Will the Fed Affect the Market Today?
The Federal Open Market Committee adjourns from its scheduled 2-day [...]
Simple Real Estate Definitions : Amortization
In the widest definition possible, amortization (pronounced: am-ohr-tih-ZAY-shun) is the [...]
Is My Crystal Ball Broken?
As the stock market dips then jumps then dips again, [...]
The Rising Cost of Small Down Payments
Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) is a mortgage lender's insurance policy [...]
Pending Home Sales Take a Surprising Jump!
Buyers are returning to the housing market. Each month, The [...]
How Falling Gas Prices Help the Economy
Given the stock market's recent performance, it's not surprising that gasoline's [...]
The Impact of Last Week’s Fed Cut
The Federal Reserve made an "emergency rate cut" last week, [...]
Borrowing Against Your 401(k)
As household budgets get pinched and credit markets tighten, a growing [...]
Stocks Drop and So Do Mortgage Rates
Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed below the psychologically-important [...]
Rates Wait to See About Bailout!
Monday afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives defeated the $700 billion [...]
FHA Becomes More Affordable This Week
Earlier this year -- and for the first time in [...]
Am I Still in Debt if My Lender Fails?
Thursday, federal regulators seized mortgage lender Washington Mutual. The Seattle-based thrift [...]