Three Key Tips to Help Ensure Your Mortgage Pre-Approval Isn’t Declined

November 19, 2014

In today’s blog post we’ll share three quick tips that can help to ensure that your mortgage pre-approval isn’t declined.

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The Down Payment: Everything You Need to Know About Your Down Payment on a New Home

November 18, 2014

Whether you’re just starting to shop for a new home or you’ve found the perfect house and are crafting your offer, if you’re taking out a mortgage to help cover your real estate purchase you’ve likely given some thought to your down payment.

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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – November 17, 2014

November 17, 2014

Last week’s housing related news was lean, with no scheduled reports released other than Freddie Mac’s primary mortgage market survey. We’ll start with some good news…

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Save Money on Your Home Energy Costs This Winter in Just Three Easy Steps

November 14, 2014

It doesn’t matter if you heat your home with electricity, natural gas or some other energy source; prices continue to rise and that means increased heating costs. In today’s blog post we’ll share three easy ways that you can save money on your home energy costs this winter.

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Refinancing Your Mortgage: Understanding the Various Types of Refinancing

November 13, 2014

In today’s blog post we’ll introduce mortgage refinancing and discuss a few of the ways that you can use this tool to help accomplish your financial goals.

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How to Use a Mortgage Calculator to Determine Your Monthly Payments, Interest and More

November 12, 2014

Are you thinking about using a mortgage to buy a new home? In this blog post we’ll discuss mortgage calculators and how to use one of these tools to determine your monthly mortgage payments, interest charges, amortization periods and more.

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Working With A National vs Local Lender

November 11, 2014

Buying your home is most likely the largest purchase you will make in your lifetime. Unless you’ve just recently won the lottery or have a very generous rich uncle, you will need to qualify for a mortgage. When you begin to research lender options, knowing how to choose can be difficult. What is the difference […]

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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – November 10, 2014

November 10, 2014

Last week’s economic reports contained mixed reports indicating that the economy continues to recover with occasional “blips” in its progress. Construction spending was lower than expected. A Federal Reserve survey of senior loan officers indicated that credit standards remain strict for mortgages and other types of lending.

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Negotiation Tips: How to Ask the Seller to Pay the Closing Costs

November 7, 2014

You’ve found the perfect new house or condo, and you are now preparing an offer that you believe the seller will find tempting enough to accept. The question is, should you ask the seller to pay some or all of the closing costs?

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Did You Know That Your FICO Score Can Drastically Affect Your Mortgage? Here’s Why

November 6, 2014

Let’s take a quick look at how FICO credit scores can affect your mortgage and share a couple of ways that you can boost your score to ensure your application is approved.

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