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Close Credit Cards Before Buying Home?

By | August 6th, 2012|

If a lender asks you to close credit cards before buying a home, find out why and how closing credit cards will impact your credit score. Q: I got your name while doing a search on the Internet and I have a question. I was about to go to my closing for my mortgage on [...]

Bail Out Main Street to Save Homeowners?

By | August 6th, 2012|

Would bailing out Main Street by forgiving most residential mortgage and home equity loans help the housing crisis? Or make it worse? We recently received the following letter: Instead of the Eminent Domain proposal in California, how about this: Create the Bail Out Main Street Act 2012. Congress would immediately write and approve legislation to [...]

What to Do When Closing Cost Credit is Reduced

By | August 5th, 2012|

Closing cost credit can be reduced by a closing agent depending on the amount the lender allows. Understand what counts as a closing cost. Q:   It is a second home for us and was considered an investment property although the truth is we bought the condo for our son. At the closing table we [...]

Principal Reduction During Loan Modification?

By | August 5th, 2012|

You may not get a principal reduction during loan modification. A principal reduction would not wipe out fees and interest from your loan. Q: My lender told me I do not qualify for principal reduction on the loan I have with them. I contend that I am not asking for principal reduction but, rather, I [...]

Finding Hidden Homes in Today’s Inventory Drought

By | July 31st, 2012|

It’s been nearly a decade since inventories of homes for sale were so low. Typically, inventories are seasonal, rising in the spring when the home-buying season begins and declining through the fall months as real estate markets quiet down over the holidays. This has not been true in recent memory, however. Inventories have fallen during the spring [...]

Is Strategic Default on Rental Property a Good Idea?

By | July 27th, 2012|

If you don't qualify for refinance, you may be stuck with the property - a strategic default on rental property will lead to foreclosure. Q: My question is regarding a strategic default on a rental property. As with almost all homes, my townhome is underwater by approximately $100,000. I live in Maryland and my wife [...]

What Do Buyers Want in a Home?

By | July 17th, 2012|

Ups and downs continue to dominate the housing market. According to recent data from the United States Census Bureau, the average sales price of new single-family homes sold in 2011 was $267,900—a significant decrease from average prices of $272,900 in 2010, $270,900 in 2009, and $292,600 in 2008. Yet even though many people are pinching pennies [...]

Rent vs. Buy: Renters Want More Amenities

By | July 9th, 2012|

For many, the decision of rent vs. buy is a tough one, but with the housing market still on the mend, more people than ever are renting. Builders are taking notice, and they are hoping to appeal to renters who want a place to call home for the long term. According to a recent study by the National Association [...]

Using Retirement Money for Real Estate Investments

By | July 1st, 2012|

With the recession dragging into its fifth year, many people are seeing little to smile about when it comes to their retirement savings. Year after year, the money they invested in the hope that it would grow into a nice nest egg has remained stagnant—or even dropped in value. As a result, some investors are [...]

How Big of a House Do You Need?

By | June 22nd, 2012|

Part of the blame for the real estate crash has been placed on consumers looking to get more “bang for their buck” by using creative mortgage financing methods to afford bigger houses. While there is plenty of blame to go around for the financial crisis of 2008, the fact of the matter is that before [...]

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