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- Interest-Only Mortgages Creep Back Into the Housing MarketNew
- Mortgage Lender Optimism Reaches Record High
- Federal Reserve Caution May Stave Off Mortgage Rate Hike
- New Mortgage Rules Aim to Simplify Paperwork for Buyers
- Despite Slow Recovery, Experts Optimistic About 2015 Housing Market
- Rise in Zombie Foreclosures Points to Last Wave of ‘Strategic Default’
- Mortgage Rates Should Rise in 2015
- Banks Plan To Ease Lending Standards Ahead of Fannie, Freddie Rule Changes
- Share of First-time Home Buyers Falls to 26 Year Low
- Slowdown in Home Prices Represents Shift in Market Fundamentals
- No One Believes the Fed’s Promises to Raise Interest Rates
- Thaw in Mortgage Credit Standards Could Speed Housing Recovery
- Why There Are No Homes on the Market
- Housing Market Recovery Hits a Wall
- Mortgage Credit Standards Are Loosening, But Only For the Wealthy
- Investors Back Out but Who Will Fill the Home Buyer Void
- Re-defaults Loom Large as Mortgage Modification Payments Set to Rise
- 2013 Percentage of Distressed Properties Sales Hit Three-Year High
- A Look at 2014 Housing Predictions
- The FHA Hastens Its Retreat from the Mortgage Market
- Is the Peak of Home Price Growth Behind Us?
- QRM Rule Proposal Could Negate Any Real Market Change
- Home Prices Jump by Record Margins, but Are They Sustainable?
- NAR's Yun: Reasons to Be Concerned About Housing Mismatches
- How Will the Mortgage Market Handle Higher Interest Rates?
- Housing is Now 56 Percent of Normal
- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Are Starting to Turn Profits � Could This Be Bad?
- Moody's: Mortgage Credit Will Loosen in 2013
- New Mortgage Rules Finalized But Debate Continues
- Are Rising Home Prices in 2013 a Sure Bet
- Is There Still Reason to Fear the Foreclosure Overhang?
- Finding the Housing Crisis Culprits
- QE3 isn't a Guaranteed Cure for Housing Market
- Home Prices Are Rising, But Will They Continue?
- Is Shrinking Housing Inventory a Sign of Recovery?
- Despite Rising Home Prices, a Third of Homeowners Still Underwater
- Mixed Data Creates Confusion: Have Home Prices Stabilized or Not?
- Principal Write-downs: The Next Big Mortgage Push
- Short Sales Gain Traction with Banks and Buyers
- Getting the Big Picture on the Housing Market
- Home Values Have Plunged $6.4 Trillion since Market Bust
- Number of Underwater Homeowners Fell in Third Quarter but Prices Declined as Well
- How Obscenely Low Mortgage Rates Will Affect the Housing Market
- More Government Mortgage Help Around The Corner
- Foreclosure Tidal Wave Has Slowed, But Not Disappeared
- The U.S. Housing Market - Where Does It Stand Now?
- The Rising Toll of Falling Prices
- Has Recovery Begun? Mixed Messages from Housing Experts
- New Mortgage Rules May Discourage Return of Private Lenders
- Investors Driving Housing Market Once Again
- Finally, the Real Cause of the Financial Crisis...Or Not
- What's up next for Fannie and Freddie
- The Mortgage Deduction: Sacred or Superfluous?
- There's More to Life than Interest Rates
- Mortgage Fraud - First in Making Loans, Now in Foreclosures
- Look Out - The Next Tidal Wave of Foreclosures Is about to Crash
- Fannie Mae: Tough Mortgage Standards Are Here for the Long Haul
- Deed in Lieu: The Next Biggest Thing in Foreclosure Trends
- Lending Industry Gets Its 'Due' for Mortgage Mess
- Goldman Sachs: Scoundrel or Scapegoat?
- Mortgage Modifications - Round Two
- The Housing Market - Where We Stand Now
- Can Government Make More Loan Modifications Ahead of the Next Foreclosure Wave?
- Why Interest Rates are Likely to Rise in 2010
- Will Mortgage Servicers Become the Country's Landlords?
- Fed Says Housing Market Not Likely to Quickly Return to Normal
- Gifts Still Make Great Down Payments
- Will the End of the Homebuyer Tax Credit End the Recovery?
- The Housing Market is Showing Signs of Life - Has Economic Recovery Begun?
- More Foreclosures Create Snowball Effect, Government Programs Not Able to Keep Up
- Foreclosure Crisis Spreads to Good Credit Homeowners
- New Incentives for Lenders to Modify Loans
- How Bad Is the Housing Market?
- Does the Obama Housing Plan Go Too Far or Not Far Enough?
- Do Current Conditions Warrant More Government Intervention?
- The Fed's Historic Actions May Not Have Historic Consequences
- The Federal Reserve's Mortgage Market Rescue Efforts
- One in Five Homeowners in "Underwater" Mortgages
- Take Advantage of Homeowner Programs to Avoid Foreclosure
- Sell Your House in This Market
- Offset Your Mortgage Costs by Saving on Homeowners Insurance
- Home Buyers Guide - The Appraisal
- Foreclosure Rescue Bill Explained
- Is It Time to Renovate or Repair Your Home?
- Foreclosures and the Housing Crisis
- How to Sell Your Home in a Slow Market
- Should You Start with a High Sales Price?
- Tips for First Time Home Buyers
- Ten Concerns Every Home Seller Should Pay Attention To
- Buying or Selling a Home? Get the Facts about Radon
- 5 Common Home Buying Mistakes
- The Facts about Mortgage Buy Downs
- Understanding Adjustable Rate Mortgages
- What the Heck Is a Short Sale?
- It's a Buyer's Market - Seek Incentives!
- Should You Try to Sell by Owner?
- When Your Home's Value is Less Than the Mortgage
- Moving Advice & Articles
- Should You Buy a Home in Today's Market?
- The End of Irrational Exuberance
- The Housing Bubble
- Doom & Gloom (with a twist)
- This Consumer for Sale?
- If Automobiles were like Houses
- Emotion vs. Reason in Real Estate
- The "Home Wealth" Effect
- Why Buying a Home is a Good Idea
- Why FSBOs Fail - the Real Story
- If Only You Had Bought A Home Back Then...
- Looking at Homes for Sale
- Location, Location, Location -- What Does That Mean?
- Accessibility and the Lockbox
- When Market Value Outpaces Appraised Value
- The Multiple Listing Service
- Why the MLS is Truly Important
- Flowers Add Quick Curb Appeal and Value
- Should You Start Out with a HIGH Listing Price?
- An Appraisal to Determine Your Home's Price?
- Comparable Sales and Market Value
- When Do You Change Your Listing Price?
- Adding Value - Upgrade Your Fireplace?
- Time to Move up to a Bigger Home?
- Pros & Cons of Gated Communities
- What makes an agent truly valuable?
- The "Real" Role of a Listing Agent
- The Real Estate Agent is Your Friend (Really)
- Legal Advice, Decisions, and "Butting in" -- a Story
- Asking the Seller to Pay Closing Costs
- The Mysterious APR (Annual Percentage Rate)
- If You Think You Need a Bridge Loan
- What is the Interest Rate Today?
- The Earnest Money Deposit
- Mortgage Ads on Television
- Why close at the end of the Month?
- Income, Ratios, and Home Loans
- Undeserved Late Charges on Your Mortgage
- Contingencies & Negotiations in Real Estate Contracts
- The Home Inspection
- the Basics on Black Mold
- Real Property vs. Personal Property
- Preventing Lawsuits - Homeowners Warranty
- Who Can Deduct Moving Expenses with the IRS?
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