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7 tips for buying foreclosures

There are a lot of great deals on the market, but buyers beware: Purchasing a foreclosure is rife with pitfalls. Foreclosures are dominating the housing market. Right now, there are 1.5 million such homes for sale, and more are expected to be available soon. That provides both opportunities and pitfalls for bargain hunters. Just because prices are [...]

When a home energy audit pays

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The government is expected to unveil a new program in the next couple of months that if approved may reimburse homeowners for up to half the cost of making their homes more efficient, but don't start shopping for new kitchens just yet. Homeowners will get the most return for the money in [...]

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First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Extended & Expanded

On November 6, 2009, President Obama signed a bill into law that immediately extended the popular tax credit program offering up to $8,500 for qualified first-time homebuyers into the first half of 2010. The bill also instantly expanded the program, offering up to $6,500 in tax credits for qualified repeat home buyers, opening the door [...]

The “New” Home Buyer Tax Credit Details

In a nutshell: The existing $8,000 tax credit is extended to May 1, 2010. (The credit is for 10% of the home purchase price, up to $8,000.) If a home buyer is “into a written binding contract before May 1, 2010”, and they close on that contract before July 1, 2010, the tax credit can be [...]

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What To Expect From Your Inspection

As a prospective home buyer, getting to the inspection stage is one of the big milestones over the course of a real estate transaction. You may have walked through the home a few times and given it your own critical eye, but now the big guns are coming in to tell you just what you [...]

Leaves are falling and so are mortgage rates!

Mortgage rates fell at the beginning of the month, with the average rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages falling below 5% to a four-month low, according to Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Meanwhile, the 15-year fixed-rate dropped to 4.36%, the lowest figure since Freddie began tracking such mortgages in 1991. The average rate was 4.46% last week and [...]

Read this before your next home improvement project

Most home improvement loans are secured by a mortgage on your home. It's better not to finance expensive credit insurance or to consolidate other debts into this loan. Your home will be at risk for every extra dollar you borrow. If you don't make your payments, you could lose your home. Plan ahead Know what you want [...]

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