New year, new goals Slide 1 of 7The start of a new year is a popular time to make resolutions: promises to yourself to achieve specific goals and objectives. Financially speaking, you might want to pay ...
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6 New Year's resolutions for homeowners in 2012
Posted by mortgage 143 days ago (Editorial)
Underwater? Find out when you won't be
Posted by mortgage 62 days ago (Editorial)
Is your mortgage underwater? If so, you're far from alone.
Retire with your mortgage or refinance?
Posted by mortgage 14 days ago (Editorial)
If you are age 55 or older and plan to retire in a decade or so, you need to evaluate your retirement funds and your desire to pay off your mortgage before signing that refinance application.Financial planners have mixed feelings about whether homeowners should retire their mortgages before retirement."First, you need to think realistically about what you want your lifestyle to be in retirem
ClosingCorp?s SmartGFE Service Available for Credit Unions
Posted by mortgage 91 days ago (Editorial)
ClosingCorp, a leading provider of residential real estate closing cost data and technologies for mortgage lenders, real estate professionals and consumers, announced today that it
Is refinancing a VA home loan worth it?
Posted by mortgage 97 days ago (Editorial)
Dear Dr. Don, Is it worth refinancing our 30-year Veterans Affairs, or VA, loan, which we paid extra points to lower it to 4.5 percent three years ago? Refinancing would cost us $5,512 for a 3.7 percent interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage.
Timely New FreeScore.com Commercials Aimed at Helping House Hunters
Posted by mortgage 118 days ago (Editorial)
Low mortgage rates, elimination of a minimum credit score requirement for some refinancing by Freddie Mac, and The Obama Administration?s announced program, Making Home Affordable, have set the table for renewed interest in affordable home ownership for Americans.
ClosingCorp Partners with RamQuest to Deliver Automated Ordering Capabilities for Title and Settlement Services
Posted by mortgage 80 days ago (Editorial)
ClosingCorp, a leading provider of residential real estate closing cost data and technologies for mortgage lenders, real estate professionals and consumers, announced today a partnership with RamQuest to enable automated ordering capabilities for title and settlement services through the SmartGFE
First Person: Staying Put Will Save Us $70,000 in Mortgage Interest
Posted by mortgage 1 day 6 hours ago (Editorial)
We don't plan to sell our Florida home until the housing market here recovers. While we wait for prices to recover, we have decided to pay down our mortgage. According to a recent article from Bloomberg, home inventories are low because a lot of homeowners such as us are reluctant to sell in a buyer's market. By staying put, I think we can come out further ahead financially.
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