More Students Rely On Loans To Pay For College

7th May, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Worries about student loans are having a measurable negative impact on the mental health of first-year college students, report researchers at the University of California. Surveyed students among the… Read More

Is renting the new American Dream?

15th August, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

We all know what the traditional American dream is supposed to be: Owning a home. But that dream hasn't worked out so well for a lot of people these days. It's caused a lot of folks to wonde… Read More

Is the arrow still pointing down for the housing industry?

15th July, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

It seems as if we've all been waiting since 2007 for the housing market to hit its bottom. I know I'm tired of watching my home's value continually go down. I'm also tired of all those… Read More

Downpayments still keeping homebuyers away

13th July, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

If you're a first-time homebuyer, there's probably one factor that's preventing you from buying a home: the downpayment. It's always been a struggle for buyers to scrape together enou… Read More

Beware loan-modification scams

7th July, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

If you want to read a chilling story, try this one published yesterday by the Los Angeles Times. It details the devastating effects that loan-modification scammers can have on their victims. The Time… Read More

Beware of loan-modification scams

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

As the number of housing foreclosures across the nation continue to rise, something else is on the upswing, too: loan-modification scams. The scammers target homeowners who have fallen behind in thei… Read More

Do you trust the government to protect you from mortgage lenders?

18th June, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Do you have faith that the government can protect you and other borrowers from bad mortgage loans pushed by shady mortgage lenders? If you answered "yes" to this question, you'll be happ… Read More

Does owning a home have to be the American Dream?

17th June, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

We like to find people to blame for our problems, don't we? And today, a lot of us are busy looking for people to blame for the mortgage meltdown the country is currently suffering through. You k… Read More

How’d the mortgage meltdown happen? NPR knows

15th June, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

One of the problems with the mortgage mess that is still slowing the nation's economic recovery is that so few of us regular homeowners understand how everything went so bad so fast. I mean, I cov… Read More

Rising healthcare costs put strain on homeowners

4th June, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Unemployment across the nation is at record highs. Foreclosures are, too. Of course, the two are related. But unemployment isn't the only factor in the rise of mortgage delinquencies and housing … Read More

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