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Why Have Banks Really Tightened Lending Standards?
Home ownership affordability is at a record high due to low home prices and all-time low mortgage rates. But housing experts have blamed banks’ tightened lending standards for keeping more buyers on the sidelines because they [...]
Qualifying for the Best Mortgage Rate
Many borrowers are finding that the record-low mortgage rates advertised recently are out of reach. So how can borrowers snag these best rates — which for the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage alone has been under 4 percent [...]
What’s in Store for Housing in 2012?
The worst for the housing market may finally be over, according to housing experts in a recent article in Kiplinger. After median home price have dropped nearly 40 percent nationwide, a rebound is taking shape — [...]
Study: Women Get Worse Mortgage Rates Than Men
Women aren’t getting the best mortgage rate when getting a loan compared to men, but it’s not because of gender discrimination. It’s because women aren’t doing enough shopping when it comes to mortgage rates, a new [...]
Podcast: NAR’s Political Survival Initiative & Dues Increase
This increase was passed over the overwhelming objections of the membe
Podcast: NAR’s Political Survival Initiative & Dues Increase
Are you people out of your mind? The NAR is getting worse then the lab
Podcast: NAR’s Political Survival Initiative & Dues Increase
You need to understand that as Realtors we have taken a big hit to our
WRAR President’s Podcast: Don’t Be Scared of Rentals!
well done Karen!
Social Networking: Less Is Definitely MORE!
So much good advice in one article! I have been restructuring my So