Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Early For those of us who have a mortgage, we know very well how stressful it can sometimes be to make the monthly payment on time. And then for some of us, late payments are inevitable. In fact, in 2013, from October to December, a whopping 3.85 percent of ho
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03/18/2014
Mortgage News For The Week Of March 17th, 2014 Last week’s economic reports provided rays of light as compared to the recent slump in positive economic news. Unusually severe winter weather conditions affected housing-related indicators as home builders and home buyers stayed on the sid
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03/17/2014
Tips On Making Your Home Green Are you ready to make some changes to your home? Do you want to be smart with your money and see a positive return on your investment? While most homeowners don’t see that return until they sell their home, you can start seeing the benefits now through conservi
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03/14/2014
Financial Preparations You Should Make Before Applying For A Mortgage Getting a mortgage can be challenging. Before a lender will put down tens of hundreds of thousands of dollars, it wants to know that the borrower can handle the loan so that it will get paid back. There are three things that a
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03/13/2014
Why Do You Mortgage Pre-Qualification? A mortgage pre-qualification is an initial estimate of what type of mortgage a borrower could get. It is limited, though, because it’s only based on what the borrower tells the lender, which might not be the same as what the lender finds out when it goes thr
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03/04/2014
Mortgage News For The Week Of March 3, 2014 Last week brought us mixed economic news. Reports showed new home sales increasing and weekly jobless claims higher than expected. Case-Shiller and FHFA home price reports reflected slower growth in home prices and mortgage rates moved higher for
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03/02/2014
Spruce Up Your Home For Spring On a Budget Have you been looking through home décor magazines and gazing with wonder at the gorgeous homes inside? Do you want to add a touch of elegance and luxury to your home before spring, but you are on a tight budget? No need to worry, there are many ways
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02/27/2014
Is It A Buyers Market? Two major indicators of home price trends showed a slowing momentum for home prices in December. The S&P Case Shiller 10 and 20 city indices reported that of 20 cities tracked, home prices were lower in December than for November. Case-Shiller’s seasonally adjusted mont
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02/26/2014
Using An FHA Loan To Get Cash-Out Of Your Home While homeowners typically equate the FHA loan program with low-down payment mortgages, FHA refinances are also available. In addition to easy-to-source rate-and-term and streamline refinances that replace an existing FHA mortgage with a bett
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02/25/2014
Existing Home Sales Numbers Drop Sales of existing homes fell by 5.10 percent in January according to the National Association of REALTORS. Pre-owned home sales slowed to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4.62 million homes against an expected reading of 4.65 million and December’s r
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02/24/2014
