Real Estate Q&A: How to Do Away with Private Mortgage Insurance
(MCT)—QUESTION: We bought our home in 2005 with a no-down-payment loan that required private mortgage insurance. Since then, we have...
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Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 2.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage...
Mortgage Rates Stay Largely Unchanged
Freddie Mac recently released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates little changed...
‘Downton Abbey’ Style Comes to Modern American Homes
(MCT)—My anglophile roots are showing, but I’m not alone. Like millions of Americans, I love “Downton Abbey.” It’s not just...
How to Hire a Social Media Expert for Small Biz
Social media is a part of daily life for many Americans and small businesses are taking advantage of that fact....
Housing Recovery Remains on Firm Footing as Americans’ Housing Sentiment Bounces Back from an Autumn Dip
Year-over-year gains in Americans’ attitudes toward homeownership demonstrate that the housing recovery continues to move forward on firm footing despite...
Job Hunters Need Digital Proficiency
(MCT)—Do you have an electronic resume? It could help your job search, particularly if it isn’t just a PDF of...
Real Estate Industry Wary ahead of New Mortgage Rules
(MCT)—Real estate officials are bracing for new federal mortgage rules intended to press lenders to ensure that prospective borrowers are...
2014: The Emerging Purchase Market
Freddie Mac’s November 2013 U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook showed that the major shift for 2014 will be a...
Excessive Financial Optimism Can Be Dangerous
The December poll hosted on the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) website revealed that more than half of the...
4 Hidden Costs of Homeownership Clients Should Understand
As your client’s guide to the process leading to homeownership, it’s your responsibility to make sure they know what they’re getting into from a financial perspective. Read more.
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