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Small Home Lenders Not Feeling Fed Love
Tweet If you are in the market for a home loan, you may find it more difficult to obtain a loan through some of the smaller mortgage banks. Thanks to
Surprise: Home Sales Increase In December
Tweet Sales of existing homes increased in December 2008 by 6.5% according to a report issued by the National Association of Realtors(R) on Monday. The news came as a surprise
Housing Silver Lining: Retirement Homes Are Cheaper
Tweet Our new president, Barack Hussein Obama, has declared that our country needs hope, a change in the way that we do things. Given the wholesale slaughter that the housing
Home Mortgage Rates Expected To Drop Below 5% Soon
Tweet Very good news in the form of lower home loan rates is beginning to unfold across the nation. After peaking just above 6% in Spring 2008, rates are currently
Zillow Reports US Housing Values Dropped By $2 Trillion In 2008
Tweet Try to wrap your mind around this thought: America’s housing market was hammered in 2008 to the point where when all is said and done on January 1, 2009,
When You Need To Hire A Plumber
Tweet A few years ago our family moved to a new area of the country, far from the familiar roots of our New Jersey neighborhood. Within the first month we
Buying or Selling a Home at Christmas Time
Tweet A home in a neighborhood adjoining the one where I live went on the market shortly before Thanksgiving. In our combined neighborhoods, there are probably no more than a
Home Improvement For Dummies
Tweet How to Get the Job Done Without Going Broke My apologies to the “For Dummies” franchise if I stole your title, but I couldn’t think of a better way
Should You Wait Until The Bottom of the Housing Market to Buy a Home?
Tweet Lots of people are in good shape financially despite the recent gyrations of the stock market. Sure, their retirement portfolios may have taken a hit – a bad one
Family Entertainment, The Home Theater Way
Tweet Families have learned that one of the most important ways to create harmony and to foster cohesiveness is to spend some time together alone. But doing that means shutting
You Can Save Money For A Down Payment
Tweet Homeownership Is Still Within Your Reach America is coming out of a strange fog, one that first settled down on our country during the heady days of the 1990s.
Is A No Closing Cost Mortgage Right For You?
Tweet Consumers today are feeling the impact of a financial crisis that only seems to be getting worse. Much of the crisis can be traced back to a series of
Preparing Your Home For Cooler Weather
Tweet Summer’s time is almost over, a season of carefree activity, backyard barbecues, and trips to the lake or to the ocean. Already, some areas of the country are seeing
How To Hire A Home Contractor
Tweet Your Home Remodeling Contractor If you’re planning to have any sort of renovation done to your home, whether that means rewiring the house, adding a family room, or replacing
Adding A Half Bath — A Win-Win Renovation!
Tweet Before starting any home improvement project it is good to weigh your plans with the benefits that it will provide. After all, your budget sets the tone on what
