Posts From Matthew C. Keegan
You Can Save Your Home From Foreclosure
Tweet Financially strapped consumers are losing their homes to foreclosure as higher mortgage payments and other expenses are making it difficult for some to keep up with payments. Although foreclosures
You Can Challenge Your Property Taxes
Tweet Homeowners will often gripe about their taxes, but not too many people will actually do something about it. According to the National Taxpayers Union (NTU), more than 60% of
They Messed Up My Credit Report!
Tweet You’ve decided to go ahead with an important consumer purchase, perhaps that new car you always wanted even a vacation home and you receive a nasty piece of information
Second Homes Equal One-Third Of Sales
Tweet The overall decline in the housing market has impacted the purchase of second homes, whether used for vacation or investment purposes, but the fact remains that one-third of all
Home Buying 7-Step Plan, Step 7
Tweet This is the final article in our home buying series. Hooray, you’ve finished the deal and are ready to move in! The house is yours and all you have
Clean Out The Clutter & Hold A Yard Sale
Tweet Quick, what are some of the favorite past times for Americans? If you named baseball, cook outs, and Disney vacations then you’d have picked three that definitely fit. Allow
Plunging Fed Rate & Mortgage Rates
Tweet Consumers have been keeping close tabs on federal interest rates, witnessing a three-point decline from 5.25% to 2.25% in a six-month period. For people seeking to refinance their existing
Spring Cleaning & Home Improvement
Tweet Home Improvement Time The parking lots at the big box home improvement stores in my area are jammed pack most days, particularly on the weekends. With winter behind us,
Second Homes: Mull This One Over
Tweet This article is one in a series of occasional articles discussing the purchase of a second home whether for vacation or investment purposes. I mentioned last week that the
Home Buying 7-Step Plan, Step 6
Tweet Closing Your Home The big day has arrived: your new home will officially be yours once closing has been completed. If you time everything right, you can begin moving
The Second Home Market Is Hot!
Tweet This article is the first in a series of occasional articles discussing the purchase of a second home whether for vacation or investment purposes. If you are in the
Interest Rates Down, Except For Credit Cards?
Tweet Short term interest rates have dropped by 2.5% since last Fall thanks mostly to the Federal Reserve Bank pushing its discount rate down to some of its lowest numbers
Foreclosures And A Lease/Buyback Option
Tweet If a court date has been set for the foreclosure of your home, you might yet be able to stay in your home after the court concludes foreclosure. By
When To Cancel Private Mortgage Insurance
Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) is a type of insurance required by lenders when you purchase a home with less than 20% down.
Home Buying 7-Step Plan, Step 5
Tweet Financing Your Home Prior to 2007, at least for the first several years of this decade, qualifying for a mortgage wasn’t nearly as difficult as it is today. Mortgage
