted the states rights to pursue these actions. Attorney General Martha Coakley has previously filed two suits, one against Freemont and...

As my profile suggests, our office runs on a paperless model. Our challenges have been to align agent, lender and title company. Fortunately for us, our office knows and understands the technology but it must be difficult for vendor sales agents to sell their applications to individual real estat...

Recently, our office started promoting our brand more actively on sites such as activerain. Through our research and the sites we registered with, I am beginning to understand that providing people with useful content is a full time job. It is a labor of love but it requires new fresh information...

I don't know why but at the beginning of every month, I say to myself "I hope that next month is going to be different". The last minute push, the pressure to get things done, all in a very short period of time. After the month is done, I often say that this month is going to be different, the wo...

"Signing My Life Away" "Signing my life away" or "Do I really need to sign all of those papers" are classic remarks during a refinance or home purchase, but I underlining question is whether all of those documents actually meaning something? The short answer is yes. For purposes of this article, ...

                  Title Insurance tends to be a confusing area for some people and I wanted to take the time to go through the whole process with the hope that people will gain a heightened understanding of title insurance. In Massachusetts, there is a title standard which indicates that in order...

Title Insurance: Do I really need it?   On the majority of purchase closings, there is always a question about title insurance (owners) because most loan officers do not disclose the owner's policy. For purposes of this discussion, I am going to discuss title insurance, the different types and wh...

According to cnn, top Senate law makers have to come to an agreement with respect to the first time home buyer program. In addition to the 8000 dollar credit for first time home buyers, they are adding an additional 6500 dollar credit for some homeowners who buy a home by April, 2010