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mortgage: 12 Hidden Costs of Homeownership - 04/12/10 10:00 AM
12 Hidden Costs of Homeownership
As the spring season gets underway, many Americans will be looking to take advantage of the lower real estate prices, attractive mortgage rates, and federal tax credit by purchasing a home. But remember: Not all of the costs associated with homeownership are reflected in the listed price.
Indeed, many buyers -- particularly first-time buyers -- may be surprised by the amount of cash they'll need to set aside for housing-related expenses that they hadn't previously considered.
These often-overlooked expenses can include everything from title insurance to lawn mowing. To give would-be home buyers a … (5 comments)
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mortgage: Economic Aspects Of Real Property: A Brief History And Origins of Real Estate. - 07/05/09 04:39 PM
Where The Term Real Estate Come From.
A Brief History And Origins of Real Estate.
Definition: Real Estate
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The Industrial Revolution.
The industrial revolution was one of the great equalizers in human history, The use of machines for manual labor freed many peasants for different tasks, and allowed a privileged few time for education and specialization into new fields of labor opened up by the mechanization of industry. Cobblers, seamstresses and cabinetmakers found that their once invaluable skills were now obsolete, leaving them to return to the land and the coal … (2 comments)
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mortgage: Who Owns My Mortgage? - 04/28/09 07:31 AM
Who Owns My Mortgage?
by Ralph Roberts
When trying to contact your lender to work out a payment plan or some other deal, knowing who owns your mortgage can be very helpful. Unfortunately finding out is not as easy as it sounds. You should be able to call the phone number on your last mortgage statement or the number in your payment coupon book and connect directly with your lender.
More often than not, this merely puts you in touch with the servicer - the business that collects and processes your payments. In some cases, the servicer is prohibited from divulging … (4 comments)
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mortgage: Slow Market Survival Guide: How to Survive in Today's Market - 08/28/08 05:24 PM
Slow Market Survival Guide
How to Survive and Prosper in Today's Slow Real Estate Market
By: Ben Curry
The news has been full of Doom and Destruction concerning the housing market. Is this really what's going on in the U.S housing market? Real Estate Agents had it easy during the booming market. As long as you had buyers or listings, you were guaranteed to make money.
Homes closed quickly and banks were quick to accept sketchy loans. Borrowers with no job could buy a house. People with damaged credit could buy a home with little out of … (15 comments)
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mortgage: Housing Bill To Provide Mortgage Relief... - 07/30/08 12:55 PM
Bush signs housing bill to provide mortgage relief
By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - President Bush on Wednesday signed a massive housing bill intended to provide mortgage relief for 400,000 struggling homeowners and stabilize financial markets.ipt"
Bush signed the bill without any fanfare or signing ceremony, affixing his signature to the measure he once threatened to veto, in the Oval Office in the early morning hours. He was surrounded by top administration officials, including Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Housing Secretary Steve Preston.
"We look forward to put in place new authorities to improve … (0 comments)
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mortgage: Fed plans new rules to protect future homebuyers - 07/08/08 03:04 PM
Fed plans new rules to protect future homebuyers
By JEANNINE AVERSA, AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve will issue new rules next week aimed at protecting future homebuyers from dubious lending practices, its most sweeping response to a housing crisis that has propelled foreclosures to record highs.
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Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke of the much-awaited rules in a broader speech Tuesday about the challenges confronting policymakers in trying to stabilize a shaky U.S. financial system. To that end, Bernanke said the Fed may give squeezed Wall Street firms more time to tap the central … (3 comments)
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mortgage: Trust Deeds, Mortgages, Contracts, Warranty Deeds: What are They? - 05/27/08 12:06 AM
Trust Deeds, Mortgages, Contracts, Warranty Deeds: What are They?
by Clifford Hockley
Charles was confused. He was trying to buy a four-plex, but just did not understand the real estate jargon.
Deeds, trust deed, contacts, mortgages all were words he thought he knew, but in the end really did not understand.
He was sitting in his real estate broker's office embarrassed that he did not understand, when the broker Mimi, said to him,"You know, the language of real estate can be very confusing. I have prepared a short summary of terms that might be helpful to you as we move … (7 comments)
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mortgage: Selling Your Home In a Market Full of Foreclosures - 04/18/08 11:19 AM
by Phoebe Chongchua
Take a look in just about any neighborhood and you may find the sign of distressed times. Foreclosures are on the rise and that can cause a lot of panic for sellers who aren't in the same financial crisis.
"We're in a very price-sensitive market and obviously in any buyers' market that's the case," says Chris Heller, President of The Heller Real Estate Group, Inc. at Keller Williams.
The increase of awareness about foreclosures is stimulating buyers to keep fishing and pushing for even lower prices for homes.
"So the sellers who are not in … (3 comments)
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mortgage: Implementation Of The Two Mortgage Provisions In The FHA and GSE Limits - 02/29/08 09:49 PM
Date: February 14, 2008
RE: Implementation of the Two Mortgage Provisions in the Stimulus Bill
On February 13, 2008, the President signed the stimulus bill, H.R. 5140. This is the first in a series of memorandums discussing the implementation of the two mortgage related provisions included in the signed measure. The bill provides temporary increases to both the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and government sponsored enterprises (GSE) mortgage limits until December 31, 2008. NAR will provide updated information on these provisions as it becomes available.
The new law makes seven temporary changes to the FHA and GSE loan limits:
• Raises the … (0 comments)
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mortgage: Unsigned Letter Accuses Agent Of Mortgage Fraud. - 02/06/08 12:45 AM
Unsigned letter accuses agent of mortgage fraud
Real estate agent says it may be a rival using smear tactics.
By SUSAN TAYLOR MARTIN, Times Senior Correspondent
Published November 23, 2007
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mortgage: Realtor Caught in Cash-Back-at-Closing's Crosshairs - 02/01/08 09:14 AM
Realtor Caught in Cash-Back-at-Closing's Crosshairs
by Ralph Roberts
According to Realtor Lori Polin, she was totally unaware that what she was involved with consisted of real estate and mortgage fraud. If ignorance of the law was an appropriate defense, she could be off the hook. Unfortunately it's not. According to a recent story in the St. Petersburg Times entitled "Unsigned letter accuses agent of mortgage fraud," Polin was allegedly involved in classic cash back at closing schemes.
Here's how a cash back at closing scheme works: The buyer pays more for a property than it's worth, and the seller agrees to … (7 comments)
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mortgage: Your 5-minute guide to credit cards - 01/20/08 04:04 AM
Your 5-minute guide to credit cards
Credit cards do have some benefits, but it's easy to get into financial trouble if you rely on them too much. Here are more than a dozen tips for using cards wisely.
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Use a credit card wisely and you can reap benefits like cash back, bonus points and airline miles, not to mention a better credit score. Use it unwisely and you could end up under a mountain of debt.
The No. 1 rule is: Pay off your balance every month. Otherwise, … (4 comments)
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mortgage: Mortgage Insurance Tax Deduction Extended - 01/15/08 02:08 AM
Mortgage Insurance Tax Deduction Extended
by Broderick Perkins
The same new federal law that offers relief from mortgage debt forgiveness taxes, also extends tax benefits for many more homeowners who pay mortgage insurance.
Effective January 1, 2008, according to the "Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007," for those eligible, no taxes will be owed on any mortgage debt forgiven or written off as part of a short sale, foreclosure, renegotiation, bankruptcy or other such action on a principal residence.
Before the law was passed, such forgiven debt was typically taxed as income.
The relief act came on the heels of … (0 comments)
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