I came across an interesting study that explores real estate and mortgage preferences based on personality type (thanks WSJ). Whether you realize it or not,… Read More »Your Personality Determines If You’ll Buy or Rent and What Mortgage You’ll Get
If you’ve ever taken out an FHA loan, you may be eligible for a refund on that costly upfront mortgage insurance premium. Sure, the FHA… Read More »HUD Has $412 Million in Uncollected FHA Mortgage Insurance Refunds
In the technology world, and more specifically, the venture capitalist world, the word “disrupt” gets thrown around an awful lot. Too much really. There’s even… Read More »Online Refinance Shop Lenda Has Plans to Fund Home Loans in Seconds
After what seemed like a dismal few weeks, some good news is finally streaming back into the mortgage world. First off, mortgage rates are super… Read More »Mortgage Lending Volume Expected to Rise 7% in 2015
Some good news finally came out of Las Vegas today, and I’m not talking about someone winning a mega jackpot on an oversized one-armed bandit.… Read More »Fannie and Freddie Will Offer 3% Down Mortgages Again
Trulia releases a quarterly Rent Versus Buy report to determine if it makes more sense to buy a home or continue renting based on current… Read More »The Rent vs. Buy Argument Depends on Mortgage Type Too
As many long anticipated, the stock market finally took a major hit after months of seemingly endless gains. When it comes down to it, things… Read More »Mortgage Rate Plunge! Time to Take Another Look at a Refinance/Purchase?
So a guy, an Austrian fellow named Andreas Gindelhuber, with apparent dreams of making money in real estate here in the United States, resorted to… Read More »Man Offers to Sell Home In Exchange for an iPhone 6 or the 32 GB iPad
The weather is finally beginning to cool off and Halloween is just around the corner. Oh, and The Walking Dead is back on TV. It… Read More »Should We Worry About a Triple Dip in Home Prices?
A new lender has entered the mortgage space, but this one’s a little unique, and its offerings are too. You see, they’re a “marketplace lender,”… Read More »Peer-to-Peer Lender SoFi Now Offering Mortgages to Smart People
