Financing a Home Archive


Regional Spotlight: Maryland Foreclosures Fall in September

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
RISMEDIA, Oct. 17, 2007-(MCT)-Foreclosures were down in September, both nationally and in Maryland. But why is still uncertain. ...
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Four Ways to Fend Off Foreclosure

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
By Marshall Loeb, MarketWatch ...
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APR Often Misleads Borrowers into Costlier Mortgage Loans

Monday, October 8th, 2007
RISMEDIA, Oct. 9, 2007-Borrowers who shop for mortgages based on the loan's annual percentage rate (APR) often choose costlier mortgage loans without ever knowing it. Using APR as a determining factor when selecting a loan is actually a very poor and unreliable way to comparison shop for the best mortgage, ...
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How to Evaluate Mortgage Bail-out Programs

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
By Gail Liberman and Alan Lavine ...
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Q& A: What Happens to your Credit Score When You Get Married?

Monday, October 1st, 2007
By Lew Sichelman ...
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The Pros and Cons of Refinancing your Home

Friday, September 28th, 2007
RISMEDIA, Oct. 1, 2007-Consumers with adjustable rate mortgages scheduled to reset in the coming months might be researching their refinancing options-especially considering the recent drop in 30-year fixed mortgage rates. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates dropped to 6.25% last week in anticipation of the Federal ...
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The Eight Documents You’ll Need to Get a Mortgage Approved

Thursday, September 27th, 2007
RISMEDIA, Sept. 28, 2007-Getting a mortgage home loan might seem like a tedious process, but if you do your part to look good on paper, you can increase your eligibility for the best interest rates (https://www.informars.com/equifax/). Financial institutions primarily consider three main areas in determining who is eligible for a ...
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Retiring With a Mortgage?

Thursday, September 20th, 2007
RISMEDIA, Sept. 21, 2007-(WSJ.com)-It's an increasingly common dilemma: You want to retire -- but you haven't yet retired your mortgage.Even before the recent debt-driven housing boom and bust, the numbers were getting ugly. Among households headed by someone age 65 to 74, over 32% had a mortgage on their primary ...
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The Kitchen Goes on a Diet As Homeowners Trim Budgets

Monday, September 17th, 2007
By June Fletcher ...
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Is a Home Equity Loan Right for You?

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
RISMEDIA, Sept. 13, 2007-One major asset that many homeowners tend to overlook when seeking a way out of a financial hardship is right under their noses...or perhaps more accurately, right over their heads: their home. Your home is an investment and there's no reason it can't yield valuable returns for ...
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