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Have Your Docs in a Row!
24 August, 2009| Mortgage & Finance, General
When you apply for a home loan, the lender will certainly ask for some documents from you.  In order to help the loan close on time, you'll need to get the requested paperwork to your lender... read more
$8,000 FIRST-TIME HOME BUYER TAX CREDIT!
17 August, 2009| Affordable Housing, Housing Market, Mortgage & Fin...
 Key Elements of the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit: The tax credit only applies to first-time home buyers. The law defines a "first-time" buyer as any buyer who has not owned a home within... read more
Grewing Real Estate in Houston
17 August, 2009| Mortgage & Finance
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Fed Will Keep Key Rates Low
12 August, 2009| Home Buying, Mortgage & Finance, General
Fed Will Keep Key Rates Low When the Federal Reserve ends its meeting on Wednesday afternoon, it is almost certain to leave the key rate at or near zero and pledge to hold it there.That makes it likel... read more
Money & Happiness?
10 August, 2009| Mortgage & Finance, General, Education
Laura Rowley Money & Happiness Five Secrets Your Bank Doesn't Want You to Know by Laura Rowley   Banks are squeezing customers with historically high fees and penalties, f... read more
US Job Losses Slow to 247,000; Jobless Rate Dips!
7 August, 2009| Mortgage & Finance, Neighborhoods & Communities, G...
As reported by US employers cut just 247,000 jobs in July; jobless rate dips, strong signal recession ending                ... read more
Mortgage Minute with Mark: Cherry Creek Mortgage U...
7 August, 2009| Mortgage & Finance, General, Education
    Mark ChaneySenior Loan OfficerCherry Creek MortgagePhone: 832.428.5004Fax: 713.456.2550mchaney@ccmclending.comwww.ccmctexas.com... read more
Sales Tax Holiday Offers Best Savings Ever, 8/21-8...
6 August, 2009| Green Living, Mortgage & Finance, Houston Living
(AUSTIN) — Shoppers will save more than ever before during the annual sales tax holiday — which now includes more than two dozen school supply items in addition to clothing and backpacks.  Famili... read more
Loan Modifications Companies are they for real?
6 August, 2009| Mortgage & Finance
Homeowners in trouble are having mixed results applying for President Obama's foreclosure prevention plan. CNNMoney.com readers tell us their tribulations and triumphs trying to get their loans modifi... read more
Pay Attention to Escrows
28 July, 2009| Home Buying, Home Selling, Mortgage & Finance
Section 6 of The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, also known as RESPA states that, lenders are required to make escrow disbursements on time! I recently experienced the lender not paying my insu... read more
Mortgage Minutes with Mark: Cherry Creek Mortgage...
28 July, 2009| Mortgage & Finance, General, Education
  Mark ChaneySenior Loan OfficerCherry Creek MortgagePhone: 832.428.5004Fax: 713.456.2550mchaney@ccmclending.comwww.ccmctexas.com &nb... read more
Housing Experts: Now Is a Perfect Time to Buy
20 July, 2009| Mortgage & Finance, General, Home Buying
Daily Real Estate News    July 20, 2009  Housing Experts: Now Is a Perfect Time to Buy Don't forget to remind potential buyers of something that is obvious to real estate... read more
No-Doc Loans Returning?
19 July, 2009| Mortgage & Finance
  The undocumented income or no-doc loans got a bad reputation when the housing crisis occurred. Some borrowers who used the loans misstated and inflated their income, (some with the support fro... read more
Home Lending Rates Falling Again
17 July, 2009| Home Buying, Mortgage & Finance
Daily Real Estate News    July 17, 2009 Home Lending Rates Falling Again Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages fell to 5.14 percent for the week ended July 16, down from 5.20 percent a... read more
Waiting For Prices to Drop Can Cost More in Intere...
16 July, 2009| Home Buying, Housing Market, Mortgage & Finance
If a person is waiting to "time" the bottom of the market before they purchase, it is highly unlikely that they'll identify it properly.  Once you can know for sure that the market has bottomed,... read more