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Mortgage Prepayment Penalties
October 12, 2001, Revised November 17, 2004 What Is a Mortgage Prepayment Penalty? A prepayment penalty is a provision of your contract with the lender that states that in the event you pay off the loan entirely, you will pay a penalty. Penalties are usually expressed as a ... more...

Penalties For Early Payment
October 12, 2001, Revised November 17, 2004 What Is a Mortgage Prepayment Penalty? A prepayment penalty is a provision of your contract with the lender that states that in the event you pay off the loan entirely, you will pay a penalty. Penalties are usually expressed as a ... more...

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Second Home, Vacation Home
Second Home Second home is a seasonally occupied property that is not the primary residence of the owner. Such residences are usually found in areas with substantial opportunities for recreation or tourist activity. Second Home As Investment However, when market is ... more...

Vacation Home
Vacation Home Vacation home is a seasonally occupied property that is not the primary residence of the owner. Such residences are usually found in areas with substantial opportunities for recreation or tourist activity. Vacation Home As Investment When market is ... more...

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Australians Strive to Pay Off Their Mortgage Sooner
A large number of Australian home owners intend to repay their mortgage off sooner than specified in the terms of their mortgage contract. This information comes from a recent survey conducted by the Mortgage Industry Association of Australia (MIAA).What is even more surprising is that the ... more...

How To Create A House Buying 'Wish List' For Your Dream Home
Buying a house is one of the most exciting things you will ever do. But there are LOTS of little details involved details which can be very costly if they are overlooked.Unfortunately, I made all 10 of these mistakes when buying my first house. Even though I thought I was very prepared. But with ... more...

No Down Payment Mortgage Loan - Ways to Buy a Home with Zero Down
If you want to buy a new home, but have little money in the bank, there are ways to get approved for a home with no money down. New homebuyers have a multitude of mortgage options available to them. These options make buying a home with little out-of-pocket expense more attainable.Understanding ... more...

100% Mortgage Financing A Way to Avoid Private Mortgage Insurance
Ideally, traditional mortgage lenders want new homebuyers to have a 20% down payment when purchasing a new home. Thus, if purchasing a $200,000 home, you should be prepared to have $40,000 as a down payment.Unfortunately, many people do not have this kind of money lying around. For this ... more...

The Fair Deal
The Fair DealOne fine summers evening, my wife Kim and I sat with a few of our neighbors out on the side porch of our house in North Chatham, N.Y., population 503. We talked politics.Most of us are Democrats. Some of us are old enough to have directly benefitted from the "New Deal" of Franklin D ... more...

Lucky
Have you ever looked around and wondered how everyone is buying houses? Are they really doing that much better than you are? Maybe. Maybe not. Some people have gone deep into debt to purchase a home and are teetering on the brink of financial free fall. Others used creative unconventional ... more...

Fear Plays Role in First Time Home Purchase
There are so many emotions connected with buying your first house: stress, anxiety, anticipation, doubt, joy and fear.Not only are first time buyers nervous about the process of buying a home, they are especially worried about being rejected for their mortgage. Many will continue to rent a home, ... more...

The Truth About Bad Credit Loan Mortgage
With the concept of vanity, many people are now despising the fact that whatever is beautiful are the only ones that are accepted in the community. Hence, they uphold the rights of equality and contend that life will never be balance without the negatives live side by side with the positives.Same ... more...

The Top 5 Reasons to Buy a Home
1. Save on your income tax.Yes, something good can come out of income tax. Due to income tax deductions, the government subsidizes your home purchase. Therefore all of the interest and property tax you pay throughout the year can be deducted from your gross income tax. A nice perk.2. A Hidden ... more...

Buying a Home After Foreclosure - What to Expect
Even though buying a home after a recent foreclosure is possible, homebuyer should not apply for a mortgage blindly. Because of your current credit standing, many lenders are ready to take advantage of you. Your options are limited. Nonetheless, this does not mean you have to accept a ... more...

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