By: Zoocasa The decision to purchase your first home is one of the largest you’re likely to ever make, both from an emotional and financial perspective. It is important to
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By: Anya Martin September 9, 2015 Signing a lease option helps jumbo-mortgage borrowers save for a higher down payment, get their credit history in order and lock in on their
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By Anya Martin In a divorce, the house is often the biggest asset the couple will divide—and splitting it is a complicated matter. When one spouse wants to keep the
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For those weighed down by large mortgage payments, there are ways to save money when next year’s tax season arrives; beekeeping, anyone? By ANYA MARTIN One rueful lesson of tax
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Big loans aren’t just for big cities. Affluent borrowers in dozens of metro areas sign up for the large mortgages associated with million-dollar listings. Their popularity comes as no surprise
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by Teri Karush Rogers Q. If you have two identical apartments–one in a building that has a landlease, and one in a building that owns the land it sits on–how much
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Mortgage rates are now at four-month lows nationwide WASHINGTON (AP) — Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages dropped this week to their lowest levels in four months, a positive sign
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The interest rates posted online by real-estate websites and mortgage lenders are often not the rates that home buyers get when they apply for a loan. BY ANYA MARTIN When shopping
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