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How to Avoid Predatory Lending Most mortgage lenders and brokers have your best interests in mind. However, there are the bad guys,  "predatory lenders" - lenders that act unscrupulously and may try to take advantage of you.Although predatory lending is not defined by federal law and states defin...

Online real estate ad spend projected to reach $8 billion in 2012Report projects 48% growth in total local online ad spend in '08Friday, December 07, 2007Inman NewsThe "Big Three" classified advertising categories -- automotive, recruitment and real estate -- are expected to have a 37.7 percent s...

Mortgage Rates Hit Two-Year Lows!30-year fixed rate mortgage falls below 6 percent, and some close to.............f..Friday, December 07, 2007Freddie Mac is the latest group tracking loan prices to report that rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages have fallen below the 6 percent threshold.The McL...

Housing Slump Not a Financial Disaster For Some Equity-Rich HomeownersLafayette, CA -- The housing slowdown has hit, bringing with it record numbers of home inventories along with puzzled, frustrated, even angry sellers.So what is a potential seller supposed to do?  Steve Snyder of C M G Mortgage...

UCLA economist predicts U.S. will avoid the 'R' wordForecast report notes disconnect in housing, jobsThursday, December 06, 2007While the "R" word -- recession -- has been tossed about frequently in economic discussions, a quarterly economic forecast maintains that the word need not be a part of ...

Foreclosure relief plan draws mixed industry responseSome view interest rate freeze as more harmful than helpfulThursday, December 06, 2007A plan to freeze interest rates for a segment of homeowners who face the prospect of foreclosure is either political grandstanding, a delaying tactic, a finge...