Daily Archives: June 22, 2012

Down Payment Causes Dilemma

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

Linda Goodspeed for The Patriot Ledger Question:  If I buy a home and put down $30,000 and then wait until the end of the year and pay another $30,000 toward the principal, would there be a bigger benefit than if … Continue reading →

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NAR Existing Home Sales Constrained by Supply in May

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

By Jessica Huseman • June 21, 2012 • HousingWire.com Existing home sales declined 1.5% in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.55 million in May from 4.62 in April due to limited supplies of housing inventory, according to … Continue reading →

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Feds Extend Foreclosure Review Deadline, Detail Payouts to Come

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

By Jon Prior • June 21, 2012 • HousingWire.com Federal regulators extended the deadline for a wide-scale foreclosure review and detailed how much will be paid to borrowers for any abuses discovered. Under the consent orders signed with 14 mortgage … Continue reading →

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3 Unexpected Upsides of Homeownership

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

Mood of the Market By Tara-Nicholle Nelson Inman News®, June 22nd, 2012 Lately, I’ve been surprising myself at how often I hear myself reference an event that happened 20 years ago or describe a dear friend as having been my … Continue reading →

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