homes: Arms are getting ready to adjust. Are you and homeowners alike ready for the adjustment? - 09/24/07 12:00 AM
Come next month, some of the cheap loans that got U.S. buyers into homes they might not have otherwise been able to afford are expected to get far less cheap. Adjustable-rate mortgages, which offer lower rates for an initial period, already are resetting. But the Mortgage Bankers Association estimates October through (5 comments)
homes: Fast track credit piggybacking gone soon! Buyers will work harder to achieve good credit. - 09/21/07 12:11 AM
The days may be numbered for dozens of Internet-based companies that promise to quickly boost FICO credit scores by 200 to 300 points. What is credit piggybacking??? Using a FICO-boost service, a mortgage applicant with a history of late and missed payments and a low FICO score in the 500s, for example, could (6 comments)
homes: Sell that home quicker! Tips for agent & sellers to bump up that curb appeal. - 09/19/07 02:20 PM
In a slow market, sellers need to do everything possible to help get their home looked at. Here are some basic tips. 1. Beware of grand gestures:Exterior improvements should be in keeping with the scale and proportion of your house and fit in with the neighborhood. So as lovely as a formal (4 comments)
homes: Many say the Fed lowering rates will help the housing market. Do you agree? - 09/19/07 12:37 AM
The fed lowered rates today 1/2%. They did shock the stock market, which shot up over 300 points, but will this help the housing market? I think not! or at least not for the short term. There are way too many negatives in the Real Estate market right now for a small (5 comments)
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