July 2009

Home, Stolen Home

July 31, 2009 by Jane Peters · Leave a Comment 

Stolen Home Forged deeds can give crooks the keys to your castle By: Sid Kirchheimer | Source: From the AARP Bulletin print edition | July 1, 2009 Teresa Bidwell learned that her house had been stolen when contractors she hired to make minor renovations found another crew already there—and much of the Philadelphia row home gutted. [Read more...] ... [Read more...]

Don’t carry your mortgage into retirement

July 24, 2009 by Jane Peters · Leave a Comment 

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/its-a-bad-idea-to-retire-with-a-mortgage?siteid=nwhreal By Robert Powell, MarketWatch BOSTON (MarketWatch) — Time was when everyone retired debt free, or at least without a mortgage. Now many people retire while still paying that monthly home-loan bill. But should you? The short answer, according to a new Boston College Center for Retirement Research report, is no, no, no. It’s better to pay down your mortgage... [Read more...]

203K Made Simple?

July 15, 2009 by Jane Peters · Leave a Comment 

Courtesy colleencraig.com http://activerain.com/blogsview/1151845/203k-made-simple-yes-for-your-clients- Ok, maybe not, but I will attempt to make it as simple as possible for the client to understand and want to read on.  For many of us in the business who are ” in the know”  we forget that we need to go back to the basics and spell it out in simple terms for others to understand.  So I’ve compiled some information based... [Read more...]

Mortgage Makeover

July 14, 2009 by Jane Peters · Leave a Comment 

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-washington-wants-to-remake-mortgage-shopping How Washington wants to change mortgage shopping By Amy Hoak, MarketWatch CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Few borrowers read every line of the avalanche of paperwork that comes with a mortgage, and even the most well-intentioned consumer might have difficulty understanding all costs associated with their loan — and how it compares with what other lenders are... [Read more...]