Welcome news arrived last week as lower mortgage rates and a higher number of housing starts were reported. Other economic news was mixed.
The Simplest Ways To Lower Your Home Heating Bill This Winter
When the holiday season starts and the winter chill comes around, the heating bill at your property will naturally increase as you keep yourself warm and cozy. However, if your home is not being heated efficiently, you are essentially letting your hard earned dollars escape into the air as wasted energy.
Pros And Cons Of Adjustable Rate Mortgages
When you are in the market for a new home, you may be faced with numerous options for financing your home. One of the choices you will have to make is whether to apply for a fixed or adjustable rate mortgage.
Flaws You Cannot Hide By Staging Your Home
When you sell your home, you want it look as good as possible. To do this, your real estate agent will help you stage your home or, if needed, help you find a professional to stage your home.
Should I Shorten My Mortgage Term, Important Factors To Consider
When you first bought your home a few years ago, perhaps you started off with a 30 year mortgage. Now, you are considering refinancing and changing it to a 20 year or even a 15 year mortgage.
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – January 13, 2014
The first post-holiday week of 2014 brought mixed economic and housing-related news. CoreLogic reported via its Housing Market Index that November home prices grew by 11.80 percent year-over-year.
Build A Home Gym For Your New Year’s Resolution
While many people claim every January that they are going to exercise more, a lot of them give up after the first couple of months. It takes a great deal of effort to make it to the gym before work or have the energy to go afterward.
Dodd-Frank’s Latest Gift: The Qualified Mortgage Rule
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act's latest provision - the Qualified Mortgage rule â is going to effect on January 10, 2014.
3 Considerations When Making A Down Payment
One of the challenges you will face when deciding how much money to put down on your new home is whether to put down a larger down payment or to take a bit of money from your down payment and use it to pay "discount points" to lower your interest rate.
Case Shiller Price Index Shows Highest Year-Over-Year Gains Since 2006
The Case-Shiller 10 and 20-City Home Price Indices for October were released on December 31. Although home prices in most cities continued to show year-over-year gains, the pace of home price appreciation is expected to slow in 2014.
