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Manufactured Housing: A Messy Picture
May 19, 2003, Revised February 14, 2005 What Is a Manufactured House? A manufactured home is built entirely in a factory, transported to a site, and installed there. It is distinguished from "modular", "panelized", and "pre-cut" homes, ... more...

Lies Mortgage Shoppers Hear
    December 2, 2002, Revised July 16, 2004 "I am about to shop the market for the mortgage I need to finance my home purchase.  Is there a danger that people won?t tell me the truth?  Any lies I should look out for in particular ... more...

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Shared Appreciation Mortgage, SAMt
Shared Appreciation Mortgage, SAM A mortgage in which a borrower receives a below-market interest rate in return for which the lender (or another investor such as a family member or other partner) receives a portion of the future appreciation in the value of the property. May also ... more...

Section 8 Housing
Section 8 Housing The Section 8 program began during the Great Depression to increase the housing choices available to very low-income households by making privately-owned rental housing affordable to them. It provides rent subsidies, either rental certificates or vouchers, on ... more...

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Comparing The True Cost Of Obtaining A Home Loan
Home buyers are often confused about where to begin in their search for a home loan. The process is usually narrowed down to finding which institutions provide the lowest settlement costs, but the different types of lending institutions and the variety of lending programs available can make the ... more...

Understanding Your Finances Can Give You Power And Choice
What is finance and what do you need to know? Finance can mean different things. It may refer to your personal financial situation. It could refer to your investments or a business's investments. It could refer to a credit or loan purchase.Financing can be involved in your life in different ways ... more...

The Perils of the Property Ladder: Has Anyone Noticed the Silence?
There was a time when every conversation was focussed on property and every other TV programme was about property makeovers. Everybody wanted to get into property and those already on the ladder seemed fixated on becoming wealthy overnight. Remember those media-nominated millionaires who bought ... more...

Property Investment - What Future For the Biggest Bubble of All Time?
The Economist magazine published a special report in this months issue entitled House Prices After The Fall. Some might call it pessimistic, alarmist, nonsense or worse but only the foolish would choose to ignore the research that comes out of a think-tank with the kind of resources that this ... more...

Mortgage Research Good News for House Buyers
Figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show that in July gross lending in totalled 25.2 billion, with fixed rate deal mortgages are at their most popular for nearly six years.Nonetheless, "July's growth in lending to individuals slowed from the recent trend," said British Bankers Association ... more...

Home Appraisal Values Are Critical
To most, owning a home is a necessity, but sometimes it is a matter of pride or a business investment. Home appraisal values become relevant if one wishes to sell his house. Home appraisal values is a technical term which means the value of a home in terms of money that it brings in a real estate ... more...

Grab Quick Profits As Real Estate Prices Soar
Real estate values rise and fall in cycles. Currently home prices are nearing a top in many areas.Skyrocketing housing prices in California are prompting nearly a quarter of the residents to seriously consider moving to areas with more affordable housing.California had the nation's third ... more...

The Elephant
Four blind men were asked to give a description of an elephant. They had not seen one or ever encountered such a beast.One grabbed hold of its tail. Another put his arms around a leg. The third gripped its trunk and the fourth walked into the side. The description given by each one was correct and ... more...

Build a Plan of Action and Get Ready to Buy Miami Real Estate
We all know that buying real estate is one of the biggest personal investments you can make. When you are buying in a competitive market, like the Miami real estate market, being organized and in control will contribute significantly to ensuring that you get the best Miami home or condo deal ... more...

Mobile Home Mortgage Loans
A large number of prospective homeowners are interested in acquiring mobile or manufactured homes. Should these homeowners require financial assistance, they will need to take the assistance of approved lenders who make the money available from their own resources as FHA does not lend money for ... more...

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