Mortgage payments never late, but foreclosure still looms (Miami Herald)
Q: Even though we’ve never missed—or been late with—a payment on our $78,000 mortgage, my wife and I are being threatened with default and foreclosure.
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Mortgage applications fell 15.3% last week: MBA (Market Watch) Mortgage applications filed last week fell a seasonally adjusted 15.3% compared with the week before, mainly due to a decrease in refinance applications, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported on Wednesday.
Wizard moves into 'cheap' credit WIZARD Home Loans has launched what it says is Australia's "cheapest" credit card, joining its non-bank lending competitors in a move away from the mortgage market.via
Climbing Costs The numbers say it all. Three years ago Greg and Jessica Furr paid $230,000 for a single-family home at Bealeton.via
New medicine for sales culture Everybody says "it starts with the clients." But in practice, the needs of clients of the financial services industry often come a distant third to those of shareholders or advisors.read
Builders Choice takes house construction to an indoor assembly line (Reg Req'd) Dave Hultquist said that during his first winter in Anchorage, he was out framing houses at 18 degrees below zero.read more...
Will tax break on mortgage help filer? (Louisville Courier-Journal) If I buy a home, how much will the mortgage-interest tax break help me?read more...