Remember when Quicken Loans teamed up with Warren Buffett and offered $1 billion to anyone who could create a perfect March Madness bracket? Well, that… Read More »Quicken Loans Launches a Mortgage Contest You Can Actually Win
One of the great things about homeownership is the ability to take advantage of money saving tax breaks, such as property tax and mortgage interest… Read More »New Bill Could Make Mortgage Insurance Premiums Permanently Tax Deductible
I’m sure regular readers of this blog see me as a bit of a pessimist, perhaps a little cynical. After all, I bring the bad… Read More »Don’t Buy a House Because You Don’t Want to Miss Out
Happy World Cup opening day everyone. I like soccer (and mortgages) so I tried desperately to come up with a way to combine both subjects.… Read More »Mortgage Rates vs. the World Cup
Home prices have increased a lot over the past year and change. So much so that some prospective buyers are pumping the brakes, or at… Read More »Check Out the States Where Realtors Think Home Prices Will Rise the Most Over the Next 12 Months
I’m getting sick and tired of hearing about how restrictive and constrained mortgage lending standards are these days. It’s really not that hard to get… Read More »Mortgage Lending Standards Aren’t Too Tight, Really
Homeowners opt for ARMs instead of fixed mortgages for a number of reasons, but it’s mostly to save money. After all, adjustable-rate mortgages are offered… Read More »You Can Have an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage, But Only If You Educate Yourself First
If you watch Shark Tank, you’re quite familiar with Kevin O’Leary, the cynical money loving, yet somehow likable venture capitalist. Well, now he’s also a… Read More »Mr. Wonderful of Shark Tank Fame Thinks Real Estate Is a Crappy Investment
A few months back, I noted that Millennials, those born between 1980 and 1995, purchased the most real estate between July 2012 and June 2013.… Read More »Netflix, iPhones, and Lattes Are More Important than Saving to Buy a Home
Here’s a novel idea. If you’re having trouble paying the mortgage, and you can’t get any assistance from your lender/servicer, you don’t need to give… Read More »If You Can’t Pay the Mortgage, Live in Your Awesome Garage
