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
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
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
In case you weren’t aware, people tend to be obsessed with the idea of paying off their mortgages. For many, it’s a major lifelong goal… Read More »Using a Home Equity Loan to Pay Off Your First 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
