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Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts When You’re Applying For a Mortgage

applying for mortgageTop 10 Do’s and Don’ts When You’re Applying For a Mortgage (via Total Mortgage Services)

Before you make that plunge, read the following tips: “If you are shopping around for a mortgage and worried that the inquiries will ding your credit score, don’t worry,” said Roman Shteyn, co-founder of Credit-Land.com. “The credit bureaus know that people may go to different providers to…


Housing Market’s Recovery Picking Up Steam

Housing Market’s Recovery Picking Up Steam

The housing recovery has surged in the past three or four months and through the end of October stands significantly closer to pre-meltdown levels than it did just a year prior, according to new data from the real estate tracking firm Trulia. Based on a number of factors, the housing market now stands…


Mom, Dad, I’m (still) home! Weak economy keeps adult kids in the house

economyMom, Dad, I’m (still) home! Weak economy keeps adult kids in the house

You raise them, you educate them and you expect them to go out into the world. But they keep coming back. The recession and weak recovery appears to be keeping many adult children from getting a home of their own, and that could have…