Home Mortgage and Financing Terms
Every business has it's jargon and residential real estate is no exception. Mark Nash author of 1001 Tips for Buying and Selling a Home shares commonly used mortgage and financing terms with home buyers and sellers.-Adjustable rate mortgage (ARM): A type of mortgage loan whose interest rate is tied ... more...

SUV Owners Pay More for Insurance
Hortencia Privett is like thousands of other owners of Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs). Privett admits that she loves what she drives, a silver 2002 Jeep Liberty, but insurance experts caution that she and other SUV owners have to pay considerably more for insurance than those tooling around town in ... more...

Do You Need to Have Mortgage Insurance?
You will have to have mortgage insurance if you fail to come up with a down payment that is at least 20 percent of the sale price of the home you wish to buy. This insurance can be called by several different names such as private mortgage insurance or even simply PMI. It is called these in order ... more...

Save Money on Medical Expenses
If you are in good health, you may rarely think about the money you spend on doctors and medicine throughout the year. But if you keep track and add it all up, youll notice that you are spending more than you thought. You may be eligible for a tax-favored savings plan to help with paying for ... more...

Life Insurance and the Law - A Layman's Introduction
There are no laws in the UK that require a person to have life insurance. Its an entirely voluntary insurance. About 40% of the UK's working population are covered by life insurance either through their own policy or via an arrangement through their employer. So the simple things first. You have ... more...

The Health Insurance Policy Puzzle!
The first time you beginning shopping for a health insurance policy be prepared for a shock. Why! There are just so many different choices and the vocabulary of health insurance is almost like a foreign language.First of all, how do you choose the best policy? Surprise! There is no "best" ... more...

Critical Illness Insurance and Life Insurance Cover for Better and for Worse
There are three main types of insurance cover you can buy to protect yourself and your family: life insurance, private medical insurance and critical illness insurance. If you want your financial health to be completely bionic then you could choose all three types of insurance, but if your family ... more...

RESPA: The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) is a consumer protection statute, first passed in 1974. One of its purposes is to help consumers become better shoppers for settlement services. Another purpose is to eliminate kickbacks and referral fees that increase unnecessarily the costs of ... more...

Life Insurance: Who Needs It And How Much Do You Need?
Your friendly, neighborhood life insurance agent is most likely to answer this question with the word everybody.The fact is, not everybody does need life insurance. If you don't have a family, you probably don't need life insurance unless, of course, youre a really nice person and just want to ... more...