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Be cautious when signing a note for several hundred thousands of dollars

Before you sign your name on a legal document that gives you several hundred thousand dollars in order to buy a home, and before you sign your name on a legal document that will require you to pay back that loan by making payments every month for the next 360 months...

That’s ironic

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The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday it warned more than 200 companies about “potentially deceptive” mortgage advertisements that give borrowers a false impression of the cost of home loans. The FTC said ads on the Internet, newspapers, magazines, in...

How to do a short-sale

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Well, here’s quite simply one of the best, most-detailed blog entries I’ve ever read. This guy should send this to a newspaper to be published. If you are considering buying a property that is a “short-sale”, or you are a seller facing this...

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae face enormous problems due to loans at risk

mortgage loans, subprime lending crisis

This is not very good news! Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, whose shift into the risky mortgage market has been driven by the government’s affordable housing mandates, is faced with millions “maybe billions” in problem loans. The Office of Federal...

Keep in mind …

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Keep in mind, although mortgage loan interest rates and the state the national economy have an effect on the US real estate market, one does not directly result in the strength or weakness of the other, and vice versa. For some reason, I thought I should mention that....

The Governor’s $250 million handout

mortgage loans, subprime lending crisis

Well, guess what, it’s not a handout. Everyone was up in arms this week over the Governor’s plan to help homeowners facing foreclosure. Here is the proposal: Governor Unveils $250M Foreclosure Fund Earlier this month, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick...