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When Is the Right Time For a Mortgage Lock?
April 23, 2001, Revised September 13, 2005 Should Borrowers Forecast Interest Rates? "I have been pre-approved for a loan on my new home but have yet to lock in the interest rate. When would be a good time ... more...

Can the Fully-Indexed Rate on an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Be Biased?
June 5, 2000 ?I am considering two very similar 7% adjustable rate mortgages that adjust the rate every year.  The rate on one is tied to the 11th District Cost of Funds Index (COFI) with a 3% margin. The other rate is tied to the one-year Treasury index with a 2% margin ... more...

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Secondary Mortgage Market
Secondary Mortgage Market The place where primary mortgage lenders sell the mortgages to investors like Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac in order to obtain more funds for originating more new loans. Secondary mortgage market provides liquidity for the lenders. Government-sponsored ... more...

Market Value
Market Value The highest price that a buyer would pay and the lowest price a seller would accept on a property. Market value is the most probable price which a property should bring in under normal market conditions and may be different from the price a property could actually be ... more...

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Building a Home Addition
Besides providing your home with more living space, a home addition can be a terrific investment. However, before embarking on such a project the homeowner should first consider several important items. These items include: home market values in the neighborhood, financing, size and scale of ... more...

Real Estate Investing Benefits
There are many reasons why investing in real estate over other investment avenues is a safer and more profitable route to take and we will go over just a few of these factors with you in this article.First thing to note is that if you look at the real estate market as a time line compared to the ... more...

How Much Home Can You Afford In Today's Market?
If you haven't figured your credit worthiness and borrowing power lately, you might be surprised at how much home you can afford to buy in today's market! Mortgage Lenders are very optimistic about the future of the real estate market and as a result they are willing to loan more on properties than ... more...

Cheap, Bargain, Real Estate; Good Deals, Below Market, Low Priced Properties Are Available...
Cheap, Bargain, Real Estate; Good Deals, Below Market, Low Priced properties are available if you know how to buy them. By Jody Hudson - Realtor since 1972. How to FIND and BUY: Cheap Bargain Real Estate, Good Deals, Below Market, Low Priced and Less Expensive; homes, lots, land, businesses, and ... more...

Negotiating the Purchase of Your Home
Negotiating a successful real estate contract requires communication and listening skills, as well as the ability to create a environment of cooperation. Many of our real estate clients have been very experienced negotiators, and from them we have learned that the goal is to reach a "good ... more...

Sell Old Home or Buy New Home First?
Buyers who are moving up or downsizing often have a dilemma. They cant decide whether to put their home on the market first, or contract to buy their new home first.If they put their home on the market, it might sell and then they might find it impossible to find what they want. Alternatively, if ... more...

The Top 10 Reasons to Invest in Mutual Funds
Everyone who follows the financial news has heard of mutual funds and knows the stock market has generally risen (with various ups-and-downs) for over 200 years. In fact, by most measures, the stock market has made more money for more people, and done it more reliably, than any other investment ... more...

From Foreclosure to Forbearance - The Art of Negotiation
As an active real estate investor you probably already know that the most important phase of your investment is when you buy the property. Most of us are getting the bargains in the foreclosure market. You will agree with me that the best time to buy is before the actual foreclosure. This is ... more...

Adverse Credit Boom Prompts Questions
Over the last year, theres been a flurry of product launches, as lenders pile into this nascent market. Some of the new entrants in 2005 included the Bristol & West, Victoria Mortgages and Beacon Homeloans, while investment banks Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley are in the process of setting out ... more...

What Will I Do When I Grow Up? Says The 45 Year Old Woman
I have always rather envied those people who have a burning vocation; they knew the career they wanted to follow and went for it. If, like me, you have never really known what you want to do, the years fly past and you still have to earn a living. But doing what?I did well at school and it ... more...

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