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Home & Garden > Buying & Selling Homes Buying a home in a buyers market

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Thinking of buying a home because opportunities abound and rates are low? Here are a few tips to get you what you want.It's a buyer's market right now. Rates are low, houses are available. There will always be people buying and selling homes. Opportunities abound from which to benefit. But, how do you make sure you're sitting... More..

Personal Finance > Mortgages & Home Loans Mortgages: Understanding your good faith estimate (GFE)

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If you've ever been through the home buying process before, you know that the Good Faith Estimate is one of the most important documents you will review to make a decision about your home financing. Oftentimes, you may request this document from multiple lenders and get completely different looking paperwork and figures. But ... More..

Personal Finance > Real Estate How buying a first home can be your path to future wealth

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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 them know buying a home is easier than they think.Most of the people who read this column are not first time homebuyers. The fact of the matter is many of you that are first time... More..

Personal Finance > Mortgages & Home Loans Mortgages: Documentation your lender may need from you before approving your loan

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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 like it!) What documentation should you be prepared to provide a mortgage lender?I often joke with customers when giving them the list of documentation that I need to process thei... More..

Personal Finance > Mortgages & Home Loans Flex Pay mortgages or Pay Option loans critiqued

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Did you think 100% financing was only available to first time homebuyers? Did you think it only applied to purchases? Well, think again..!With the current "mortgage meltdown" we hear so much about these days, your average consumer thinks that the days of 100% financing have gone by the wayside. True, you are hard pressed thes... More..

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