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Santa Isn’t Coming This Christmas Because There Isn’t Any Home Equity to Tap Into

If this article at CNN doesn’t illustrate how screwed up people are when it comes to money, I don’t know what does. I keep hearing the argument that mortgage brokers are evil and have caused this real estate mess, and while that may be true, for every bad broker, there are just as many cases […]

Poll: With More Foreclosures Hitting the Market, Do You See Any Opportunities?

It is hard to ignore all of the news surrounding real estate, subprime mortgages, and foreclosure rates, but even with such bad news, is there a bright spot to it all? You can’t deny the fact that this situation is having a significant impact on our economy and many homeowners, but as with everything, with […]

My First Podcast About Buying a Home and Presented by Charles Schwab is Finally Live

I mentioned this quite a few weeks ago, and we had hoped to get everything finalized then, but there were a few technical difficulties that delayed the launch. That’s fine, because it is better late than never.
This first podcast is just one of many in a series that is being developed by About.com and Charles […]

Poll: Do Mortgage Bailouts Encourage Irresponsibility and Punish Prudent Borrowers?

Ever since the announcements began coming out that there were going to be some bailouts to help the mortgage “crisis”, I’ve been a bit ticked off, and according to a recent Yahoo! Finance article, I’m not alone.
An Absurd Example
The article talks about one common example that I find absurd:
For example, one subprime borrower had a […]