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  • FHA mortgages gain in popularity (The Morning Call)

    In recent years, home loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration had fallen out of favor.
    2007-10-07 05:31:06
  • Double tax trouble for same-sex couples (San Jose Mercury News)

    As if filling out your federal tax forms isn't bad enough, imagine how you'd feel having to do it twice.
    2007-10-07 02:39:05
  • California's registered partners face uncharted tax territory (San Jose Mercury News)

    DOMESTIC PARTNERS FACE UNCHARTED TAX TERRITORY For the first time, a new California law requires registered domestic partners to file their 2007 taxes as married couples - even though that's prohibited under federal law.
    2007-10-07 02:39:15
  • Five online mortgage calulators can help (Belleville News-Democrat)

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    2007-10-07 01:13:25
  • New FHA effort might not help many with woes

    San Francisco Gate - In the past, the agency insured refinance loans for borrowers whose existing mortgages were not federally insured, provided the borrowers were not delinquent on their payments and the loans were below the FHA limit of $362,000. Now, under the ...
    2007-10-05 05:58:00
  • Education seen as key to homeownership

    Battle Creek Enquirer - Michigan Mortgage Brokers Association President Pava Leyrer said Michigan's foreclosure numbers will "ebb and flow," depending on when ARMs reset, whether consumers can refinance and the state of the economy. Because people were receiving ARMs through ...
    2007-10-07 01:13:00
  • Karma: +453/-1027

    Daily Herald - But some consumers opted for adjustable rate financing in a booming housing market without thinking about what would happen if they couldn't refinance the mortgages before the payments went up, he says. An adjustable rate mortgage usually starts with ...
    2007-10-07 02:54:00
  • Fred the Shred has to do it all over again

    Times Online - Under the heading “Issues arising from acquisition of BAA by Ferrovial”, the watchdog talks about what problems flow from the change of ownership, in particular those caused by the new company’s level of debt, and its plans to refinance that ...
    2007-10-06 06:54:00
  • Longing for 2nd home in N.C. mountains?

    Charlotte.com - Get a home equity loan on your primary mortgage, get a new first mortgage on your mountain home or refinance your mortgage and cash out. Best bet? "We would recommend a buyer stick with getting a purchase loan on the second home," Vail said. "Unless a ...
    2007-10-07 05:38:00
  • Farmers may soon see a bit of relief

    Bowling Green Daily News - ... are being provided at a 3.75 percent interest rate, can be used to restore or replace essential property, pay all or part of production costs associated with the drought, pay essential living expenses, reorganize the farm’s operation or refinance ...
    2007-10-07 07:54:00
  • Featured Businesses Join the Network

    WBBM - Refinance, Special Purpose & Development Appraisal & Consultant needs in IL & IN. We handle Residential, Commercial, Industrial, and Agricultural & Special Purpose Properties. Celli Truck Center Go to Celli Truck Center, Chicagoland’s fastest-growing ...
    2007-10-07 08:01:00
  • Longing for a second

    Charlotte.com - If you're fantasizing of or in the market for a mountain or foothills retreat, here are some tips and information to ... Get a home equity loan on your primary mortgage, get a new first mortgage on your mountain home or refinance your mortgage and cash ...
    2007-10-07 04:41:00
  • Real estate bust and foreclosure boom comes home to neighborhood

    Philadelphia Inquirer - With prices rising so fast, they could always refinance. And in ... John Karevoll, who tracks real estate for DataQuick Information Systems. "Your house now can basically be used as an ATM." Twenty years ago, families celebrated when they got a mortgage ...
    2007-10-07 06:07:00
  • Longing for 2nd home in N.C. mountains? (The Charlotte Observer)

    The air is turning cooler, and soon leaf peepers will head to the N.C. mountains to gasp at the beautiful red and gold-speckled views. Developers know this is when people dream of owning a little slice of high-altitude heaven, so they ramp up advertising or start new sales campaigns. If you're fantasizing of or in the market for a mountain or foothills retreat, here are some tips and information ...
    2007-10-07 05:16:29
  • Seeds of foreclosure sown in boom (Florida Today)

    Foreclosures in Brevard are at a post Apollo era high and mortgage data suggest speculative buying played a large role.
    2007-10-06 11:47:57