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Entries from April 2011

Get Your Applications In : FHA Mortgage Insurance Premiums Rising 0.25 Percent April 18, 2011

April 13th, 2011 · Comments Off on Get Your Applications In : FHA Mortgage Insurance Premiums Rising 0.25 Percent April 18, 2011

Beginning with FHA Case Numbers assigned April 18, 2011, mortgage insurance premiums will be higher by 25 basis points per year, or 0.25%.

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Tags: Mortgage Guidelines

Retail Sales Report Should Spell Higher Mortgage Rates For Wednesday

April 12th, 2011 · Comments Off on Retail Sales Report Should Spell Higher Mortgage Rates For Wednesday

Wednesday, the Census Bureau will release its March Retail Sales figures and the report is expected to show higher sales receipts for the 9th straight month. A strong reading like that should spell higher mortgage rates nationwide.

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Tags: The Economy

How Healthy Is Your Bedroom?

April 11th, 2011 · Comments Off on How Healthy Is Your Bedroom?

Most people spend about one-third of their life in the bedroom. So, how healthy is yours?

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Tags: Around The Home

Military Members : You Have 3 Weeks To Buy A Home, Claim Up To $8,000 In Tax Credits

April 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on Military Members : You Have 3 Weeks To Buy A Home, Claim Up To $8,000 In Tax Credits

If you’re an eligible federal employee or qualified military personnel, you have 3 weeks from this Saturday to use the federal home buyer tax credit, and to claim up to $8,000 in federal income tax credits.

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Tags: Taxes

How Does Your Real Estate Tax Bill Compare To Other Parts Of The Country?

April 7th, 2011 · Comments Off on How Does Your Real Estate Tax Bill Compare To Other Parts Of The Country?

Compiling data from the 2009 American Community Survey, the Tax Foundation, a non-partisan educational organization in Washington D.C., published property taxes paid by owner-occupied households, county-by-county.

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Tags: Rankings

March Fed Minutes Show Inflation Risks And Rate Hikes On The Horizon

April 6th, 2011 · Comments Off on March Fed Minutes Show Inflation Risks And Rate Hikes On The Horizon

The Federal Reserve released its March 15 meeting minutes Tuesday. The notes revealed a Federal Reserve split between optimism and caution for the U.S. economy.

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Tags: Federal Reserve

Plan To Sell Within 5 Years? Consider An Adjustable-Rate Mortgage.

April 5th, 2011 · Comments Off on Plan To Sell Within 5 Years? Consider An Adjustable-Rate Mortgage.

The interest rate gap between fixed-rate mortgages and adjustable-rate mortgages is growing. It peaked 2 weeks ago, but remains huge at 1.16 percentage points.

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Tags: Mortgage Rates

How To Clean A Gas Grill

April 4th, 2011 · Comments Off on How To Clean A Gas Grill

Cleaning a gas grill is simple and should be performed at least once every 12 months for light use, and once every 6 months for heavy use. Here’s how you do it.

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Tags: Around The Home

How Does Your Work Commute Compare To Other Cities?

April 1st, 2011 · Comments Off on How Does Your Work Commute Compare To Other Cities?

Whether you live in a “long commute” town like Richmond, NY (40 minutes), or a “short commute” town like King, TX (3.4 minutes), rising gas prices have made commute times and distances relevant to everyone. See commute times for every county in the country.

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Tags: Rankings