Mortgage Debt Nears A Pre-Crash High, But That’s No Cause For Concern
Rising home prices have forced consumers to routinely take on higher home mortgage debt, which is set to surpass the amount of borrowing that [...]
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12, 2018
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12, 2018
Decoding The Great Real Estate Bubble – Loan Limits
If the Fannie and Freddie conforming loan limit in 1980 had only been increased by the rate of inflation, the limit at the peak [...]
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12, 2018
Active Versus Passive Real Estate Investing: Which Is Right For You?
Real estate as an investment has become a hot topic over the past few years. The many fix-and-flip TV shows have something to do [...]
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12, 2018
Is Another Market Crash Coming? How To Protect Personal Investments If It Is
One of the main causes of the last big recession in 2008 was subprime mortgages. In this case, mortgages were being handed out to [...]
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12, 2018
Five Ways To Tell If You’re Cut Out To Be A Landlord
Investing in real estate by purchasing rental properties can be a smart way to balance your portfolio, hedge against inflation and build long-term wealth. [...]
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12, 2018
3 Best Places Where It’s Cheaper To Own A Home Than Rent
If you’re currently renting because you don’t think you can afford a home in your city, you might be surprised — in many major [...]
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12, 2018
This Is The Best Time To Buy Your First Home
If you want to buy a home, why is that? Here are some common answers: Because I'm throwing money away on rent. Because we want [...]
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12, 2018
How To Lose The Down Payment On Your Home
Real estate purchase scams, sometimes called mortgage closing scams, are a form of BEC (business email compromise). The homebuyer gets a message they believe is [...]
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11, 2018
Mortgage rates soar to 7-year highs
According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average climbed to 4.72 percent with an average 0.5 point. Points are fees [...]
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11, 2018
Interest on Home Equity Loans Is Still Deductible, but With a Big Caveat
The interest paid on that home equity loan may still be tax deductible, in some cases. Many taxpayers had feared that the new tax [...]