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Source: Wash Post Real Estate
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In down economy, owning a vacation home may be more business than pleasure
Tina Lambert and her husband wanted an investment that would help them pay for their kids' college tuition someday. When he insisted on paying $49,000 for a condominium in Ocean City in 1997, she worried. But by the middle of this decade, when housing markets were in full boom, the condo's value ...
Business - United States - Travel and Tourism - Lodging - Caribbean
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Lenders won't have to run a second full credit check before closing on mortgage
Despite earlier reports to the contrary, it turns out that your mortgage lender will not have to pull a second full credit report on you hours before closing on your home purchase or refinancing.
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The living is easy in Northeast Washington's Brookland neighborhood
Just a few miles northeast of the bustling center of downtown, the District has a neighborhood where the buzz of lawnmowers is more common than siren wails, Victorian homes perch on sprawling lawns, and children sell lemonade and oatmeal cookies.
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Mortgage rates again fall to record lows
Mortgage rates fell this week to the latest in a series of record lows amid concerns about the state of the U.S. economy, according to a survey released Thursday by Freddie Mac.
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Where We Live: Savage, in Maryland's Howard County
Shoppers browse in Savage's antique shops. Neighbors gather by the community hall for summer-evening concerts. Children play in local recreation leagues. It all seems so peaceful.
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Frank Lloyd Wright house in Bethesda now belongs to architect's grandson
It was just the kind of building site that Frank Lloyd Wright loved to tackle: The steep piece of land in a heavily treed corner of Bethesda was generally thought to be unbuildable. The driveway, a nearly straight drop from the wooded road above, was daunting. In addition, the only flat area was ...
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Parents gifted them a house. Can they save on taxes by giving it back?
Q: My parents "gifted" their house to us more than five years ago to avoid having the home sold to pay for Medicaid expenses. Now they are 87 and need to move. They may buy a smaller house. My four siblings and I own the home, but the home is occupied and used by my parents. Since we inherited th...
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Organize association owners to hold board accountable
Q: Is there a time by which a condominium board of directors must reply and set a date for a special meeting? A number of us unit owners are concerned about the lack of disclosure of serious financial conditions and possible bylaw infractions by the board. Our bylaws require that the board call a...
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Ask the Builder: Packing for a move is an art unto itself
DEAR TIM: I'm moving from one house to another and am overwhelmed. There seems to be so much to pack and I'm not sure how to proceed. I've received several bids from moving companies, and the cost for them to pack my possessions took my breath away. I've studied the "u-pack" moving options, but I...
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Cash-in Refinances Are on the Rise Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Lots of borrowers lately, says the New York Times, are opting to do a cash-in refinance. As opposed to a cash-out refinance, in which a borrower pulls money out of...
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The Rules Are Strict for a Condo Loan Monday, August 30, 2010
If you're not paying cash, then you're definitely getting a condo loan to finance a condo. It's not as easy as you may think. Condo loans aren't like regular loans. You've...
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Federal Reserve Bans Yield Spread Premiums Paid to Mortgage Brokers Friday, August 27, 2010
In a story reported by the LA Times last week, the Federal Reserve, as expected, banned the practice of lenders paying brokers yield spread premiums in exchange for getting borrowers...
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Bank of America To Roll Out Cooperative Short Sale Program Wednesday, August 25, 2010
An unnamed source at Bank of America has verified the buzz throughout the short sale community. He says it is true. Bank of America is rolling out a new program...
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California First Mortgages to be Exempt from Deficiency Judgments After a Short Sale Monday, August 23, 2010
A quiet little bill with huge implications for short sale sellers in California, Senate Bill 931, passed unopposed last week and is headed for the Governor's desk. I guess media...
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Volume of Short Sales Triple Since 2008 Friday, August 20, 2010
The Los Angeles Times chased down a report released last week by Core Logic that projects short sales will mushroom in 2010. It says short sales have tripled in the...
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Are Cheap Condos Worth Buying? Tuesday, August 17, 2010
CNN scoured the Trulia website last week to find a bunch of cheap condos offered for sale for less than the cost of a new Prius. As a side note,...
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It's Hard to Sell a Unique Home Monday, August 16, 2010
It's not difficult to sell a unique home if it sits in a neighborhood of unique homes, each with its own set of unique qualities. But it's almost impossible to sell...
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Fannie Mae Offers Relief to Dead or Dying Homeowners Friday, August 13, 2010
I don't mean to sound so gruesome about this, but the facts are what they are. If your military spouse was injured or killed in action, Fannie Mae will step...
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Mortgage Rates at 50-Year Low Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Who is getting a mortgage these days? Just about anybody with a higher interest rate who can qualify. That's not necessarily home buyers, though. The bulk of the mortgage business...
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Source: Real Estate / South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Sept. 3 deadline looms for filing Chinese drywall claims
Homeowners with tainted Chinese drywall have until 5 p.m. Friday (Sept. 3) to be included in the lawsuit filed in federal court.
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HUD program to help communities buy foreclosed homes
The nation's top housing official on Wednesday announced the expansion of a program that gives municipalities and nonprofit agencies the chance to buy foreclosed homes before they're made available to private investors.
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Pending home sales rise in July
Pending home sales increased 5 percent in July from June but remain 19 percent lower than a year ago, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday.
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Settle law disputes with owners or associations instantly
Mobile devices, smart phone apps and state-sponsored Websites make it easy to access information about Florida condo, homeowners and co-op association law.
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NACA: 17,000 homeowners sought loan modifications
Neighborhood Assistance Corp. of American Chief Executive Officer Bruce Marks said late Tuesday that more than 17,000 people had been through the doors at its marathon mortgage modification event in West Palm Beach.
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Many South Florida homes priced at $50,000 or less
Investors are buying, fixing up and reselling for a profit
The collapse in South Florida home prices has left bargains for the taking, but many properties are shoe-box tiny, or have some major flaw.
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Event shows unemployment is driving foreclosures
There was a big difference between the Neighborhood Assistance Corp. of America mortgage modification event that just ended and the one NACA held earlier this year.
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What effect have foreclosures had?
A two-day national summit on foreclosures begins Wednesday at the Federal Reserve in Washington.
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Six Florida cities are among the nation's most stressed
The Daily Beast has created a Housing-Mortgage Stress Index.
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Home prices rise in June, though optimism fading
Yeah, but
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