The Best Mortgage Program Ever?

Many people across the nation find themselves in a situation where they owe more than their home is worth and they are wondering what their best option is.
Should they short sell their house?
Should they try to get their loan modified?
Should they let their home go into foreclosure?
Should they just keep making their payments?
All of the [...]

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The Best Mortgage Program Ever?

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Bills Could Help Slow Foreclosures

Bills Could Help Slow Foreclosures March 9, 2010 — The Daily News Sitting lenders down with borrowers in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure is the goal of a pilot program that would be created by pending state legislation. Lawmakers from…(read more)

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The American People and Hard Times

I was born in the summer of 1951, one of those Boomers who’ve lived the transformation from simpler, more innocent times, to the hi-tech, instant everything, get outa da fast lane if ya can’t go 80, in-your-face 21st century. 1951? Maybe the best debut year in post WW II Major League Baseball, as both Mickey [...]

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The American People and Hard Times

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Sex, Lies and the MLS: Why What You See is Not Always What You Get

I believe most people, and even most Realtors, are fundamentally honest. Not only are there moral reasons for telling the truth, but these days, given the number of lawsuits that arise from real estate transactions gone wrong, it is simply good business to be honest. Thus, I am continually amazed by what I [...]

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Sex, Lies and the MLS: Why What You See is Not Always What You Get

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The Dark Side of Home Subsidies

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac owned more than 131,000 properties between them at the end of 2009, according to annual filings.

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