Mortgages

For a Great Mortgage Rate…
Mortgages

For a Great Mortgage Rate…

Dale Robyn Siegel | April 25, 2013

Avoid these common mistakes if you’re refinancing or buying Mortgage rates are near record lows—borrowers could find 30-year fixed-rate mortgages…

You Can Win the Refinancing Game: Strategies to Get the Lowest Mortgage Rate
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You Can Win the Refinancing Game: Strategies to Get the Lowest Mortgage Rate

Keith ­Gumbinger | October 4, 2012

With mortgage rates at record lows, this seems like a perfect time to refinance—except for the fact that many home…

Is Someone You Know Having Trouble Paying the Mortgage?
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Is Someone You Know Having Trouble Paying the Mortgage?

Diane DiDonato-Blanarik | August 9, 2012

Where to go for help... More than two million Americans are behind on their mortgages and risk foreclosure on their…

The Reverse Mortgage Boom
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The Reverse Mortgage Boom

Tyler D. Kraemer, Esq. | August 3, 2012

A new law makes this option more appealing, but is it for you? Reverse mortgages -- a special kind of…

Mortgage Rescue Plan
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Mortgage Rescue Plan

Keith ­Gumbinger | July 31, 2012

How you can benefit The president’s $75 billion plan to stem the tide of foreclosures is designed to provide more…

Law Makes Reverse Mortgages More Attractive

Law Makes Reverse Mortgages More Attractive

Tyler D. Kraemer, Esq. | July 30, 2012

The ice-cold real estate market makes this a poor time to sell a house, and suddenly-cautious lenders are making home-equity…

Mortgage Rates Are Low, Low, Low
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Mortgage Rates Are Low, Low, Low

Jack M. ­Guttentag | May 7, 2012

But watch for these traps before you buy or refinance With mortgage interest rates at historic lows, many consumers have…