refinance

Massive Denial Blocks Real Estate Recovery

by Marty Boardman | October 27, 2011

Kevin is not giving up without a fight. I know this because those words are written on a piece of paper taped to his front door. NOT GIVING UP WITHOUT A FIGHT! His house is scheduled to go to a foreclosure auction today. Kevin bought his home on July 8th, 2003 for $270,800. The real [...]

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Commentary

Barack Obama: America’s Top Real Estate Broker?

by Charles Feldman | April 14, 2009

A lot of people thought it strange when Barack Obama traded jokes with Jay Leno on the Tonight Show. But that pales by comparison, if you ask me, with Obama’s new role as America’s unofficial (official?) top real estate broker. At what seems to be one of his endless news conferences (you certainly can’t accuse [...]

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Housing

Refinance pitches: Lessons Not Yet Learned

by Charles Feldman | October 31, 2007

Disturbing news this week from the pages of the Los Angeles Times–it appears as if no lessons have been learned from the mortgage/credit crisis the U.S. (the world??) finds itself in. According to the paper, there is a virtual “blizzard” of advertising aimed at homeowners to induce them to refinance. And, while these ads are [...]

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Economy

Thinking of Refinancing? Consider holding out for Rate Drop

by Joshua Dorkin | October 1, 2007

A manufacturing report came out today that was weaker than expected, raising renewed talk that the Fed might cut rates later this month1. What does this mean for you? As rates have come down recently, now is a good time to look at doing a refi. If you can afford to wait, and signals continue [...]

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Housing

Refinance Before Making Late Mortgage Payments

by Joshua Dorkin | December 8, 2006

In the current housing bubble, hundreds of thousands of people, if not millions got themselves into risky mortgages. Often times people will not realize that they cannot afford their home until it is too late! If you’re having problems paying your mortgage and you want to refinance, do it before falling behind or making that [...]

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