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Mortgage Express to waive ALL Early Repayment Charges!

Mortgage Express are set to waive ALL Early Repayment Charges on Residential and Buy to Let mortgages between February and June 2009 - save money now[...] read more »
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Save for Retirement Now or Payoff Your Mortgage First?

Two of the most important components of retirement planning are a generous retirement savings plan and a mortgage free home. But if limited resources[...] read more »
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Foreclosures Up 32% Even With Government Programs in Place

April marked the second month in a row that more than 300,000 troubled homeowners received foreclosure notices, a jump of 32 percent over the same ti[...] read more »
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» FHA Mortgage Loan Requirements Guide

If you don't have a 10% downpayment saved up, chances are you'll need the participate in the FHA mortgage loan insurance program if you want to get[...] read more »
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Peter Merrick Issues an Interest Rate Warning watch!

Housing sales are up, listings are down and bidding wars are back. But Peter Merrick warns us to be careful in this TV interview. read more »
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SWAP rates and LIBOR rates on the move in 2009

See how SWAP rates and LIBOR rates effect you in the mortgage markets and how they are the key to better times ahead for us all. read more »
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The True Cost Of A Home: How Green Trends Might Save the Housing Market

There’s a paradigm shift going on in the US real estate sector. Yet will home owners justify paying extra for green building if the economic situatio[...] read more »
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The (Dead)Beat Generation

Should you walk away from your mortgage just because your home depreciated? read more »
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Five Reasons the 30 Year Mortgage Beats the 15

I’m one of the rare examples of personal finance bloggers who see the 30 year mortgage as the better option than the 15 year loan for most homeowners[...] read more »
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2010 Was the Worst Year in Housing Ever—So Is Now the Time to Buy?

How to avoid being a victim of a false start in housing... read more »
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This Week in Personal Finance - March 12, 2010

Great posts this week about retirement, good debt/bad debt, refinancing, income diversification, strategic defaults, and tips for interviewing read more »
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PAR Rates, Mortgage Points, and PMI

A look at how the rate on your mortgage is determined, what mortgage points are for,and why you may be subject to paying PMI read more »
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Want to Save Thousands on a Mortgage? Fix Your Credit

Consumers may not fully realize the advantages of doing all they can to get the best mortgage deal available, including cleaning up their credit. read more »
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The 'Walk Away' Phenomenon

One solution that has become popular around the country is for a homeowner to stop making payments, mail their house keys to the lender (known as "j[...] read more »
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What is a Mortgage Broker

A look at what a Mortgage Broker is, what they do for you, and how they get paid. read more »
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