Archive for 'Real Estate'
Mortgage Shopping 101: First Things First
Aug 10, 2009 - Part 1 of a 4 part series on shopping for a mortgage focuses on the basics of your mortgage search.
Facing Foreclosure? Turn The Tables On Your Bank
Jul 20, 2009 - With more and more homeowners falling behind on their mortgages, many are seeking help in unconventional ways.
House Raffle: $10 For A $3 Million Home
Jul 13, 2009 - Have you bought your $10 raffle ticket for this $3 million home?
Think You Know Insurance?
Jul 13, 2009 - Most of us understand the basics of insurance. But like life, insurance can be complicated. So it pays to know exactly what's covered and what isn't.
Death of the Mortgage Broker
Jun 25, 2009 - Many banks are cutting out the middle man and handling mortgages in-house. Are mortgage brokers a dying breed?
First Time Homebuyers Rejoice
Jun 19, 2009 - A collapsed housing market means first time home buyers are finding bargains and relief from the first time homebuyer tax credit.
How Much Is A Trillion Dollars?
Jun 11, 2009 - Just how much is a trillion dollars? A lot more than you think it is.
How To Buy Toxic Mortgage Loans
Jun 10, 2009 - They're known as toxic assets: mortgages on foreclosed houses. Uncle Sam wants the banks to sell them... maybe to you. But is toxic your cup of tea?
3 Mortgage Rescue Rip-off Tip-Offs
May 18, 2009 - With thousands of Americans now scrambling for a mortgage modification to forestall foreclosure, the scam artists are coming out of the woodwork. But avoiding a rip-off is easy... if you know what to look for.
Mortgage Help: To Pay or Not to Pay?
May 15, 2009 - If you're one of the millions of Americans who needs mortgage help, the good news is that there's plenty out there. The bad news is getting the right help isn't easy.
Do-It-Yourself Mortgage Modification
May 13, 2009 - When it comes to avoiding foreclosure, there's never been more help available... or more confusion finding it. Should you simply go it alone?
Is a Home Inventory Necessary?
Mar 27, 2009 - Nobody thinks it will happen to them. But every day in every city across America, families lose everything they have to fire, flood or other disaster. Of course, that's why we have insurance. But according to Stacy Johnson, there's one key ingredient that can hurt your ability to collect.
Is Now The Time To Remodel Your Home?
Mar 13, 2009 - Good time to sell your house? Not really. But good time to fix it up? Definitely. But you have to be careful about both the work you're doing and those doing it.
CNBC’s “House of Cards” Documentary
Feb 27, 2009 - If you haven't seen it yet, CNBC's House of Cards is an excellent documentary on the origins of the economic crisis. Wondering how we got into this mess? Just watch this video...
What To Do If You’ve Been Laid Off
Feb 06, 2009 - With the national unemployment rate above 7% and expected to rise, more and more Americans are finding themselves out of work. And whether you become one of them or not, it certainly pays to have a plan if it happens to you.
