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Bank-owned home need TLC? Get a 203

PCAR Forum
July 2, 2010
 
You find a neat fixer-upper, then learn that banks won’t lend until the repairs are done, but the repairs can’t be completed until the house is purchased.

Is an FHA home loan the better choice?

Real Estate Voices
June 4, 2010
By Kari McCoy 
Dear Kari,My brother and his wife just bought a house with a loan called an FHA and they are bragging about how smart their loan choice was.

There’s several ways to pay off your mortgage early

Home $$$ and Sense
January 28, 2010
By Sue Thompson 
Dear Sue,I just refinanced with Wells Fargo. They said that if I made bi-weekly payments I would pay a lot less interest over the term of my loan.

The next housing boom will come — here’s how it will happen

Real Estate Features
July 9, 2009
By David Ryland 
I can’t tell you when the next housing boom will come, but I have an idea about ho

FHA Borrowers Can Use The 8000 Tax Credit As Additional Down Payment

Posted 06/04/2009 - 20:01 by Emily Schuyler

  Last month, the government announced that it would allow the first-time home buyers to use the tax credit towards the down payment of purchasing a home, than

First Time Homebuyers-Fed's Rescind 8000 Tax Credit For Down Payment

Posted 05/18/2009 - 12:48 by Emily Schuyler

  Earlier this week the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development , Shaun Donovan, announced that the $8,000 Federal tax credit could be used as a down payment

Wake up from the real estate market nightmare

PCAR Forum
October 10, 2008
 
Effective Oct. 1, a housing bill was passed to help both troubled borrowers and lenders.

There’s tax relief for those facing foreclosure

Home $$$ and Sense
April 3, 2008
By Sue Thompson 
Dear Sue, I bought a new home in a subdivision. My plan was to make some money when I flipped it. I paid top dollar because I bought it at the highest point in the market.