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Help for Some Underwater Homeowners

(Source: News Sentinel) – Nearly one out of four homeowners is underwater on a mortgage, meaning he or she owes more than the house is worth. In response, banks and the federal government are rolling out programs they say will [...]


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First-Time Home Buyers Getting Shut Out

(Source: USA TODAY By Julie Schmit) – Many first-time home buyers are sitting on the sidelines of the U.S. housing market, hampering its ability to gain traction.


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Finding the Right Mortgage Mix

(Source: Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, Calif.) By Eve Mitchell, Contra Costa Times) – Loc Chau was looking for a super-low interest rate to finance his San Jose condominium, a place he envisions living in for a few years. Super-low [...]


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Here’s one idea to spark loans to low-income homebuyers again

(Source:By Tony Pugh, McClatchy Washington Bureau) — When a Boston community development group needed money to expand an innovative lending program that fights area foreclosures, it had high hopes. In less than a year, the Stabilizing Urban Neighborhoods program at [...]


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New Help for Senior Homeowners

(Source: Record, The; Bergen County, N.J. By KATHLEEN LYNN) – Reverse mortgages allow seniors to use their home equity while staying in their homes — but have been criticized for their high upfront fees, among other things. A new loan [...]


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Low mortgage rates tempt new buyers

(Source: Tulsa World By PHIL MULKINS) – Although mortgage rates have been ticking higher from historic lows in November, 30-year, fixed-rate home loans generally remain below 5 percent. This means now is still the time to get into that first [...]


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Getting a Mortgage After Foreclosure?

Getting a mortgage after foreclosure is going  to be no easy task. In fact it is going to be darn right impossible for a minimum of at least 3 years to a  more realistic time frame of 5 years. For [...]


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