Single Women Pay Mortgages More Faithfully Than Men, Yet They’re Charged More
A study by the Urban Institute find unfairness in how home loans are evaluated and priced for single women…
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Four Ways To Hold Real Estate In An IRA
In today’s world of topsy-turvy stock markets, owning real estate can be reassuring to many investors…
Rookie Mistakes Made By First-Time Homebuyers
Homeshoppers should buy with their heads, not their hearts…
Deconstruction Of An Old House Can Have Huge Tax Benefits
Unbuilding a house piece by piece…
Many Owners Are Unaware Of Untapped Home Equity
With house prices rising, renovations and other expenses can be financed at low rates…
Congress May Make Condos Easier To Buy And Sell
H.R. 3700 aims to revive the Federal Housing Administration’s finance program for condos…
Coming Out On Top In A Sellers Market
Buyers need to make sure all of their ducks are in a row before they start home shopping…
Are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Gouging Homebuyers With Add-On Fees?
Extra charges by Fannie and Freddie affect consumers with middling FICO scores and small down payments…
Buyers Be Wary Of Houses Marketed As Energy-Efficient
The practice is called “greenwashing.” Buyers need to be on guard: It means a house is marketed as environmentally friendly and energy-saving when it doesn’t deserve that description…
What Buyers Should Know About Public Auction Foreclosures
Investors can reap substantial rewards when buying foreclosures directly at public auctions. There are great risks involved with buying foreclosures at public auction. Investors need to be educated as to how they can mitigate risk when purchasing foreclosures at public auction. But, with these two benefits comes the fact that numerous investors will be placing … Read more