Mortgage News For This Week – February 24, 2014 Last week’s economic data supported recent reports indicating that housing markets are slowing, The National Association of Home builders/Wells Fargo Home Builders Index (HBI) dropped by 10 points to a reading of 46 for February. Home builder co
...
02/23/2014
Smart Ways To Use The Equity Within Your Home Home equity is the difference between what your home can sell for and what you owe on it. Generally, the longer you own your home, the more equity you build. This is money you can use before you sell your home through a home equity loan. Jus
...
02/20/2014
What You Need To Know Before You Sell A Home Using An FHA Loan Before an owner can market a property to buyers that want to use a FHA loan, he will want to familiarize himself with the FHA’s standards. FHA won’t insure loans on just any property. While their standards aren’t as stringent as
...
02/19/2014
Buying A Fixer-Upper...Consider This In your mind it seems like a great idea – you purchase an older run-down property and you have the chance to fix it up and make it into the home of your dreams. To Renovate, Or Not To Renovate Consider this, the renovation project that is simply a
...
02/13/2014
Is It A Good Idea To Co-Sign For A Mortgage Loan? Like credit cards or car loans, some mortgages allow borrowers to have co-signers on the loan with them, enhancing their loan application. However, a co-signer on a mortgage loan doesn’t have the same impact that it might on another loan. Furt
...
02/11/2014
Build Your Savings Or Pay Down Your Mortgage Have you find yourself with a little bit of extra money – perhaps due to a raise, an inheritance or an unexpected windfall? Are you wondering if you should put all of your money toward paying down the mortgage on your home? Or would you be better
...
02/04/2014
Another Tapering Of Quantitative Easing Purchases According to a statement provided by the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve, the committee has approved another reduction of the Fed’s monthly asset purchases. The adjustment will start in February and cuts monthly purchases
...
02/03/2014
Mortgage News For The Week Of February 03, 2014 Last week brought mixed news; while the Department of Commerce reported a dip in new home sales, mortgage rates also fell. The Federal Reserve’s FOMC statement revealed that quantitative easing would be further reduced by an additional $10 billi
...
02/02/2014
Are Plumbing Pressures Making You Want To Pop? Everyone wants their pipes to last as long as possible, but there are a couple of simple problems that might be sucking the life out of your plumbing. Long-term stress is the enemy when it comes to your water system. Here are the three most commo
...
01/30/2014
Homeowners See A Rise In Home Equity According to the S&P/Case-Shiller 10 and 20-City Home Price Indices released Tuesday, the U.S. Housing Market is on a roll based on year-over-year increases in average home values, but month-to-month results were mixed. The 10 and 20-City Home Price Indice
...
01/29/2014