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Chart: Top 10 states for foreclosure September 2012
<!– –> Foreclosure filings were down 7 percent nationally from August to September. According to RealtyTrac, a California-based firm that tracks foreclosures, these states had the highest rates...
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Where the presidential nominees stand on housing
<!– –> Politics » Where The Candidates Stand On Housing Where the candidates stand on housing Neither major-party presidential candidate talks much about foreclosures, underwater mortgages,...
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National mortgage rates for Oct. 18, 2012
Mortgages 3.62% (30-year fixed) 0.41 (average points) Mortgage rates increased slightly this week but remained near record lows as the housing market continued to improve. The 30-year fixed-rate...
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Chart: Homeownership costs by city
<!– –> For a house to be considered affordable, total monthly housing costs (principal and interest on the mortgage, insurance and taxes) shouldn’t exceed 28 percent of household income. Here...
View ArticleFHA disaster loans pay to replace ruined homes
An FHA 203(h) loan is for the homeowner who “is looking to rebuild their home and is likely to face difficulty with being able to borrow,” says Walter Walker Jr., director of education for the Housing...
View ArticleMortgage rates edge down as housing rebounds
Mortgages not for everyone But just because you want a home and think you can afford one, it doesn’t mean you can get a mortgage to pay for it. Tight credit standards remain a problem for many...
View ArticleBeware co-signing for a ‘kiddie condo’ loan
“It’s your credit score, intensity penalties and late fees,” says Certified Financial Planner veteran Robert Schmansky of Clear Financial Advisors in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. “It’s your credit that’s...
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National mortgage rates for Nov. 21, 2012
Mortgages 3.53% (30-year fixed) 0.39 (average points) Mortgage rates edged lower this week as the housing market showed more signs of improvement. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell 1 basis point to...
View ArticleStudent loan mimics subprime debt industry
For many months, writers, commentators, economists and activists have argued that a tyro loan attention looks all too many like a subprime debt attention did on a margin of a collapse. On Tuesday, a...
View ArticleGeorge Will fails college
On Friday, George Will helicoptered into a good discuss over tyro loans again, declaring, in “Subprime College Educations,” that tuitions and fees have risen so distant and so quick given of a easy...
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5 housing and mortgage trends this spring
5 housing and mortgage trends in spring 2013 Homeowners who endured years of declining home values will discover that the game has changed in their favor. With low mortgage rates and home prices...
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