David Myers
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About real estate: What buyers should expect when seeking a mortgage todayJun 01, 2012 5:53 am - Banks gradually have been tightening their lending requirements. Buyers who know what’s expected and take a few basic steps can improve their chances of getting loan app...
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About real estate: Nation’s biggest lender offers payments to troubled homeowners who will leaveMay 26, 2012 3:41 am - Bank of America, the largest lender in the U.S., has launched a plan to pay borrowers up to $30,000 if they cannot make their mortgage payments and now face foreclosure....
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Seller has few options when a buyer's 'preapproved' loan is nixedMay 18, 2012 5:00 am - Q. We accepted an offer last month to sell our home for $245,500, in part because the buyers provided a letter from their bank stating they were approved for a loan of u...
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About real estate: Neighbor’s pesky pooches make home seller growlMay 11, 2012 5:25 am - Even though sellers may offer a home that’s in prime shape, they may be required to tell a buyer about the noisy dogs next door. Q. You recently wrote about the various ...
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About real estate: Law raises difficult ‘disclosure’ issuesMay 04, 2012 5:50 am - A seller obviously must tell a buyer if the home’s roof continually leaks, but the law gets murkier when it comes to a problem that appears to have been fixed. Q. We had...
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About real estate: Homeowners can take easy steps to save both money and the environmentApr 27, 2012 5:34 am - Q. Thanks for your recent tip about using vinegar, baking soda and boiling water to clear a clogged drain. It worked like a charm and saved us about $10 for a bottle of ...
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About real estate: FHA makes borrowing tougher, but some can get around the new rulesApr 20, 2012 5:06 am - Q. I applied for an FHA loan to buy a house, but my application was rejected because the credit report my lender ordered showed a collection agency has filed a $1,200 cl...
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About real estate: Some home sellers turn to a saint to help find a buyerApr 13, 2012 1:52 am - Some owners will swear on a stack of Bibles that burying a statue of a popular patron saint in a yard can trigger a pilgrimage of buyers to a seller’s front door. Q. We ...
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About real estate: Some foolish reports leave homeowners confusedApr 06, 2012 5:37 am - April Fools’ Day has passed, so there’s no reason to get pranked by faulty reports and myths about real estate. Q. Is it true that Bank of America, which has our loan, w...
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About real estate: Housing market shows sign of a reboundMar 30, 2012 5:48 am - Home resales have climbed to their highest levels in nearly five years. In an unusual twist, activity might get a further boost from a recent rise in mortgage rates. Q. ...