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New Year's resolutions for home buyers
Real Estate MattersIn the nearly 20 years that we've been writing this column, we've offered New Year's resolutions for home buyers and sellers, plus New Year's financial resolutions that everyone can use to start their year off right. This is the first year since 2007...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Loans, Federal Reserve, Finance, Real Estate
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Home inspections are not necessarily just for buyers
When a real estate deal is in the offing, it's typical for the buyer to pay for an inspection. It's a good way to avoid buying a pig in a poke – to make sure that potentially serious flaws in the house don't escape notice. But there are reasons...
Tags: Rentals, Home Inspection, Real Estate Buyers, Realty, Allentown
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Kevin Hunt: Is This A Federal Reverse-Mortgage Offer Or A Scam?
The Hartford CourantThe successful scam letter looks authentic. But what happens when an authentic offer looks like a scam? Shirley Stewart of South Windsor recently received a multi-color form letter — the old style, U.S. Postal Service type — inviting her...Tags: Real Estate, Mortgages, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Postal Service, South Windsor
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Letters: The mortgage merry-go-round
Re "Lenders get off too easy in deal," Column, Jan. 8 Having dealt with the problems David Lazarus describes as an attorney representing borrowers, I agree wholeheartedly with him. There is no amount of money that can reimburse people who are getting...Tags: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Financial and Business Services, Collective Contract, Bank of America Corp., Mortgages
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Condo living: The untold story
Matthew Gordon Lasner is the official biographer of the condominium. (Well, as official as these things get, anyway.) Several years ago, the assistant professor of urban affairs and planning at Hunter College in New York became curious about how condo...Tags: Condos, Rentals, Marketing, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Manhattan (New York City)
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FHA Issues Temporary Guideline Changes for Condominium Project Approvals
Blog Sponsored by Taylor & Carls, P.A. On September 13, 2012, in response to current market conditions, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) issued Mortgagee Letter 2012-18 wherein it established temporary guideline...Tags: Condos, Real Estate, Real Estate Buyers, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Orlando
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Letters: What's wrong with the FHA
Re “The FHA: A home wrecker,” Opinion, Dec. 27 Edward J. Pinto, the former Fannie Mae official, fails to understand the legitimate purpose of the FHA. Low- and moderate-income families are financially stretched. They have higher default...Tags: Fannie Mae
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Conventional loans may save money, agent says
Sun SentinelA Federal Housing Administration mortgage is a favorite of many homebuyers because of the low down payment required. But Stephen B. McWilliam, president of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Realtors, says buyers may actually save money with a conventional...Tags: Fort Lauderdale
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DA race: Jackie Lacey also received donation from a felon
L.A. NOWLos Angeles County district attorney candidate Jackie Lacey’s campaign was quick to blast her opponent, Alan Jackson, for having taken campaign contributions from a convicted felon who served prison time for his role in a multimillion-dollar... -
Make sure estate plan for son is trust-worthy
Q: I put my estate in a trust. I would like to make sure that I understand everything correctly. I am leaving my house in the trust to my son. I was told that when I die the trust prevents probate. I want to make sure that when I go my son will just...
Tags: Washington, DC, Rentals, Finance
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Spending: Condos make a comeback
Kiplinger's Money PowerCondos have traditionally attracted first-time buyers who are ready to own but don't want the upkeep a single-family detached home with a yard requires. They also appeal to empty-nesters and retirees who want to trade a house and yard for convenience and,...Tags: Condos, Real Estate, Mortgages, Freddie Mac, Finance
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Letters to the Editor: Nov. 1
Travis Poole understands school issues To the editor: Of all the elections coming up next week, none is more important that the choices we make for the four open positions on the Washington County Board of Education. I have known and worked with Travis...Tags: Columbia University, Elections, Recreational Substance Use, Hillary Clinton, Drug Use
Jan 4, 2013
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Dec 30, 2012
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Dec 30, 2012
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Nov 29, 2012
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Nov 2, 2012
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