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

I like to highlight contests that involve free houses and mortgage payoffs, and this one is a little stranger than most. Trulia, which should be… Read More »Trulia Is Giving Away a House in Vegas via the Game of War

While this might sound a little hard to believe, it has been reported that former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke was unable to refinance his… Read More »Ben Bernanke Claims He Was Unable to Refinance His Mortgage

The whole rent vs. own argument can be pretty polarizing. There are those that liken renting to throwing money down the drain, while others think… Read More »Here Are the Many Reasons Why Renters Rent

Several months ago, I thanked Millennials for their faith in real estate, seeing that Gen X isn’t a huge fan at the moment. But looking… Read More »97% of Teens Believe They Will Own a Home One Day

Most homeowners opt for fixed-rate mortgages because there aren’t any surprises. Many of them go with a 30-year term because it’s the norm, and also… Read More »The Wealth Building Home Loan Makes the 15-Year Fixed Mortgage Affordable

Well-known banking analyst Dick Bove sounded alarm bells earlier this week after he warned of a mortgage crisis by winter. Yes, this winter, as in… Read More »Should You Take Out a 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Before It’s Gone Forever?

There’s been a lot of news coverage lately concerning veterans not receiving proper medical care. Sadly, that’s just one area where our military isn’t being… Read More »White House Asks Lenders to Offer Lower Mortgage Rates to the Military