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March Home Sales Show Strong Gains
4/19/2011, 4:30 pm from MortgageLoan.com in Personal Finance, Real Estate
U.S. home sales showed sharp increases in March, with
double-digit gains in nearly every major metropolitan area and
rising prices in a majority of them.
The real estate company RE/MAX... Read >>
New Home Construction Perks Up
4/19/2011, 11:44 am from MortgageLoan.com in Personal Finance, Real Estate
New home construction showed modest improvements in March, while
revisions to last month's figures took some of the edge off what
had been a particularly grim report from February.
The... Read >>
Simplified Mortgage Terms Due Soon
4/18/2011, 7:23 pm from MortgageLoan.com in Personal Finance, Banking and Loans
Consumers and lenders will get their first look at a new,
simplified mortgage disclosure form next month, the acting head of
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said today.
The... Read >>
4 Tax Benefits of a Mortgage Refinance
4/18/2011, 3:31 pm from MortgageLoan.com in Personal Finance, Banking and Loans
Planning to refinance your mortgage in the upcoming year? Be
sure to schedule some big savings when it comes time to do your
2011 taxes.
When most homeowners consider the... Read >>
Southern Homebuilders’ Outlook Dims
4/18/2011, 11:25 am from MortgageLoan.com in Personal Finance, Real Estate
Homebuilders are feeling less confident about the outlook for
construction of single-family homes this month, primarily due to
increasing pessimism among southern homebuilders.
The... Read >>
Bill Would Speed Short Sales
4/15/2011, 6:47 pm from MortgageLoan.com in Personal Finance, Banking and Loans
Lenders would have to decide within 45 days whether to approve
or deny a short sale, under bipartisan legislation introduced this
week in Congress.
The bill, jointly introduced by Reps.... Read >>
20 Percent Down Rule Draws Fire
4/15/2011, 3:07 pm from MortgageLoan.com in Personal Finance, Banking and Loans
A proposed rule that would require a 20 percent down payment for
homebuyers to get the lowest mortgage rates is being heavily
criticized by many in the industry, who say it would... Read >>
ARMs Poised for a Comeback?
4/14/2011, 7:08 pm from MortgageLoan.com in Personal Finance, Banking and Loans
Adjustable rate mortgages, which got a bad reputation following
the collapse of the housing bubble, may be poised to make a
comeback.
Interest rates on 5-year ARMs are currently running... Read >>
Foreclosures Rebound in March
4/14/2011, 11:29 am from MortgageLoan.com in Personal Finance, Banking and Loans
Foreclosure activity ticked back up in March, a sign that
lenders are picking up the pace again after putting on the brakes
to correct faulty documentation procedures.
Foreclosure filings... Read >>
Spring Rebound Seen for Home Sales
4/13/2011, 7:07 pm from MortgageLoan.com in Personal Finance, Real Estate
Encouraging employment reports and other trends should give a
kick to home sales this spring, boosting them out of their recent
doldrums, according to the latest housing market forecast... Read >>