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With this cold winter weather utility bills are soaring on top of difficult mortgage payments and job problems. An inexpensive way for homeowners to insulate their windows and reduce heating and cooling costs can be accomplished with an easy peel and stick energy saving window film which will turn single pane windows into double pane.

Just peel and stick—it’s that easy to... Read More

For the next three to five years short sale transactions will be a significant amount of business for real estate agents. The large number of real estate market defaults today... Read More

There are so many Americans who are either in pre-foreclosure, where they are 90 days or more behind on paying their mortgage or already have foreclosure proceedings in progress. There are millions more who have already lost their homes to foreclosure.

Your credit score will take a big hit having a foreclosure on your credit history means., You might see a hit of as much as... Read More

Month One Missed Mortgage Payment:

• The first month that you fail to pay your mortgage payment, your mortgage company will try and contact you, usually by mail, to inform you that you are delinquent on your mortgage.

• The mortgage company will charge you a late fee on this missed first month mortgage payment.

• It is very important that you speak to your mortgage company and... Read More

Disclosure laws in more than 30 states require home sellers to tell prospective home buyers and agents about leaky roofs and other problems, according to the National Association of Realtors. There is however an often a gray area involving the disclosure of problems the home seller may not even know about, such as a long-ago flood or hidden mold.

Home owners who really want... Read More

As of January 1, 2010 it has become easier to compare home loans using the first industry-standardized good faith estimate (GFE) created by The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. With the new form home buyers are able to cost compare mortgage loans with different lenders.

Finding the lowest-cost home loan is not an easy job by any means for home buyers. For... Read More

The recession and the weak real estate market are making it somewhat more difficult for young and growing families to "trade up" to a larger house. This is especially true for families with mortgages on homes which have lost value. They may be particularly stuck in a quagmire. Young families need to be particularly cautious because financial missteps which could... Read More