Archive for February, 2008

Home Equity Borrowing - Keep Your Powder Dry

Even if your house is fully paid for, which is rare enough, is it wise to borrow against its equity? What kind of purchases should be made with the proceeds of such a refinancing?

Mortgage Non-Payer And ‘Squatter’ Awarded House

Djabar Babai has gone from being heavily in debt to his mortgage lender to outright home owner in one fell swoop, thanks to a favourable ruling by Appeal Court judges. The decision has catapulted the unemployed, failed businessman from being virtually penniless into an extremely comfortable financial position, as the court awarded Babai his home of 16 years, despite owing 165,000 for the property to Nat West.

From The Ashes Of The Detroit Housing Market

Do you believe it is possible to stop paying rent or stop making house payment and yet enjoy the pride of home ownership? And that independent of your credit score? Read on...

Simple Checklist of Factors Influencing Your Mortgage Interest Rate

When you are out house hunting one of the terms you are going to hear more than any other is mortgage interest rates and for good reason. It is on of the factors that determine how much you will be paying for your dream home. In order to understand how it works, you'll need to know what an interest rate is and how they decide upon it.

3 Things Every Homeowner Should Know About Mortgage Refinancing

Refinancing your mortgage may be the best option to get the money you need or get your finances back on track. However, there are a few things you should know before you dive head first into the world of refinancing.

Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) - the Mortgage Industry’s Dirty Little Secret

What you don't know about PMI can hurt you. We're told that PMI insurance pays the lender if we default on our mortgage. While true, it doesn't tell the whole story. There's a lot more you should know.

When Your Refinance Mortgage Loan Goes Bust, Don’t Leave Your Pets Behind

Not all home loans or mortgages do well. There are several sad reasons for it - job termination, increase in interest rates, ballooning monthly bills, and delayed payments of monthly bills. When your refinance mortgage loan is seeing red, make plans ahead and include your pets in your disaster preparedness plan.

Tweak Your Pension Fund with a Refinance Home Loan

The suggestion to get a refinance home loan to tweak your retirement fund is practical advice. You may find this counsel ill-timed when you need the extra money for living expenses. Yet you are the architect of your future and nobody else can help you live a life of ease in your twilight years.

Get a Taste of Empowerment with a Florida Refinance

Are you wondering if you're getting the pay that you're worth? With all those late nights and towering paperwork, your boss has to be kidding you all along if no promotion or salary increase is in sight. You might as well accept that job in St. Petersburg that packs in a wallop, salary-wise, and let a Florida refinance take care of the other issues.

Don’t Be Terrorized by a Colorado Mortgage Company

If the lender has something for you and you gain some advantage from it, go ahead and investigate before you chain yourself to a 30-year mortgage. Use legitimate sleuthing skills when checking out the Colorado mortgage company that drives a hard bargain and save yourself from post-mortgage processing blues.