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CapWest Mortgage Review

CapWest Mortgage is a subsidiary of Farmers Bank & Trust, founded in 1907 as a small local bank in a central Kansas town. Are they a solid Mortgage c[...] read more »
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Mortgage Applications Rise Even As Rates Inch Up. Is It Time To Buy Or Refinance?

The real estate market was hit hard in the recent downturn. But not all is lost. Rates are low, and home prices are down. Buying a house? You may be [...] read more »
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Your Credit Report May Be Re-Checked Just Before Your Closing (And It Could Cost You Money)

New lending guidelines have made it much more likely that your credit report will be pulled right before your closing in order to make sure your cred[...] read more »
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Mortgage Rates Are Low, But Are The Homes Affordable? [Infographic]

Home prices have risen exponentially over the last couple of decades, making homes less affordable than they used to be. Add in some low mortgage ra[...] read more »
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Will There Be An Extension Of The June 30th Closing Deadline For The First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit?

The deadline for closing on a sale to receive the homebuyer tax credit is quickly approaching, and many will not meet it. Should there be an extensio[...] read more »
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Is an FHA-Insured Mortgage Right for You?

The days of putting little money down to buy a home aren’t over.
After years of risky mortgages backed up by small down payments, most lenders are[...] read more »
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Investigation reveals banks illegally denied loan modifications

An investigation by the nonprofit journalism operation, ProPublica, raises intriguing questions about reasons desperate homeowners are being turned a[...] read more »
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Do I Qualify For The Making Home Affordable Home Refinance And Modification Program?

Do you qualify for the Making Home Affordable program, and are you in one of the states with special "Hardest Hit Funds" funds to help prevent fore[...] read more »
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Obama Administration Offers $1.5 Billion In Foreclosure Funding For Hardest Hit States

The Obama administration has sent $1.5 billion in funding to several of the states hardest hit by foreclosures. Find out which ones, and how people [...] read more »
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Will Congress Extend The June 30th Deadline To Close And Receive Your Homebuyer Tax Credit?

There is an amendment to H.R. 4213 American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 being considered that would allow homebuyers to close on thei[...] read more »
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America's Fastest-Dying Towns

Ten spots where jobs are vanishing, incomes are dropping and poverty levels are rising. read more »
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Why home values may take decades to recover

For every $100 spent on a house in 1950 the investment rose slightly through 2002, then soared to about $192 in 2006, adjusting for inflation. Then c[...] read more »
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Following the leader

Nothing like a blowup of your retirement accounts to make you forget about those depressed home values. read more »
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The Top 5 Housing-Market Hopes for 2009

In the face of an intractable credit crisis and a recession that could be the deepest since World War II, economists are expecting another downcast y[...] read more »
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Real Estate Investors benefit from Green Building Momentum

Every year around this time, I get the itch to move far away from the cold, gray streets of Baltimore. It's not that I dislike Charm City, but when [...] read more »
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