Buying and Selling a Home From Your Computer
Web site RealUmbrella plans to launch a new service next week that will allow buyers and sellers to complete an entire home-sale transaction online without the help of a real-estate agent.
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Mortgage holders worried about rates going up (Tribune Chronicle) WASHINGTON ? The future is gnawing at homeowner Scott Klimek. Will the interest rate on his adjustable-rate mortgage go up? Will he be able to afford the monthly payments if
Pope's German Birthplace Draws Buyers A woman selling the house in the Bavarian village where Pope Benedict XVI was born said Monday she has received more than 20 serious offers.read more...
U.S. Home Sales Forecast to Beat 2004 Record Economists linked to the housing industry Wednesday boosted their forecasts for U.S. home sales in 2005, saying home-buyer demand remains strong thanks to stubbornly low mortgage rates.via
Merrill seeks to buy mortgage lender -report Merrill Lynch & Co. wants to buy a mortgage lender and is having "dialogues" with possible targets, Chief Administrative Officer Ahmass Fakahany said in an interview with Bloomberg News.read more...
Mortgage rates take a ride, end up at home Call it a draw. A cheery employment report was balanced out by the return of Democrats to power in Washington, leaving mortgage rates pretty much unchanged this week.read more...
Mortgage Gouging (Kiplinger Magazine via Yahoo! Finance) Warns mortgage borrowers to find out how much the lender, or anyone coordinating the closing, intends to charge for credit reports, appraisals, title searches and other fees now that
September 20th, 2007
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