Five Ways to Messing Up Mortgage Refinancing
Its time to refinance your mortgage, but here are five ways to hurting yourself and messing up mortgage refinancing.
Should You Rent or Buy Your Next House?
Buying a house is the so-called American dream, and if you were to take a poll, most would likely agree that owning is the best move for their finances.
Is a No Closing Cost Mortgage Really Possible?
A no closing cost mortgage can save you thousands and put dreams of ownership back on the table. But is it really doable?
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Close to Repayment
Fannie Mae posted record second quarter profits. Those profits resulted in a dividend being paid back to the US Treasury.
PrimeRates Market Talk: Higher We Go? China And Europe Upbeat
In This weeks market talk Jack Boylan discusses the weekly goings on in the market including whats happening in Europe and China
Ex-Fed Official: Sorry About All That Quantitative Easing Stuff
an Ex-Federal Reserve official, Andrew Huszar, has come out against the endless Quantitative Easing programs.
PrimeRates Market Talk: Jobs, The Fed And France
About that government shutdown… Jobs surprised on the upside in a big way this morning with the October number beating the estimates by a whopping 100,000.
Investing in Real Estate With No Money
If you want to invest in real estate and have no money saved or set aside, sell your snowmobile or your jet ski or your sailboat.
Can Regular People Still Buy A Home?
The answer to that question is yes…but. After the housing bubble of 2008, housing prices plummeted, especially in certain overheated markets (i.e. Las Vegas, Miami, etc.).
4 Home Renovation Projects That Pay for Themselves
Anyone who has undertaken home renovation projects inevitably ask the question: How much return on investment (ROI) can I expect on the outlay?” When it comes to renovations,...
Just in Time for Halloween: The Mask of Condo-Mania
If you’re among small real estate investors who don’t think it matters what the big developers do, consider what happened when Wall Street and larger investors learned this lesson: there’s...
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Just when you think it can’t get any more absurd in the Euro zone, there seems to be a trial being released suggesting that interest rates fall below zero.
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In 2008, the minimum credit score required to get a conventional mortgage loan increased from 620 to 680, which made it difficult for people to get a loan.
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Should I Get a Fixed-Rate or an Adjustable Rate Mortgage?
Most people rely on financing from a mortgage lender. And with a mortgage loan comes the next biggest question – a fixed-rate or an adjustable rate?
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with careful, smart planning, a house doesn’t have to drain your bank account - providing you can avoid these three common housing mistakes.
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The Simplest Guide to Successful Selling
You are ready to sell your investor house and collect the benefits. Hopefully. But your profits are razor-thin, so you don’t want to involve a broker who will reduce the small...
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