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| What Is Right of Rescission, and When Should You Use It? |
November 30, 2008 |
| Did you know you can sometimes change your mind on a real estate transaction even if the note and deed of trust have been signed? It’s called your Ri ... |
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| Seller Paid Closing Costs: Knowledge Is Power |
July 22, 2008 |
| If you haven’t negotiated a bunch of home contracts, you may not be aware that you can ask the seller to pay a portion of your closing costs. Just ho ... |
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| VA Loans – Thank You for Your Service |
February 29, 2008 |
| The VA home loan guaranty program allows lenders to offer long term affordable housing with zero to low down payments for veterans. It’s one of the b ... |
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| Avoiding Foreclosure- Is It Time to Sell and Downsize? |
February 26, 2008 |
| Mortgage foreclosure has long range repercussions for an individual and family. Not only does the financial burden affect you long range, it’s diffic ... |
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| 100% Home Loan Financing - Flex Your Muscle |
February 04, 2008 |
| Did you think 100% financing was only available to first time homebuyers? Did you think it only applied to purchases? Well, think again…..! |
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| Telling the Truth about Mortgage Lending |
January 28, 2008 |
| How can you really figure out what exactly your paying in finance charges if you keep that mortgage for 30 years? What's another tool to use in compa ... |
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| How to Sit Pretty in a Real Estate Buyer’s Market |
January 04, 2008 |
| Thinking of buying a home because opportunities abound and rates are low? Here are a few tips to get you what you want……. |
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| Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes……Why You Might Want to Refinance Now! |
December 12, 2007 |
| Big changes are expected in the mortgage market for 2008. With rates so low, now is a good time to weigh your refinance options….. |
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Just Who the Heck Are Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie? |
December 08, 2007 |
| Who are Freddie, Fannie and Ginnie? Why do they care so much about your mortgage?
Have you ever heard anyone in the mortgage industry mention thes ... |
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| How Much Bacon Do You Bring Home? Determining your income for a home loan |
November 12, 2007 |
| How much money you make is a key determination when applying for mortgage loan approval. A mortgage lender has specific ways to determine your income ... |
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| What are all these fees and why is a mortgage so expensive? |
November 06, 2007 |
| Not only are the expenses associated with a mortgage hard to understand, people often wonder why a loan costs so much. Here's a little background inf ... |
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| DNA Sample: Is It a Requirement of the Mortgage Documentation Process? |
October 30, 2007 |
| It seems like some loans require very little documentation from a borrower, while other loan types require a blood sample (not really, but it seems li ... |
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| Home Buying and Down Payments –Show Me the Money! |
October 21, 2007 |
| Ever wonder how much money you need to have put aside to buy the home you’ve been driving by and dreaming about for the last month? Afraid you don’t ... |
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| Dazed and Confused: What Kind of Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) Should You Choose? |
September 14, 2007 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance, Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance...it's all very confusing. By learning the terminology, its meaning and then asking the ri ... |
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| Psst…Tell Your Kids that Buying a Home Is Easier than They Think! part III |
October 15, 2007 |
| For a first time homebuyer, once you’ve found a house and been pre-qualified for a home, the steps to closing can be somewhat confusing. It’s actuall ... |
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| Psst…Tell Your Kids that Buying a Home Is Easier than They Think! part II |
October 08, 2007 |
| Just out of school and considering buying your first home? You’ll be surprised how easy it can be to qualify for a loan. Too often, the newly minted ... |
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| Psst…Tell Your Kids that Buying a Home Is Easier than They Think! |
September 29, 2007 |
| We encourage our kids to plan for their future, but we seldom include buying a first home sooner than average as a path to building that future. Let ... |
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Is Your Arm Adjusting and Your Mortgage Going Through the Roof? – FHA to the Rescue! |
September 23, 2007 |
| ARM Loans and foreclosures seem to be the news of the day. This is a very real problem and thankfully the FHA has come up with a temporary program kno ... |
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Knox County and Surrounding Area Housing Market – Tell Me Something Good! |
September 10, 2007 |
| It seems lately, I regularly view or hear some negative report connected to the mortgage industry, and sometimes, home sales. There is a gloomy cloud ... |
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