What Most Homebuyers Get Wrong About Mortgage Down Payment Requirements
First-time buyers put down just 10% median in 2025. You can qualify with 3% conventional, 3.5% FHA, or 0% VA/USDA—the 20% rule is outdated.
When Flipping Houses Opens Can of Worms
Buy a house cheaply, spend a relatively few dollars on cosmetics and gleefully sell at a profit
15-year Mortgage Rates Reach All Time Lows
How can the rates continually be at an all-time low? Rates continue to drop, and getting a home mortgage now is cheaper than it has ever been.
Renting Your Vacation Home Via a News Release
The inventory of area vacation homes here is better than ever, according to a A+ Vacation Homes.
Why Not Buy Your Investment Home From a “Best Friend’” Investor?
Some people I know in real estate claim a motivated seller is an investors “best friend.” Why? Because they want to sell as quickly as possible.
3 Simple Steps Before You Even Make A Retirement Plan
To many people the topic of stocks and bonds is mind numbingly boring and the idea of setting up a retirement plan sounds worse still.
Coldwell Bankers Study Shows More Couples Purchasing Homes Together Before they get Married
Many are starting to buy homes earlier in their relationship, with quite a few of the couples purchasing homes together before they get married.
NAR Reports Existing Home Sales Reach 3-Year High
The housing market continue to churn forward, as existing home sales increased to its highest activity level in more than three years, according the NAR.
Bernanke Worried About the Shadow Banking System
“the shadow banking sector is smaller today than before the crisis… regulators and the private sector need to address remaining vulnerabilities.”
Housing Market Index Shows Upbeat In Builder’s Confidence
Even with rising home values and increase cost for material and labor, new home builders continue to show confidence in the residential market for single family homes.
Mortgage Lending Requirements Slowly Begin to Loosen
For the past few years only those with great credit were able to finance a house. But lately, signs have shown that lending requirements are loosening.
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Not ‘California Dreaming’ When it Comes to Apartment Rents
California has seen some of the greatest increases in apartment rent across the country. However, rents as a whole have been increasing.
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Reverse Mortgage Borrowers May Soon Feel a Pinch
FHA may soon tighten reverse mortgage restrictions
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How to Flip Houses with No Money
Sorry, but this is what is known as a come-on because you can’t do it. Or so I think. But I did happen on a site that claimed to do it, so if you want to continue reading,...
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Online Shopping for Real Estate
Computers and the internet have made remote investing in real estate possible, but such investment is not always advisable.
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Calculating the Difference in Mortgage Interest
Taking the time to calculate the difference in mortgage interest may save you many thousands of dollars.
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CFPB Warns Companies About Harmful Debt Collection Processes
Debt Collection affect a significant portion of the US population, but the CFPB is protecting consumers from the worst practices.
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