Archive for September, 2011

famzoo

Site to See: FamZoo prepares kids for the ‘wild’

In 2002, Bill Dwight started doling out allowances to his kids as a good way to teach them responsible money management and to get them out of his hair nagging about impulsive purchases. He first tracked their earnings and spending [...]

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mortgagerates

Record low mortgage rates poised to drop below 4 percent

Rates on conforming 30-year, fixed-rated mortgages (FRM) averaged a record low 4.01 percent for the week ending Sept. 29, down from 4.09 percent a week ago, according

billcollector

More bill collectors behaving badly

If someone is harassing you about a debt you owe, if they demand that you shell out more than what's due, if they threaten you with dire consequences

aldanaltre

Homeownership possible within three years after foreclosure

Losing your home can be devastating to your credit, not to mention your psyche, but you can buy again within as few as three years after a foreclosure

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Foreclosure lawsuits highest ever

MORTGAGEDAILY.COM - Lawsuits alleging mortgage compliance violations more than quadrupled from the first quarter as a mortgage litigation index climbed to its highest level since 2007. MortgageDaily.com's Mortgage Litigation

vacationhome

Vacation rentals enjoy hot summer

Vacation rental investments paid off so well this summer more than one in three vacation rental owners plan to raise the rent for the holiday travel season. Travelers? Book

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News media distrust up, but more trusted than other institutions

PEW RESEARCH CENTER - The news media is getting some bad press. Negative opinions about news organizations now equal or surpass all-time highs in nine of 12 core measures

twist

Feds ‘Twist,’ economy burns

Mortgage rates were flat this week, but expected to go even lower after the Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it would sell $400 billion of its shorter-term securities

refi

Rush to refinance without regrets

It's a good time to refinance your mortgage but don't trip over yourself trying to get to the front of the line. Low interest rates are generating lines out

refi

Reexamining your refinancing options

Record low interest rates are prompting many homeowners to refinance. Should you join the crowd? On Sept. 13, 2011, Erate.com reported rates for 30-year fixed rate mortgages (FRMs) were as

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Robert ‘Let’s Talk Real Estate’ Aldana partners with DeadlineNews.Com

Robert "Let's Talk Real Estate" Aldana has been named the DeadlineNews Group's Silicon Valley Correspondent. As a correspondent from the nation's technology mecca, Aldana will bring to the table,

Those proverbial thousand words

DEADLINE NEWSROOM - Well no wonder an early advertiser hit the jackpot. Frankly, and we concede, given our crappy old site (Check the Wayback Machine), we had no where

refi

Facilitating a faster refinance

If you want to refinance your mortgage today, you may need to hire a place holder for the growing line of homeowners. On Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011 the rate

writinghand

Should you write your own will?

Much as a word processor can't turn you into a writer and tax software won't turn you into a tax accountant, will writing software won't turn you into

mortgagerates

Another week of record low mortgage rates

Investors' jitters over concerns about European debts kept Treasury bond yields low, pushing mortgage interest rates to new record lows this week. The 30-year fixed-rated (FRM) averaged 4.09 percent

bluehouse

Few bright spots in blue Beige Book

The residential real estate market remains dim nationwide, with only faint glimmers of light in a few Federal Reserve Districts, according to the latest Beige Book. The Federal Reserve

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Lifting editorial content for your blog or web site is a federal crime

DeadlineNews.Com Reprint Copyright © 1999-2011 Originally published Friday, July, 24 2007 MOST real estate professionals who violate copyright laws say they didn't know they were breaking the law, a response

hometheater

Technology use in the home undercutting energy savings

Geeking out at home will cost you. If your home is loaded with new technology, you'll have to work harder to squeeze energy savings from your home. More consumer

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Online car-buying fraud accelerates

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is trying to put the skids on a growing type of cyber scam that's leaving online car buyers fleeced of thousands of

Newly launched DeadlineNews.Com ad spots already paying off

DEADLINE NEWSROOM - Who knew? Well, frankly, given the hot SEO web design we got, we had our suspicions. Two days after DeadlineNews.Com reopened as a premier web site

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