New federal rules will make it easier for apartment-dwellers to take their first step into the housing market.
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Tag Archives: Homeownership
Millennials: The Misunderstood ‘Serial Killers’
Millennials are not that different from older generations, apart from the economic headwinds they have had to fight.
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Scapegoating Appraisers, Again
Rather than blame appraisers for losses on reverse mortgages, the FHA should revisit how it prices its insurance premiums.
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After The Storm, Part Two
Just because your insurance company gives you a check doesn’t mean you are free to spend it as you choose.
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After The Storm, Part One
Claiming insurance after a storm can be a lengthy slog – and getting a check doesn’t mean the money is yours to spend.
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Creative Scrounging And Potential Consequences
While young people scramble for money to put into homeownership, too many of their elders have taken too much money out.
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Austin’s Housing Market: Hotter Than A Texas July
Are homes too expensive in Austin, Texas? A transplanted financial planner finds it depends where you’re coming from.
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A Down Payment On The Next Mortgage Collapse
Just as the housing market begins to recover, there are new calls to issue mortgages with little or no money down. Here we go again.
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New York Pulls You Back In
New York has placed a Trojan horse outside the door for co-op and condo owners. Think carefully before you accept it.
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A Virus Gets Its Homeowners Due(s)
Like other businesses, clubs and homeowners associations faced pandemic restrictions. Should members receive refunds?
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