Recent Posts Tagged With 'home ownership'

• Home Prices Show Improvement In 19 of the 20 Case-Shiller Markets

  Posted on Wednesday July 1st, 2009 at 11:00 in news, mortgage, mortgage rates, home ownership, economic data, arizona mortgage, arizona real estate news

  Tuesday -- for the first time in a long while -- members of the press met the monthly Case-Shiller Index data with enthusiasm. And why shouldn't they? Related posts:The Decline In Home Values Slowed In February, Says Case-Shiller. Probably in Marc...

• Adjusting For Cost Of Living Differences After A Non-Local Move

  Posted on Thursday June 18th, 2009 at 12:00 in home loan, mortgage rates, home ownership, arizona mortgage

  Moving to a new metropolitan area requires adjustments. Related posts:The Inflation Calculator Checks Whether Your Income Is Keeping Pace With The “Cost of Life” The phrase “Consumer Price Index” can be intimidating and unc...

• Why Home Buyers Should Worry About Falling Housing Starts And Why Sellers Should Cheer Them

  Posted on Sunday April 19th, 2009 at 11:47 in news, home buyers, home sellers, home ownership, housing start, basic economics, housing starts data, arizona real estate news, supply and demand curve

  With respect to housing data, news is rarely positive or negative on a universal level. There's always two perspectives to consider, after all. Related posts:Plunging Housing Starts Is Bad News For Spring 2009 Home Buyers When it comes to housing ...

• 8 Things You Absolutely Shouldn’t Do Now That Your Mortgage Application Is In-Process

  Posted on Tuesday March 31st, 2009 at 17:37 in refinance, home loan, mortgage rates, home ownership, mortgage application, arizona mortgage

  With mortgage rates are hovering near all-time lows, lots of Americans are taking advantage of refinance and home buying opportunities. The downside of today's unexpectedly-low rates, though, is that mortgage lenders are ill-equipped for the rush of ...

• Simple Real Estate Definitions : FICO

  Posted on Wednesday March 11th, 2009 at 12:01 in news, mortgage rates, credit score, home ownership, fico scores, real estate definitions, arizona mortgage, credit scoring models

  The basis of most mortgage lending is credit scoring. In general, the higher a person's credit score, the lower his offered mortgage interest rate Related posts:How The End Of Credit Score Piggybacking Could Damage Your Credit Rating Credit “...

• Can You Guess What Percentage Of Mortgages Are Still Paid On-Time?

  Posted on Tuesday March 3rd, 2009 at 12:30 in news, mortgage, home loan, home ownership, mortgage payments, delinquency rate, delinquency rates, arizona mortgage, arizona real estate news

  Mortgage delinquencies are on the rise nationwide, but the news may not be as bad as it appears at first glance. Using anonymous data from its national credit database, TransUnion reports that 4.58 percent of American homeowners were at least 60 days...

• The Relative Cost Of Owning Versus Renting Is Back At Historical Norms

  Posted on Wednesday February 25th, 2009 at 10:26 in mortgage rates, home ownership, cost of ownership, renting a home, arizona real estate news

  One popular housing theory is that -- before a bona fide housing recovery can begin -- the cost of owning a home versus renting one must return to historical levels. If that belief is a truth, a national return to rising home prices may be in store f...

• Fannie Mae Removes Its 4-Financed Property Limit

  Posted on Tuesday February 10th, 2009 at 10:28 in mortgage, mortgage rates, credit score, investment property, fannie mae, home ownership, real estate investors, arizona real estate news, mortgage refi boom

  Friday, Fannie Mae rolled-back one of its least popular mortgage guidelines updates of the last 12 months. Related posts:Converting Your Primary Residence To An Investment Property? You May Not Qualify For Your Next Mortgage. When a homeowner buy...

• Signs of rebirth in the Economy not Translating to Mortgage Rates

  Posted on Monday February 9th, 2009 at 16:15 in news, mortgage, mortgage rates, home ownership, economic data, mortgage rate trend, mortgage bond, employment outlook, that fits your budget, arizona mortgage

  Despite a weakening employment outlook for Americans, the economy flashed signs of a rebirth last week. It wasn't enough to reverse the recent mortgage rate trend, however Related posts:Mortgage Markets In Review : January 20, 2008 After a strong ...

• Would You Believe That Home Buyers Are Out In Full Force?

  Posted on Thursday February 5th, 2009 at 10:29 in news, home loan, mortgage rates, home ownership, home sales report

  A real estate trade group reported Tuesday that Pending Home Sales ticked higher in December 2008. A "pending home sale" is a home under contract to sell, but not yet closed Related posts:Pending Home Sales Shows That More Buyers May Be Shopping Fo...