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4 Things That Can Help You Sell Your House Faster
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Despite the improvements that have been made in the housing market lately, it is still very much a buyer’s market. And that means that if you want to sell your home, you are going to have to cater to the buyers. They can afford to be picky, so you need to set your [...]

J.P. Morgan Chase Reports $3.3 Billion in Profits
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This past year has been good to the financial companies that were on the verge of disaster at the end of 2008. Thanks to TARP (which many banks are thankfully paying back), financial companies have been able to become profitable again. And, even though taxpayers have been helping these companies [...]

Fixed Mortgage Rates Drop
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Mortgage interest rates continue to hover near historical lows. And this week, fixed mortgage rates, which have been inching higher, are dropping again. Indeed, with Treasury indexed mortgages dropping their rates, it is little surprise that other mortgage rates are following suit. Freddie Mac reports that the fixed rate mortgage is [...]

How Will New Bank Taxes Be Figured?
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Plans are being considered to levy a new tax on banks. The deficit spending from the Bush Administration, and the Obama Administration, in an attempt at economic stimulus has been adding up. And with promises not to levy taxes on the middle class in place, there are few places to turn when it [...]

Watch Out for Underpriced Home Contractors
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Smart consumers shop around. You know this. But when you are having work done on your house, it is a good idea to consider the dangers of agreeing to a contractor that sounds too good to be true. You may be getting a tax benefit with the home equity loan [...]

For Best Mortgage Rates, You Need to Improve Your Credit Score
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There are many things that we think of as game changers when we look at how home buying has changed since the mortgage market crash. However, some things stay the same. And one of those things is that if you want access to the best mortgage rates, you will need to improve your [...]

Can?t Get a Mortgage? No Problem: It?s a Renter?s Market
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Many people acknowledge that now is a great time to buy a home, if you can. Mortgage rates are near historic lows, and home prices are also quite low. It’s a buyer’s market, and you can get concessions and other helpful items from sellers. However, the downside to all of this is that [...]

Jobs Loss Continues to Slow
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One of the concerns related to the housing market is that of employment. When people are losing their jobs, it is increasingly difficult to make current mortgage payments, much less buy a home. So the news that job cuts have slowed is welcome news on a number of fronts. CNN Money reports on [...]

Construction Spending Decreases in November
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One of the continuing obstacles to economic recovery is the fact that the housing market continues to lag. Even though the U.S. economy is expected to improve in 2010, there are concerns that employment and housing issues could continue to slow down the pace of the recovery. On the housing market front, things [...]

Guest Post: FHA?s reverse mortgage portfolio value would keep on increasing
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This is a guest post from Jennifer Lohan.
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development made an announcement stating that an independent survey published demonstrates that FHA (Federal Housing Administration) has suffered considerable losses from reverse mortgage loans offered prior to 2009.
As per a report from the Department of Housing and Urban [...]

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