Is the housing greed a thing of the past?

30th July, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

There are a lot of reasons for the big housing crash that the country is still fighting through. Mortgage lenders loaned out money to customers who weren't financially able to handle a large month… Read More

Is the housing bust over?

30th July, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

A growing number of economists are joining the chorus: A housing recovery has begun. To that, we can all add a hearty "Hallelujah!" The latest economic type to opine that the housing recov… Read More

Putting the presidential squeeze on the mortgage firms

29th July, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

In his more than six months in office, Pres. Barack Obama has shown a willingness to fight hard for what he wants. And what he wants now — besides the passage of health-insurance reform — … Read More

Loan-modification program not meeting its goals

28th July, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

The Obama administration had the right intentions when it came up with a program to reduce the number of home foreclosures across the country by modifying existing mortgage loans. Problem is, the prog… Read More

Mortgage firms get to tell Obama their side of the story

27th July, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Do you trust mortgage firms to carry out Pres. Barack Obama's programs designed to keep people from losing thier homes to foreclosure? How about the government itself? Do you trust it to do anythi… Read More

Making mortgages easier to understand

24th July, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Mortgage lenders have taken a lot of the blame for the collapse of the housing market. They approved borrowers who couldn't pay back their mortgage loans. They pushed other homebuyers to take out … Read More

More data that show an upswing in housing market

23rd July, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

You can practically hear the real estate agents screaming for joy. Yes, there is yet more evidence today that the housing market is in the midst of a recovery. Yes, it's early in the process. And,… Read More

Is buying nearly as affordable as renting? Don’t believe the hype

22nd July, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

I first started covering residential real estate during the housing boom years. At that time, every real estate agent I interviewed would always run down a list of reasons why owning a house made more… Read More

More real estate culprits still making money off industry

21st July, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Yesterday, I wrote about a shady mortgage loan officer who is now working for a loan-modification company. This individual, who helped talk his clients into risky loan products that often landed them … Read More

Your New Place and Home Security

21st July, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

For most people when they get their first mortgage there is a pretty good chance that it is your first time living without roommates or close apartment neighbors. This is the first time and many peopl… Read More

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