Consumer News and Advice Archive
RISMEDIA, Sept. 18, 2007-(MCT)-It used to be you went to online real estate sites in search of pictures and information about homes for sale. Then came virtual tours, aerial maps, and easy access to data about comparable sales. Now comes a slew of sites encouraging you to chat about real ...
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 ...
RISMEDIA, Sept. 12, 2007-(MCT)-Easy credit...no money down...bad credit OK...no income verification. Those come-ons for home loans were common just a few years ago, as numerous lenders tried to cash in on the home buying frenzy and the impossible hype that house values would rise higher and higher each year without ...
RISMEDIA, September 11, 2007-(The Wall Street Journal)--As mortgage woes spread, what's a nervous borrower to do? ...
RISMEDIA, September 10, 2007--(MCT)--Atlanta-area househunters Kendrick and Shaquita Gatewood have been courted with car leases, feted with furniture and tempted with tile. A health care worker and a teacher with secure incomes and down payment money, the couple are the toast of the Douglas County real estate market, where they ...
RISMEDIA, September 5, 2007--In honor of Grandparent's Day on Sunday, September 9, Liberty Reverse Mortgage and Sacramento State University have compiled the second annual Grandparent's Cost Index(R). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 56 million grandparents reside in the United States. The purpose of the survey was to ...
RISMEDIA, September 5, 2007--Metro Detroit homeowners remain vigilant in improving their homes despite the slow economy. According to the 2007 RE/MAX Housing Study, 60 percent of metro Detroit homeowners made improvements to their homes in the past two years, down only slightly from 66 percent in 2006. The study included ...