San Antonio named a best place to live by RelocateAmerica.com
May 17, 2010 – 5:51 pm | No Comment

Top 10 cities poised for economic recovery also identified
BRIGHTON, Mich., April 20 /PRNewswire/ – The three most important things to remember when moving and buying a new home are: location, location, location. As potential homebuyers start looking …

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95 Percent of Refinancing Borrowers Choose Fixed-Rate Mortgages
August 28, 2011 – 9:10 am | No Comment

In the second quarter of 2011, fixed-rate loans accounted for about 95 percent of refinance loans, based on the Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) Quarterly Product Transition Report released recently. Refinancing borrowers preferred fixed-rate loans, regardless …

USDA Has $11.2 Billion to Guarantee No-Down Mortgages
August 28, 2011 – 9:10 am | No Comment

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has only two months to spend $11.2 billion on its no-down payment rural development loan program, a record amount at this juncture in the federal fiscal year for the program …

Homeowners with Unfavorable Loan Terms Grow Frustrated with Inability to Refinance
August 28, 2011 – 9:10 am | No Comment

Overall satisfaction with primary mortgage servicers has declined notably from 2010, as frustration continues to mount among homeowners who originated their mortgages during the peak of the housing boom, according to the J.D. Power and …

Credit Concerns Keep Renters from Buying
August 28, 2011 – 9:10 am | No Comment

Only 23 percent of renters living in single family homes—where more than half the nation’s renters live today—believe that renting makes more sense than buying a home.
Yet difficulty getting financing, including bad credit, would keep …

95 Percent of Refinancing Borrowers Choose Fixed-Rate Mortgages
August 28, 2011 – 9:10 am | No Comment

In the second quarter of 2011, fixed-rate loans accounted for about 95 percent of refinance loans, based on the Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) Quarterly Product Transition Report released yesterday. Refinancing borrowers clearly preferred fixed-rate loans, …

Keeping Corporate Mortgage Programs on the Move
August 28, 2011 – 9:10 am | No Comment

Employee relocation has always posed unique challenges for real estate professionals and mortgage lenders alike. Add the special needs of employers and employees, and we have the recipe for a complex sale with a myriad …

Back-to-School Real Estate Investments Rule
August 28, 2011 – 9:10 am | No Comment

The back to school season is often characterized by parents and students making last-minute mad dashes to purchase school supplies, uniforms, bus passes or books. This year, parents with college-bound students or investors interested in …

Tight Credit Discourages First-Time Buyers
August 28, 2011 – 9:10 am | No Comment

Difficulties getting financing are increasingly keeping first-time buyers from buying homes in spite of very affordable prices in most markets. One serious result has been a slowing of the absorption of foreclosures and short sales.
The …

Hot Property: Disney’s Former Home for Sale
August 28, 2011 – 9:10 am | No Comment

(MCT)—Walt Disney’s onetime residence in Los Feliz, the wonderful world where his daughters grew up, has come on the market at $3.65 million. The two-story French Normandy-style house, built in 1932, sits behind gates on …

The Power of Belief and Expectation
April 22, 2011 – 1:52 pm | No Comment

RISMEDIA, April 8, 2011—While you may not always get what you want, you will always get what you expect! Surprisingly, the power of belief and expectation work just as effectively on your feelings of self-doubt …