Should You Pay Points on Mortgage Loans?
In real estate lingo, a point is one percentage point of the overall loan that is paid up front, typically at the time of closing.
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Recordkeeping Advice from the IRS With the current tax year 'winding down,' the Internal Revenue Service is encouraging taxpayers to take the time now to gather and organize their tax records to reduce stress at
Enjoy the party, but don’t get carried away WHEN banking... WHEN banking regulator Errol Kruger says it’s important that “we sound a word of caution to banks that this euphoria and the good times cannot go on forever”, bank executives
The Walters Group is poised for growth At a time when some builders in the housing industry are retreating, The Walters Group is poised for growth.Commentread more...
Bank's mortgage experiment shakes up SF apartment buyers (Centre Daily Times) SAN FRANCISCO - People desperate enough to own a home in this hyperactive real estate market have long resorted to a risky exercise in group dynamics: Sharing a multimillion-dollar mortgage
World stocks mixed on US mortgage plan (AP via Yahoo! News) World markets were mixed Monday as investors took in news of U.S. government moves to prop up ailing mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.read more...
Volcker's looking better and better "I can't imagine a more outrageous thing for a Fed chairman to do." The more Alan Greenspan whines about his tarnished legacy since leaving the helm of the Federal