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Planning to buy a home, refi a loan or shop for a new car? Check your score and if you’re not satisfied, use these tips to give it a lift.
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Investors Use Their IRAs To Make Home Loans At least several thousand people are utilizing self-directed individual retirement accounts to invest in mortgages, say companies that promote the strategy. read more...
In a tight apartment market, here are tips for finding deals It's tough to get a good deal in a tight market. But it's not impossible, says Jeremy Bencken, chief executive of ApartmentRatings.com. See full story on apartment market.read more...
U.S. mortgage applications surge (Detroit News) U.S. mortgage applications rose last week by the most in almost a year, as low interest rates contributed to a record number of requests for loans to buy houses. Applications
Mortgage company to hire 250 in Lancaster Co. (WIS-TV Columbia) (Columbia, S.c.-AP) May 23, 2006 - The state Commerce Department says Tuesday that a new mortgage company plans to put its headquarters in Lancaster County and employ 250 people.read more...
5 injured in N.Y. building collapse (Reg Req'd) A 7-month-old girl was among five people pulled from the rubble early yesterday after a former supermarket under demolition on the Upper West Side collapsed, sending concrete and steel debris
Mortgage rates dip to six-week low (The Columbus Dispatch) Rates on 30-year mortgages fell this week to the lowest level in six weeks. Mortgage company Freddie Mac said yesterday that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.22 percent this week compared