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Q: I’m about $150,000 upside down on my house, and I have been trying to do a short sale. I had a contract to sell it to a buyer who is well-qualified and has been waiting patiently for several months while we awaited approval from my mortgage lender. [...]
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Q: I just got a letter from my mortgage lender offering me a 6.5 percent fixed interest rate on my home equity line of credit balance, which is right around $100,000 and is the only debt I have on my $500,000 home. My family and friends think that’s [...]
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Homeowners Patricia Ostolaza-Diaz and Jose Luis Diaz-Goyes had two Bank of America mortgages plus a home equity line of credit, also with Bank of America, on their Virginia home, according to court documents.
They reportedly received an unsolicited call from a mortgage broker who claimed he was [...]
Authors Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar boldly declare, ” ‘Get Financially Naked’ will empower you to live the life that makes your heart sing — on your own and in the context of your romantic relationship.”
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The Associated Press article headline screamed: "Newest credit card trick: 79.9 percent interest."
I’m not sure if the word "trick" was an attempt at a pun on card trick or meant to suggest a trick as in the opposite of a treat. But so often today, we use [...]
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Q: I’ve made an enormous mistake. I bought the wrong house! I plotted and planned and dreamed about buying a low-maintenance townhouse in a small complex, really private and an easy commute to work and church. And I bought that — there’s only three units in my [...]
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Q: I’m looking to buy my first home, and I found this one condo complex in town that I fell in love with. They are only a couple of years old, but they’re selling for about half of what they sold for when they were new — and [...]
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In the case Burkhart Advertising Inc. v. City of Fort Wayne, Burkhart leased property on which to install a billboard. The 10-year lease provided that, if Burkhart were forced to remove its billboard due to condemnation, it would be entitled to damages from the governmental entity [...]
ShareBook Review: ‘The Cartoon Introduction to Economics’
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Book Review Title: "The Cartoon Introduction to Economics: Volume One: Microeconomics" Authors: Grady Klein and Yoram Bauman, Ph.D. Publisher: Hill and Wang, 2010; 224 pages; $17.95
Comedy and economics are typically mentioned in the same breath only to invoke the [...]
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With homes, most property characteristics that are attractive to some buyers hold the potential to turn others off.
Swimming pools promise exercise and recreation to some, but loom as a dangerous nuisance and maintenance problem to others. Some buyers think gated communities are tony and prestigious, [...]
