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Remembering a REAL Recession
Yesterday's Memories | October 10th 2008 by Dirty Butter
It takes living for awhile to get perspective on the recent wild swings of the Stock Market and the Economy. We had two young children and were living in a trailer when the Recession in the early 70's hit. We were a one income family, with few debts, read more
Bad times may just mean “good times” for buying a new home?
New Home Buying Blog | October 9th 2008 by Gary
Article talks about how with all the negative press around the real estate market and financial markets, there is a positive lining to this gray cloud. While times may be tough for lenders, banks, sellers, and home builders, times are pretty good for read more
Inner Mission Real Estate Report
SFHotlist: San Francisco Real Estate Blog | October 8th 2008 by Danielle Lazier
Here is this week’s Inner Mission Real Estate Report. Single Family Homes; Average Price of Active Property: $755,000 Number of Single Family Homes Listed: 8 Average Days on Market: 91 Number of Properties Sold within the Last Month: 1 read more
Buying a new Home? Today’s market conditions bring unique oppor…
New Home Buying Blog | October 8th 2008 by Gary
Today's Real Estate market represent a great opportunities for home buyers. Those planning on buying a new home have an impressive opportunity at this moment to find some incredible values in the housing market. read more
Beyond Rate - Your Lender As a Strategic Resource!
Global Financial Help | October 8th 2008 by Chad
Over the past ten years, rate happy shoppers and lenders have gravitated to the loan programs and options promising the lowest rate, payment etc. Often forgetting or ignoring the potential consequences of rapidly escalating payments, negative amortiz read more
Choosing the Type of Mortgage That is Best For You
Global Financial Help | October 8th 2008 by Chad
So, you are planning to buy your perfect house but don’t know what your options are in the mortgage department. Don’t be embarrassed about that - it is the same for most folks. Today’s mortgage industry is very complex. To begin wit read more
Mad People, Adjustable Rate Mortgages, And a Bid For Sanity
Global Financial Help | October 8th 2008 by Chad
With adjustable rate mortgages, also known as variable mortgages, the interest rate and the amount of money you repay change. These changes are out of your control. So why, you may ask, would anyone be mad enough to consider a variable mortgage? The read more
What You Need to Know About Residential Mortgage Services
Global Financial Help | October 8th 2008 by Chad
Residential mortgage services are offered to those who wish to purchase a residential property. These usually include mortgages, home equity loans (also called second mortgages) and the refinancing of an existing mortgage. Mortgages are usually taken read more
You Can Refinance Your Home Even With Bad Credit
Global Financial Help | October 8th 2008 by Chad
With today’s economy in a downward spiral, you may be feeling some of the economic fallout in the way of rising energy costs and inflated food prices. It costs more and more to feed your family, keep a roof over your head, and get back and fort read more
Home Loan Quote Tips
Global Financial Help | October 8th 2008 by Chad
The real estate industry is big business. So big, in fact, that it’s a near certainty that you or someone you know is involved in real estate-either as a real estate agent or a mortgage consultant. But while having someone you know and trust in read more
How Large Should My Housing Loan Down Payment Be?
Global Financial Help | October 8th 2008 by Chad
The moment you decided to purchase that house of yours, you will have to decide how much of a down payment to pay. Traditionally, most people go for the mainstream 20 - 80 payment, meaning that the payment consists of 20 percent cash or CPF and 80 pe read more
Your New Home and Down Payments
Global Financial Help | October 8th 2008 by Chad
In order to buy a new house you’re likely going to need a fairly large sum of money behind you, if there is more than one person buying, such as being a couple or a family then you are going to have a slightly easier time but it’s still a read more
Trust Deeds Worth Trusting - Trust Me
Global Financial Help | October 8th 2008 by Chad
Who can you trust? What can you trust? What is trust able? Well, that’s a good trusting question. How about a Trust Deed! Yes, with all the mortgage roller coaster rides that the general investor has been going through, or should I say, up and read more
What is the Right Mortgage For Me?
Global Financial Help | October 8th 2008 by Chad
In the UK we are a nation of property owners. The old cliché an “English man (or women’s) home is their castle” and this has never been as relevant as in the present. Yet for many the only tool towards this goal is a mortgage proba read more
Negotiating and Real Estate
The Housechick Blog - Everything You Need to Know about Tucs… | October 7th 2008 by Kelley Koehler
Question from the audience: What’s your negotiating style? Answer: Whichever way you’re most comfortable with. I like to discuss negotiating styles with my clients before we get too far along in either the home buying or home selling read more
Prices are Down and Sales Are Up, So Who’s Buying and Selling H…
Eastside Real Estate Buzz | October 7th 2008 by Debra Sinick
Home prices are down and real estate sales are up. The Seattle Times had two articles screaming these headlines here in the Seattle/ King county area. So who has made a move this year and why? I thought I’d look back at the reasons s read more
FSBO In A Down Market
SayEducate | October 7th 2008 by Matt Keegan
FSBO – or For Sale By Owner – is a method of home selling that has been embraced by a growing number of homeowners over the past decade. Thanks to internet access many people are finding it easy to list their homes themselves, thereby bypassing a read more
Melting Pot: Neighborhood Spotlight on the Richmond and Sunset Di…
SFHotlist: San Francisco Real Estate Blog | October 6th 2008 by Danielle Lazier
The Richmond and the Sunset. Sometimes referred to as second Chinatown, home to a string of spirited Irish pubs, and crowded along its main thoroughfares with eateries of every nationality, th Richmond is a true cultural melting pot. To start exper read more
Q: What can you do to save the economy? A: Buy a home!
SFHotlist: San Francisco Real Estate Blog | October 6th 2008 by Danielle Lazier
Haha, so I know you are thinking that this is the most self-serving real estate blog post that could come from a San Francisco Realtor but c’mon….hear me out! Rather, hear out my buddy (not that we’ve ever met) James B. Stewart, a c read more
Why Now is the Time to be Buying a Home
New Home Buying Blog | October 6th 2008 by Gary
Anyone watching the news the past few months is aware of the current status of the real estate and mortgage lending markets. With so much negative attention surrounding these industries, it may seem surprising to learn that it is still possible for read more
Bernal Heights Real Estate Report
SFHotlist: San Francisco Real Estate Blog | October 3rd 2008 by Danielle Lazier
Here is the Real Estate Report this week for Bernal Heights. Average Price of Active Property: $835,370 Number of Active: 37 Average Days on Market: 50 Average Price of Sold Property; $794,375 Both active and sold average prices are up from read more
Interest Only Mortgages
Global Financial Help | October 3rd 2008 by Chad
If you’re in the process of buying a house, you may have come across the phrase “interest only mortgage”. As the name suggests, this is where you simply pay the interest and nothing else for the duration of the mortgage. There are p read more
Jumbo Mortgage Rates - High Interest Ahead
Global Financial Help | October 3rd 2008 by Chad
If you’re in the market for a luxury home and expecting to have a mortgage loan over $417,000 then be prepared for a surprise. A loan that large will put you into jumbo mortgage territory and along with that comes higher interest rates. In case read more
Re-mortgage Advice - Using Equity to Increase the Value of Your H…
Global Financial Help | October 3rd 2008 by Chad
Re-mortgaging poses many financial risks, but it also poses an opportunity to increase your property investment return by increasing the value of your home. Many people re-mortgage their home and use the money that they have earned in property capita read more
Simplifying the Home Buying Process in Three Easy Steps
New Home Buying Blog | October 3rd 2008 by Gary
Home buying is a complicated and stressful experience for some. Don't let the process overwhelm you. Take three easy steps to simplify the home buying process. read more
Your House is NOT an ATM Machine - Refinancing is Not Always the…
Global Financial Help | October 3rd 2008 by Chad
ATM’s charge high fees when you withdraw your OWN money from a competing bank’s machine. This fee ranges from $2.00 to as high as $10 if you ever needed to get some cash from a Casino in Atlantic City. It is absolutely insane that we pay read more
The Mortgage Meltdown and Opposing Views
Global Financial Help | October 3rd 2008 by Chad
If you haven’t heard about all of the fuss within the financial sector you must have been living under a rock. The demise of financial giants like Behr Stears, Indy Mac Bank not to mention many other smaller institutions has led the U.S. into a read more
Mortgage After a Short Sale
Global Financial Help | October 3rd 2008 by Chad
Getting a mortgage after a short sale can seem like a waste of time. However do not despair if you take the right action it is perfectly possible to get a mortgage after going through a short sale. In this article I will explain just how to do this a read more
Types of Mortgage Loans
Global Financial Help | October 3rd 2008 by Chad
These days, many banks and financial institutions are ready to offer mortgage loans to people with good credit history. Moreover, they are ready to offer different types of mortgage loans that suit different people with different needs. The following read more
Declining Markets and Originating Mortgage Loans
Global Financial Help | October 3rd 2008 by Chad
The mortgage industry has undergone significant changes making it difficult for loan officers and brokers to stay in business. Among these changes are intense credit tightening and the disappearance of mortgage loan products. Credit tightening has be read more
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