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Foreclosures On Rise And Mortgage Lenders’ Solution
In early 2008 foreclosures were increasing which furthered the housing market slowdown, but what are solutions that mortgage lenders are coming up with? Foreclosures are forcing private mortgage lenders to pay out millions of dollars. Mortgage lenders are trying to help homeowners who are currently or about to face foreclosure.
Home Owner Liability For Destroying Protected Tree
A home owner asks who has liability for an ancient tree being torn down on a next door lot. The home owner wonders if it's a neighbor, who is having a house built, has liability or if it's the builder, who tore down the tree.
Refinancing Home Loan: Shop Around To Save Money
A home owner asks how to refinance his home loan. The home loan refinance market has become chaotic so it pays to shop around and save money. A good place to refinance your home loan is a credit union, where you can save a lot of money because you can often get cheaper rates.
Divorce Property Refinance and Buy Out: Put Quit Claim Deed in Trust
A woman getting divorced says her ex-husband is buying her share of their home through a quit claim deed and will refinance the home. Ilyce advises her to put the quit claim deed in trust until she gets the money from her ex-husband. Otherwise, the woman may not see the cash after handing over the quit claim deed and having her husband buy her share of the property.
Foreclosure Last Option: Call Your Mortgage Lender If You Miss Payment
Many homeowners who struggle to make payments don't realize by calling their mortgage lender they may be able to avoid the foreclosure process. Contact HUD or your lender to learn about the foreclosure process and what you can do to avoid foreclosure if you can't make the payments. You may be able to avert the foreclosure process altogether if you speak with your mortgage lender and explain why you missed your mortgage payment.
Mortgage Payment Troubles? Take Foreclosure Questions To Lender, Experts
If you're having trouble paying your mortgage, go straight to your mortgage lender or another expert to ask questions about foreclosure. Foreclosure questions are not for family and friends, who may not know the answer to what happens when you can't pay your mortgage. Your mortgage lender will be able to answer any questions you have about foreclosure and to talk to you about how to afford your mortgage payments.
Staging To Sell
When you buy a home, it's the visuals that count. To sell your home faster you may want to stage your furniture and belongings to help give your home more personality. Generally, a less cluttered space is more appealing when you're selling a home.
Ilyce Glink on WSB Radio – January 27, 2008
This week on the Ilyce Glink show, Ilyce discussed the fallout from the collapse of European and Asian stock markets, and our own US stock market's gyrations. The good news is that this is a buying opportunity. You just have to have the cash on hand. She took many calls about the economy, the stock markets, and investing, and then talked with Julia about getting a reverse mortgage. For show notes, check out the details on her website, www.thinkglink.com/forum. And, don't forget to subscribe to her new YouTube channel, www.expertrealestatetips.net.
Ilyce Glink on WSB Radio – January 22, 2008
Ilyce substitutes for Clark Howard, discussing a variety of topics and taking calls from listeners.
Include Appraiser In Real Estate Investment Team
Before you start investing in real estate, you should put together an expert team. Should you include an appraiser in your real estate investment team? Often a real estate appraiser's conclusion is the same as reached by real estate agents who create comparative market analyses.