Protecting Your Home's Value as Foreclosures Rise
Filed under: Home EquityWASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Gary Kent has more foreclosed properties to sell than ever before during his 23 years in the real estate business. The San Diego-based realty agent...
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Home equity loan defaults soar
Filed under: Home EquityNEW YORK (Fortune) -- One of the last sources of ready cash for homeowners looking to get money from their house appears to be shutting down and the results aren't likely to be...
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Filed under: Home EquityAs a first time home buyer there is a lot of new concepts and terminology to get the hang of. The home buying game can be intimidating and you'll need to seek guidance to learn...
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How to Tap Home Equity Wisely
Filed under: Home EquityMany of the people losing their homes to foreclosure today find themselves in this situation because they used their home as a piggy bank: tapping their home equity beyond what...
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How to Tap Home Equity Wisely
Filed under: Home EquityMany of the people losing their homes to foreclosure today find themselves in this situation because they used their home as a piggy bank: tapping their home equity beyond what...
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Home Equity Loan a Good Option for Cash-Strapped Retirees
Filed under: Home EquityHome values sank, the stock market plummeted, 401K plans were depleted, and today many of the nearly 40 million Americans in retirement are discovering they may have not been...
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Home Equity Borrowing Still a Pretty Good Deal
Filed under: Home EquityNot long ago, homes worked like giant credit cards. Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs) helped borrowers cash in on the equity in the homes. Dan Wolfrum of Peoria, Ariz.,...
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Home Equity Line Adds New Option to Refinancing
Filed under: Home EquityIf you're looking to refinance your mortgage but you also need some extra cash, there may be a few options out there you haven't considered. Today's re-fi rates are low, but to...
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You Can Still Get a Home Equity Line of Credit
Filed under: Home EquityNot long ago, homes worked like giant credit cards. Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs) helped borrowers cash in on the equity in the homes. You can still get a HELOC today,...
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As Refinancing Declines, Cash-In Refi's Rise
Filed under: Home EquityThink it's tough to qualify for refinancing your existing mortgage? So does Richard Shin, a Queens attorney with good credit and great income who was turned down by his original...
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Tapping Your Home's Equity: Line or Loan?
Filed under: Home EquityYou may not realize that if you want to tap the equity in your home you have two types of loans to choose from: an equity line of credit or equity loan. The most popular is the...
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Home Equity Loan Equals Affordable Education
Filed under: Home EquityAfter 18 years, Kate Hoy of Phoenix was sick of her career as sales representative for company that sold electrical and mechanical components. She was ready for change. But the...
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Dallas-Fort Worth Fails to Escape Housing Crisis
Filed under: News, Economy, Home EquityEven as the Dallas-Fort Worth area pumps itself up for the excitement of the Super Bowl, it also is experiencing a housing crisis mega-bummer: Distressed home...
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Who Walks Away From a Mortgage? Not Whom You'd Expect
Filed under: News, Home Equity, Refinancing, SellingPeter Safronoff drives a Hyundai and lives in a rental bungalow in Encinitas, Calif., a beach community north of San Diego. At 63, it's not the...
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Pay Off Your Mortgage Early? It Depends
Filed under: Advice, Buying, Financing, Home Equity, Investing, RefinancingNot that long ago, people bought one house and stayed put in it. After 30 years, they owned it free and clear, and this was a...
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Watch: When to Pay Off the Mortgage Early
Filed under: News, Advice, Home Equity, InvestingWhile paying down the mortgage is undoubtedly one of the largest financial burdens many Americans have to contend with, it's certainly not the only...
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Case-Shiller Index: 3 Reasons to Blow It Off
Filed under: News, Advice, Buying, Economy, Foreclosures, Home Equity, Lifestyle, Other, SellingWe like to panic as much as the next homeowner, but reading the proclamations each month uttered by the...
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Foreclosure Victims Plan Protests Across U.S.
Filed under: News, Economy, Financing, Foreclosures, Home Equity, Refinancing, SellingVictims of the foreclosure mess and housing crisis are taking to the streets -- literally. Street demonstrations...
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Viewpoint: Why No New Houses May Be a Good Thing
Filed under: News, Economy, Foreclosures, Home Equity, Selling The news that 2011 may go down as the worst year in the past 50 for construction of new homes brought out many a weeping violin. Sorry,...
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