Articles filed under Mortgages
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Mortgage professor: Benefits of shopping a certified lender networkApr 30, 2012 5:38 am - Markets don’t work well when one party to a transaction knows much more than the other party, a condition economists call “information asymmetry.” The home mortgage mark...
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Mortgage professor: Property condition plays into purchase strategyApr 21, 2012 4:17 pm - Many of the houses coming on the market today are foreclosure sales, which usually sell “as is” and are often in poor condition. This may create a buying opportunity for...
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Mortgage professor: How to avoid being overcharged on mortgageApr 14, 2012 5:46 am - Many potential mortgage borrowers spend time on mortgage websites in preparation for shopping offline. Many come to my site to see if they will qualify, to decide what k...
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Mortgage professor: An exploration of Credit SesameApr 09, 2012 9:59 am - I recently took a hard look at Credit Sesame, which is an interesting website that offers credit monitoring, credit cards and mortgages. The site views them as interrela...
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Growing number of businesses help seniors age in placeApr 02, 2012 8:14 am - Eileen Morrissey has always been independent. But at 91, she can no longer drive, which has made it hard for her to get to the grocery store. At least once a week, she c...
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Mortgage professor: A better tool for making mortgage decisionsMar 31, 2012 6:01 am - Mortgage borrowers frequently make bad decisions, in part reflecting the complexities of mortgages and the mortgage process. But a major part of the problem is the decis...
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How federal capital gains tax worksMar 20, 2012 1:20 pm - Q. I built my house in 1988, and as of 2010, I’ve paid it off. I’m looking to sell and wondering if the capital gains tax break is still in effect. I think I read in one...
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Six truths about no-cost mortgagesMar 20, 2012 1:17 pm - Q. Is shopping for a no-cost mortgage a good strategy in today’s market? A. No-cost mortgages are relatively easy to shop because of their simplicity, and this is as tru...
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Mortgage professor: Why can’t shopping for mortgage be more like buying a car?Mar 17, 2012 2:01 am - “Is it harder to shop effectively for a mortgage than for a car?” Shopping for a car is child’s play compared to shopping for a mortgage. Here’s why. Price features of ...
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The nation’s housing: Check the fine print on FHA refisMar 16, 2012 5:46 am - WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s new plan to stimulate refinancings of FHA mortgages is likely to help large numbers of homeowners cut their monthly costs — even ...
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