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top 10 credit card moves for smart women buyers, sellers + refi-ers in 2010

top 10 credit card moves for smart women buyers, sellers + refi-ers in 2010

Lending guidelines are tightening (again) and the new Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Discloscsure Act (CARD) takes effect on February 22, 2010 – what’s a smart woman to do?

the big rethink

the big rethink

Does homeownership still belong in the American Dream?

disclosures, inspections + reports: your paper safety net

disclosures, inspections + reports: your paper safety net

ShareReal estate is a tree-killing business. I estimate that my average buyer client’s transaction file is three to four inches thick and hundreds of pages long. The lion’s share of these pages is comprised of disclosures and inspection reports. If you’re a goal-oriented type of gal, it is tempting to attack that stack of paper [...]

closing without a bang

closing without a bang

ShareDon’t assume that once your final underwriting approval is in, you’re totally off the hook. Underwriting continues up until the time the deed has recorded. As I’ve stated before, many lenders, for example, will verify your employment on the day they fund the loan, or the morning the escrow agent plans to go record the [...]

extended/expanded 2009-10 tax credit resource center

extended/expanded 2009-10 tax credit resource center

ShareDownload Tax Credit Comparison Chart from the National Association of Realtors©
Home Buyer Tax Credit FAQ from the National Association of Realtors©
Download from the IRS Important Facts: Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit
Download from the IRS Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit Information
Download from the IRS Tax Credit Form (5405)

prioritize your house hunt

prioritize your house hunt

ShareMood of the MarketTara-Nicholle NelsonInman News
My buyer clients know that they count on me to remind them that while fair market value, the comparables and the likely appraised value are all important inputs to their decision on how much to offer for any given property, the price they offer must also pass [...]

buy now or save for big downpayment?

buy now or save for big downpayment?

ShareREThink Real EstateTara-Nicholle NelsonInman News
Q: I would like to buy a home right now. This seems like a really basic question, but I’m not sure whether it’s better to wait and save the 20 percent down or to just buy with the minimum 3.5 percent downpayment? I feel like if I save [...]

e-course: simple steps to smart homebuying

e-course: simple steps to smart homebuying

Go from procrastinator to property owner with this powerful, FREE e-course, featuring the REThink Real Estate Knowledge System Trifecta.

drama-free real estate

drama-free real estate

Tara has teamed up with HGTV’s FrontDoor.com to put the ‘om’ back into home.

2009-10 tax credit – it’s not just for first-timers anymore

2009-10 tax credit – it’s not just for first-timers anymore

The first ever tax code provision that will make your eyes light up, not glaze over.

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