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• The Housing Mess: What Happened?

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• Refinancing May Be Difficult for Some

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• Home Buying For the Young

  With the housing market in its current dismal state, a lot of people are wondering if they will ever be able to own a home. This can... 

• Mortgage Restructuring: Is it Right for You?

  With today’s housing market being what it is there is little wonder that many homeowners are thinking of refinancing or restructuring... 

• What is Renters Insurance?

  There are a vast number of consumers who do not own their own home and therefore are ineligible for homeowner’s insurance as... 

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New Face of Credit

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New Home Buyers Can Find Bargains

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Foreclosure Preventions Need Fresh Thinking

The Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Ben Bernanke, recently said that the mortgage and financial industries would... Read more »

Home Prices Drop Again

According to a recent report by Standard and Poor’s, American home prices feel nearly 9 percent in the last... Read more »

Mortgage Down Payment Dilemma

Home prices are falling. Inventories of homes for sale are up. In many ways this is a great buying opportunity... Read more »

Mortgage Rate Increase

Recently, the rates on 30-year mortgages increased to their highest level in five weeks. However, they remained... Read more »

California Home Prices Sink

Data from January on the housing market in California has revealed that home sales in the state have plummeted... Read more »

Mortgage Lenders Slow to Respond

By now, most people are aware of the massive level of foreclosures taking place across the US. Many financial experts... Read more »

Consumer Credit in Trouble

There was some hope that the financial mess of the US housing market would stay in the housing market. As more... Read more »

Countrywide for Sale

In a surprising move, Bank of America recently announced its plans to buy the beleaguered mortgage lender Countrywide... Read more »