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Tag Archives: Mortgage
Resource Video: Homeowners Edition
Tips for Homeowners Facing Foreclosure Today’s video centers on the hard subject of foreclosure and what you as the homeowner can do to protect yourself. This informational video provides key points if you are having a hard time keeping up …
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How to Buy a Home While Paying off Student Loan Debt
Are you or someone you know excited about today’s robust housing market and wanting to buy but stopped by student loan debt? You are not alone. According to a 2015 survey by American Student Assistance, a Boston-based nonprofit, recorded that …
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Sales are UP! Now is the Time to Sell!
The National Association of REALTORS’ most recent Existing Home Sales Report revealed that home sales were up rather dramatically over last year in five of the six price ranges they measure. Only those homes priced under $100,000 showed a decline …
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Get your Pre-Approval Now!
Lenders are packaging pre-approvals in many different ways today. Some are using rockets, colored buttons, fancy names and clever animation. I believe consumers are better off armed with more facts and less flash…after all, the real issue is, can you get …
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Closing on Your Home? Here’s What NOT to Do!
The best part about closing on your new home is checking off the boxes. The loan is approved. The contract is signed. The title is clean. The closing date is set and all that is left is the actual closing …
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Planning on Buying or Selling a Home? Act Now!
Coming out of the 2008 slump has been a long hard climb. However we are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel with good news! The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) just announced that the February …
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Resource Video: Buyers Edition
What Does “PITI” Mean? Today’s video centers on the abbreviation “PITI”, or Principal, Interest, Taxes and Insurance. This is a very important abbreviation for buyers to learn as it has to do with your mortgage. Our family of companies includes …
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What are the Steps to Buying a Home?
Buying a home can be a confusing and a complicated journey. It doesn’t have to be if you have a Shorewest, REALTOR® by your side! Make sure you are ready by following these steps to make the process as seamless …
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The Facts about Down Payment Options
Much like the current state of politics, it is sometimes difficult to get to the facts through all the noise and misinformation. I am finding this is true as we continue to see misinformation regarding homebuyers and the issue of …
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When Is It A Good Time To Rent? NOT Now!
A well known question is whether or not now is the time to buy a home. However you don’t often hear, “Is it a good time to rent?” That’s because it is NOT a good time to rent. The …
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