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Comment on 5 Easy tips to sell off your home during winters by Carry Mcloids

Carry Mcloids — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:31:19 +0000

Thanks Brian, for these lovely tips!! My daughter’s arranging for a winter open house may be next week… I’m sure to let her know about these tips so that she can arrange for a successful open house.

Comment on File 2012 tax returns directly with the IRS e-filing option by Amy_swayne

Amy_swayne — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:48:19 +0000

Wow, this is great!! Rather than going for other e-filing options, it will be better if one can e-file the taxes through option provided by the IRS. Well, I’m surely going for this option right away!!

Comment on 5 Ways to cut your taxes and save money by the year-end by Gisselle

Gisselle — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:55:06 +0000

I really didn’t knew that these tax breaks are available till the year end. I made charitable donations on the 30th itself after reading this so that I can take advantage of the tax break!! Thanks a lot!! and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Comment on Fannie Mae asks for $7.8 billion in help from Treasury by Caren Sean

Caren Sean — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 06:22:09 +0000

The subprime mortgage lending have taken a severe toll on the financial health of both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae and both these organizations are suffering huge losses. I hope the Treasury will give them the required aid so that they will be able to cope up with the loss.

Comment on Beware of the common mortgage scams in order to avoid them by john baldwin

john baldwin — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:50:17 +0000

I agree with you that in the recent times, mortgage scams have increased by leaps and bounds. So, it depends upon the borrowers how they will avoid it. Borrowers should consider it mandatory to read any documents before they sign it. This will help in reducing mortgage scams.

Comment on How can homebuyers protect their credit? by jasmineblooms

jasmineblooms — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:50:33 +0000

This was really a good article to read… Even I was thinking about the same as I was applying with the mortgage lenders for buying my first home. I’m surely gonna follow these 5 ways in order to safeguard my credit.

Comment on Property appraisal: Its advantages and disadvantages by sunshineglory

sunshineglory — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:33:37 +0000

I always considered property appraisal to be a costly affair and never thought that it would have advantages. Thanks for pointing out the advantages of property appraisal to me!!

Comment on Mortgage refinance to become costlier in the near future by ginnie

ginnie — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 06:45:16 +0000

It’s really a sad news that refinance will get costlier in the near future due to the credit risk retention rule. A large number of people will be unable to refinance their mortgage due to this. The options available to substitute the mortgage refinance are not too good. Not all borrowers will be interested to go for a FHA mortgage refinance or a cash in refinance.

Comment on Mortgage gap: 5 Ways to deal with it by morningglory

morningglory — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 05:53:57 +0000

It is true that it becomes quite difficult to pay the mortgage once a person looses his or her job. Forget about paying mortgage, it becomes very difficult for the person to meet his/her daily requirements. Thank you, Brian, for listing some of the options to help reduce the mortgage gap and save the property from an impending foreclosure.

Comment on Pay off your mortgage early: 3 Easy ways by galaxy

galaxy — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:40:24 +0000

I feel that biweekly payments to pay off the home loan will be a good option to pay off the mortgage early. Moreover, most of us get our payments every alternate week so it would be a good option to pay off the mortgage payments biweekly.