Personal, financial investment returns make short-term rentals ever more popular
ASHLEY HALLIGAN – The short-term rental market – largely seconds homes and vacation rentals – is alive and well, thanks largely to online portals thrusting this unique form of accommodations into the limelight. The risks associated with short term rental …
Mortgage rates up this week
Year-end housing gains helped boost interest rates this week. The average interest rate on 30-year fixed rate mortgages (FRMs)rose to 3.98 percent, with an average 0.7 point for the week ending Jan. 26, up from 3.88 percent last week and …
Housing takes back seat to economy in State of the Union Address
President Barack Obama heavily laced his 2012 State of the Union Address with comments about solutions for the nation’s economic malaise, but he gave housing the short shrift. Housing is, after all, a cornerstone of the American economy. Shelter and …
Mortgage lenders offer states $25 billion for faulty foreclosures
The five largest U.S. mortgage lenders have offered a $25 billion settlement proposal that could make it easier for some struggling homeowners to avoid foreclosure and have their mortgage balances reduced. In 2010, state attorneys general jointly launched an investigation …
Government-mandated down payments would block creditworthy home buyers
CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE LENDING – As federal regulators consider setting down-payment standards on new mortgages, a new study shows such rules could push 60 percent of creditworthy borrowers into high-cost loans or out of the market altogether. A proposal by …
Home Sweet Superbowl Archive
When Madonna sings, you can win. DeadlineNews.Com invites you to step into the man cave for Superbowl Sunday. Grab a brewski. See how how America’s hottest event impacts you in your home. Done right, those bro-zones designed to watch the …
Postal Service adjusts mailing services prices for 2012
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Why a strategic default is never strategic
JOY BENDER – San Diego short sale real estate agent Joy Bender has launched a campaign to educate high-end homeowners on the alternatives to strategic default. A strategic default occurs when a homeowner, who can afford to make mortgage payments, …
Spoofers record Casey Anthony’s ‘Second Vlog’
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Personal, financial investment returns make short-term rentals ever more popular
ASHLEY HALLIGAN - The short-term rental market - largely seconds homes and vacation rentals - is alive and well, thanks largely to online portals thrusting this unique form of accommodations into
Mortgage rates up this week
Year-end housing gains helped boost interest rates this week. The average interest rate on 30-year fixed rate mortgages (FRMs)rose to 3.98 percent, with an average 0.7 point for the week ending Jan.
Housing takes back seat to economy in State of the Union Address
President Barack Obama heavily laced his 2012 State of the Union Address with comments about solutions for the nation's economic malaise, but he gave housing the short shrift. Housing is, after all,
Mortgage lenders offer states $25 billion for faulty foreclosures
The five largest U.S. mortgage lenders have offered a $25 billion settlement proposal that could make it easier for some struggling homeowners to avoid foreclosure and have their mortgage balances reduced. In
Government-mandated down payments would block creditworthy home buyers
CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE LENDING - As federal regulators consider setting down-payment standards on new mortgages, a new study shows such rules could push 60 percent of creditworthy borrowers into high-cost loans
Why a strategic default is never strategic
JOY BENDER - San Diego short sale real estate agent Joy Bender has launched a campaign to educate high-end homeowners on the alternatives to strategic default. A strategic default occurs when a
