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Eight Reasons to Buy a Home.
If you're like most first-time homebuyers,
you've probably listened to friends',
family's and coworkers' advice, many of whom
are encouraging you to buy a home. However,
you may still wonder if buying a home is the
right thing to do.
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Finding a Home that Suits Both You and Your
Pet.
I'm buying my first home for me and my
golden Labrador retriever, Rocky. I'm
looking for places with big yards, but
wonder if there is anything else I should be
looking for?
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Affordability May Be Affecting First-Time
Home Buyers.
After climbing steadily for a decade, the
nation's homeownership rate appears to have
leveled off.
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How to Find the Right Home.
Learn the Pros and Cons of each type of home
available.
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Top Tips for First Time Home Buyers.
It's not uncommon for a first-time home
buyer to say to me, "Gosh, just last week I
called you about buying a home and now I'm
in escrow! How did this happen so fast?"
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Molds in Your Home Can Cause Health Problems
and Structural Damage.
The home buying and selling community is
abuzz with talk about insurance and
liability issues involving stachybotrys
chartarum, also known as black mold or toxic
mold.
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Typical Closing Costs Paid by Home Buyers
Top Tips for First Time Home Buyers.
Closing costs are the expenses associated
with buying real estate. You'll pay a large
chunk of the closing costs the day the
transaction is complete, when the property
becomes yours, but some closing costs are
nearly always paid before that day.
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Know the Pros, Cons of Interest-Only Loans.
Interest-only loans are increasingly
available but they aren't for everyone.
Potential buyers should closely evaluate the
pros and cons of this sort of financing
before choosing this route.
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What You Can Do to Deal With Rising Mortgage
Rates.
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday boosted the
federal-funds rate -- the interest rates
banks charge each other for overnight loans
-- to 4.50% from 4.25%. Fed rate changes
directly impact most consumer loan rates:
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Buying a Home that Might Contain Lead Paint.
One source of exposure to lead is the
lead-based paint that was often used in
homes that were built prior to 1978, when
the Federal Government banned lead paint in
residential structures.
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Getting Wise to Mortgages; Web Sites Help
Borrowers.
A few entrepreneurs are developing new tools
to help home buyers tackle one of the most
confusing projects they face: figuring out
whether a mortgage is a fair deal.
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10
Things You Shouldn't Do When You're Buying a
Home
Your home
buying process is well underway. The sellers
accepted your offer to purchase. The home is
officially under contract and you're
counting down the days to closing. The
lender pre-approved you, so buying the house
is a sure thing, right?
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Services Are Available To Help You Check The
Accuracy Of Your Adjustable Rate Loan.
By James R. DeBoth President--Mortgage
Market Information Services, Inc.
Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs) are and
have been very popular among many first time
buyers. By offering lower starting interest
rates, ARM loans have lower initial monthly
payments and in many cases can increase the
borrower's home-purchasing power. A major
concern for many ARM holders however is the
controversy surrounding reports and articles
which state that upwards of 50% of borrowers
are being overcharged on these loans, due
primarily to lender error. If you have an
ARM loan and are not sure if you have been
overcharged, there are several companies
that are willing to provide this service for
you.
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What You Need to Know
to About Your Mortgage Transaction: The
Roles of A Mortgage Lender, Broker and Sales
Agent
Buying a
home can be an exciting but confusing event,
especially if it is your very first time.
There are so many options for sales agents,
brokers, mortgage lenders, types of
mortgages and mortgage rates. It can be
difficult understanding all the changing
real estate information that seems to
constantly be influx.
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