Family finances: How to close fast on a mortgage
Fast mortgage approvals may be slower than you think. Don’t confuse fast preapprovals with fast closings.
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Mortgage of the Week (Mortgage Introducer) Halifax offering a fixed rate deal until 28 February 2009, at a rate of 5.19%, reverting to the standard variable rate for the remaining term of the mortgage, currently 7.25%.
Mortgage insurance change makes home buying easier: bankers (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) A federal law that lowers the level where mortgage insurance is required came into effect Friday, and bankers say the change could save many would-be homebuyers $2,000 or more.read more...
TV show seeks town with odd home-repair questions A home-improvement team from a popular television show may visit the area to fix household challenges later this year.read more...
Water pipe break damages homes in Rubidoux ASSOCIATED PRESS A contractor ruptured a water main Tuesday, flooding nearly a dozen homes and leaving two dozen people homeless in the neighboring Rubidoux community, a fire official said.read more...
Housing Bubble Looms Housing bubble looms on horizon By Al Hassinger Real estate has been a hot topic.read more...
Overcoming the Noisy, the Dirty And the Just Plain Eerie W hile I was hosting a radio show recently, a call came in about whether to buy a house that was in foreclosure. read more...