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Using a real estate agent can be a good thing

I was once caught up in a very bad real estate predicament. We had a real estate agent that was so ready to dump a house on my husband and I that she didn’t even know the terms to her own contract. In the end …

Home values in select markets. Buy your house when moving to college?

I have watched several housing markets decline so fast my head spins, but I have also watched our housing market incline at a dizzying rate also. A small 2 bedroom house in a college neighborhood has gone from $86,000 to $110,000 in 2 years.
We …

HSBC is feeling the sting of the American mortgage crisis also.

European bank HSBC reported a 29% drop in first half profits. In the same half in 2007, HSBC posted a $10.9 billion profit, while in the same half this year they posted a $7.7 billion profit.
HSBC holds Household International Inc. partially responsible for the …

Mortgage rates drop because of oil?

On Wednesday, Freddie Mac says that the 30 year fixed mortgage fell to 6.52% as the price of oil fell this week.
The chief economist for Freddie Mac, Frank Nothaft says, Mortgage rates moved lower this week as a drop in commodity prices eased market concerns …

Housing Rescue should pass by Saturday.

Tomorrow up to 400,000 homeowners can take a sigh of relief after the Senate passes a bill to let them refinance into lower interest loans. This will be backed by the Federal Housing Administration. The rescue gives the Treasury an unlimited amount of money …