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You’ve labeled and packed all your boxes, notified everyone of your change of address, eaten all your frozen goods so nothing goes to waste and done all the other preliminary prep work needed for the move into your new home. Moving day is rarely stress free and without some problems. But if you s...
07/16/2013
Buying a home with a spouse or domestic partner who has a checkered credit history can hurt your financial future. When you apply for a mortgage loan using your joint income, each partner’s credit history typically is weighed equally. If one of you has been dodging creditors or paying bills late,...
07/16/2013
Landing a mortgage loan opens the door to home ownership, but it’s no longer the inalienable right it appeared to be during boom times. So it’s important to choose competent professionals to help make the process smooth. While there are numerous new mortgage-lending regulations to protect you fro...
07/16/2013
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson says a technicality is blocking some home buyers from participating in the housing market: Many distressed borrowers who sold their homes in a short sale – for less than the mortgage balance during the housing meltdown – are now eligible to purchase again, but incorrect info...
07/16/2013
Fannie Mae recently announced requirements for Fannie Mae short sales listed in a multiple listing service (MLS). Starting August 1st, each new short sale listing must maintain an “active” status for a minimum of five days; and that timeframe must include at least one weekend. Freddie Mac announc...
07/16/2013
Homeowners nationwide living near areas where disaster struck – but not directly impacted – are still seeing dramatic increases in their insurance premiums.For example, in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, unaffected residents living near the disaster zone still saw big spikes in flood insurance premi...
07/16/2013
Last December, she went online, researched various moving companies and hired one to move her elderly parents from Grants Pass, Ore., to her home in West Sacramento. She got an estimate, told them what needed to be moved and set a delivery date.Three days later, Purdie says, the movers showed up ...
07/16/2013
One real estate developer hired a drone; another displayed life-size sculptures of polar bears. A third charged potential buyers $100,000 just to take a peek at the floor plans. The common goal: selling something that doesn’t exist.Spurred by tight inventory and plenty of interest from foreign bu...
07/16/2013
In what could have a dramatic impact on the housing industry’s steady recovery, U.S. mortgage rates rocketed upward this week, hitting their highest level in nearly two years. The rise in rates was a reaction to the belief that the Federal Reserve will curb its massive stimulus policies — a buy-b...
07/16/2013
Underwater home owners are willing to move, despite losing money on their homes, new research shows.  In fact, home owners who owe more on their mortgage than their home is currently worth are more willing to move away if a job opportunity arises than even home owners with equity, according to re...
07/12/2013
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