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4 Reasons to Buy a House During the Holidays  By Jennifer Calonia With another Thanksgiving Day come and gone and year-end holidays  looming nearer, Americans are preoccupied with their traditional holiday  to-do lists like party planning and gift shopping. However, … Continue reading →

Reading between the lines of real-estate lingo

8News Investigates: Skeletons Behind Your Closet

Study: Multiple Sex Offenders Can Affect Real Estate Values By Lisa Fenderson The saying, “birds of a feather, flock together” refers to people of similar character, background, or taste congregating and associating with one another. It’s a “common thread” that leads like-minded people to live … Continue reading →

A mortgage is the biggest debt most of us will ever carry, and a home is the most expensive purchase we will ever make. That’s why it’s so important to avoid pitfalls like making a major job change right before … Continue reading →

Buyers should beware using  seller’s agent By Michael  Estrin • Bankrate.com There’s an adage that says you get what you pay for. The warning is  especially relevant for homebuyers who work  with the listing agent in a so-called single-agent transaction. … Continue reading →

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Credit Score May Include Rent, Utility Payments The estimated 50 million people who are “credit invisible” to creditors and lenders because they don’t have enough credit to build a credit score may be getting some help from Congress. A bill … Continue reading →

What is a liar loan? Isaac Juarez at Loans.org A liar loan is a type of mortgage loan where a lender does not verify an applicant’s income. These types of mortgage loans are sometimes called stated-income loans or no-documentation (no-doc) loans. … Continue reading →

5 Homes That Can Be Hard to Mortgage By: Aaron CroweNovember 04, 2013 – MortgageLoan.com Monday, Nov 4, 2013 In trying to get a mortgage when buying a home, there are some home problems that can be overcome by a handyman … Continue reading →