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• Buying A Home Via Short Sale – Tips For Chicago Buyers

  
  Chicagoland Real Estate Forum — Authority: 129
  Maybe you’ve heard someone talk about short sales, the transaction involving negotiating the purchase of a home with a lending institution, typically below market value and less than the mortgage owed for the property.  These types of transactions are difficult to execute for a number of reasons including the time ...
  4 days ago

• Helping a first time Canadian home buyer!

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 625
  Share with me your Canadian mortgage knowledge! Ive been thinking about buying my first house, and an amazing opportunity has presented itself in the past few days. I will be going to see the house and meet the owners this Saturday. As a result, Im putting myself through a crash course of Canadian homeownership and ...
  1 week ago

• 6 Basic Tips for Buying a Bank Owned Home

  
  Wise Bread — Authority: 668
  By Xin Lu Currently many homes for sale are owned by banks. These properties are also known as real estate owned or REO and they have gone through the foreclosure process. Some of them are in very good condition and can be good deals. However, those who try to buy these homes will find that it is not as easy as ...
  1 week ago

• So You Want a House – Part 4

  
  Ms. Money Savvy — Authority: 109
  I may come back to saving on discretionary spending but a convo had with a friend makes me think this aspect is much more important. JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN AFFORD A MORTGAGE DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN AFFORD A HOUSE! The fact you that you pay $900/month for rent doesn’t mean you can afford a $900/month mortgage. Why ...
  2 weeks ago

• Bank bus driving homebuying (Jacksonville Daily Record)

  
  Credit Repair | Free Bad Credit Repair Debt Consolidation Loans — Authority: 136
  “It’s just part of our commitment to financial wellness,” said Nathaniel Herring, Fifth Third Bank Jacksonville city president. “Part of our mission is to connect with the communities that we are a part of and this tour helps do that.”
  2 weeks ago

• Who Is The Typical First-time Home Buyer?

  
  Massachusetts Home Buyer Guide — Authority: 120
  First-time home buyers reached the highest market share on record during the past year, according to a National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) survey of home buyers and sellers. The profile shows the median age of first-time buyers was 30, and the median income was $61,600. The typical first-time buyer across the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Extreme home makeover, Part III: Falling victim to project creep

  
  WalletPop Blog — Authority: 697
  Filed under: Budgets , Home , Real Estate , Buyer Beware This is the third part of a five-part series about how the writer and her husband, Charlie, tackled a major overhaul of their home and the pitfalls they faced along the way. To read the first installment click here . The situation is deteriorating ...
  3 weeks ago

• Home Buying: How Does Your Credit Score Rate? Posted By: Mike…

  
  Fisher Funding — Authority: 158
  Buying a home is something most people dream of being able to do at some point in their life. All you have to do is save enough money for a down payment and you’re in. Right? Maybe not. If your credit rating is not up to snuff, the road to your dream may be a little bumpy, but not impossible to overcome Continue ...
  3 weeks ago

• Stop acting rich, start getting rich

  
  THE MONEY BIZ — Authority: 136
  Among the most important decisions you can make on your way to real wealth is choosing the right neighborhood — but it’s not the neighborhood you might think.
  3 weeks ago

• So You Want a House, Part 3

  
  Ms. Money Savvy — Authority: 109
  Today’s topic is WAYS TO SAVE. You have two types of expenses – fixed expenses and discretionary spending. Let’s talk about fixed expenses first. Not all of those are as fixed as you think. While you probably can’t do much about your rent, there are ways to lower other expenses. TAX REFUNDS ARE NOT A ...
  4 weeks ago

• With home-buying tax credit extended, it’s a good time to move up

  
  Home Buying and Home Selling Tips — Authority: 144
  George and Florence Sutton bought what they thought would be their starter home in 1990. Nearly 20 years later, they’re finally moving up. Turns out it’s a good time to do so, with an $8,000 home buyer tax credit, low interest rates and a slew of inventory to pick from. “Now is an excellent time to be looking ...
  4 weeks ago

• Homebuyer credits: Who qualifies now?

  
  THE MONEY BIZ — Authority: 136
  Thanks to the newly extended and expanded tax breaks for buying a home, you might qualify for a credit that you hadn’t been able to get before.
  4 weeks ago

• How about 2%?

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 625
  How exactly does one negotiate a lower rate on a (new) mortgage? My partner and I may be buying a house sometime soon. Neither of us has ever bought a home before, so the whole process is new and a bit daunting. Ive been reading up a lot on all different aspects of home buying, and one thing Ive learned is that the ...
  4 weeks ago

• Chicago Neighborhood’s Walk-Ability Scored

  
  Chicagoland Real Estate Forum — Authority: 129
  When a home buyer is looking at Chicago real estate and which neighborhood to purchase a home or condo in, one should take into account its ‘Walk Score’.  Developed by Front Seat, a civic software company out of Seattle Washington (which is the 6th most walkable city in America), the idea is to determine what ...
  4 weeks ago

• So You Want a House, Part 2

  
  Ms. Money Savvy — Authority: 109
  This is the second post in my homebuying series. The second step in the homebuying process is GET YOUR MONEY RIGHT.   Open an online savings account. Why not a “regular” savings account, you ask. Until recently, online accounts offered a better interest rate (3% or more) vs the 1% or less you will probably ...
  4 weeks ago

• Clayton Believes Extending Home Buying Tax Credit Will Help Economy

  
  Home Buying and Home Selling Tips — Authority: 144
  The President/CEO of America’s largest homebuilder said today that extending and expanding the tax credit for homebuyers has the potential to help businesses across the nation. “Building homes helps build a growing economy,” said Kevin Clayton, President and CEO. “The tax credit will further stimulate ...
  4 weeks ago

• Homebuyer credit boosts retirement planning

  
  THE MONEY BIZ — Authority: 136
  The recent extension includes a provision making many ‘longtime residents of the same home’ eligible for a tax credit if they downsize or move to a new home.
  4 weeks ago

• 10 secrets of off-season homebuying

  
  THE MONEY BIZ — Authority: 136
  With the housing market in its sluggish months, savvy buyers can squeeze out some nice deals. But first you’ll need to do your homework.
  4 weeks ago

• 10 secrets of off-season homebuying

  
  Money employment & careers - money-employment.marc8.com — Authority: 150
  With the housing market in its sluggish months, savvy buyers can squeeze out some nice deals. But first youll need to do your homework.
  4 weeks ago

• Homebuyer Credit Extended – So You Want a House…

  
  Ms. Money Savvy — Authority: 109
  A lot of people are excited because the homebuyer’s tax credit has been extended . While there’s no doubt that this credit can be beneficial, that’s only the case if you’re truly prepared and can afford to buy WITHOUT the credit. For months now, news broadcasts have stated that it’s a “buyer’s ...
  4 weeks ago

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