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Rental property or Real-estate stocks or Mutual funds?

When is good time to buy a rental property as your investment? With housing prices so low, buying a home or rental property may sound tempting. But is it a good investment? QUESTION: With home prices dropping and so many foreclosure sales,...
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First Time Home Buyers Down Payments Help

With a Little Help From the Parents More parents are helping their adult children buy their first home by taking care of the down payment at a time when home prices are low and financing is tough. Christian Fernandez has a place to call his...

Why Investors wait 15 days to purchase the forclosed homes?

Real estate: Buyers Who Will Live in Homes Get First Chance at Foreclosures 15 days “First Look” programs Two major lenders, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, want to keep investors at bay when they list foreclosed homes for sale. At...
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Credit Score Myths

SAN FRANCISCO, (SOURCE Visa Inc) Despite the importance of credit scores impacting everything from the ability to get a home loan to being hired for a job, a new Visa Inc. survey finds that many Americans don’t know what determines a credit...
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Is Now the Time to Buy?

Real Estate Investing: Is Now the Time to Buy? (Source: By Veronica Chufo, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.) An owner behind on mortgage payments was scheduled to lose his or her house in a trustee’s sale outside the Newport News courthouse. Two...