Articles in 'Real Estate' Category

Slide Show: Super Bowl XLVI: The countdown

from Moneywatch Personal Finance
 
Sunday’s match-up between the New England Patriots and New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI could draw a record TV audience. It already has enticed 7,500 to pay for entrance to the event’s media day this week.
 

Obama pressures Congress to take up refi plan

from Moneywatch Personal Finance
 
The White House on Wednesday begins to sketch in details of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union pledge to craft a plan with Congress to give homeowners a chance to refinance at historically low interest rates.
 

Frugal Super Bowl Food

from MintLife Personal Finance News & Advice
 
Super Bowl Sunday is as much about the parties as it is about the game. We asked chefs, bloggers and other party experts for their take on how to throw a great party on the cheap.
 

That car is now mine!!

from Dave Ramsey News
 
Around a year ago, I wrote and told you I had finally kicked Sallie Mae to the curb. Well I’m happy to say Sallie now has some company because today I paid the last bit of my car loan off. I did it while at work using on line banking. So what [...]

We are attacking our $703,000 debt witha plan

from Dave Ramsey News
 
I always thought we are very responsible people since we have no credit card debt, no student loans, no car payments and no equity line of credit. The only debt is our mortgages from three properties, of which two of them are rentals. We never really considered them as “debt”, until I [...]

Top 10 turnaround towns

from CNN Money Personal Finance
 
Florida’s cities were some of the hardest hit by the housing bust, but now they are leading the charge back. Of Realtor.com’s top 10 turnaround towns, eight are in the Sunshine State.
 

Become your kid’s mortgage lender

from CNN Money Personal Finance
 
Between slumping prices and low mortgage rates, it’s a good time to look for real estate bargains. But thanks to tightened lending standards, legions of young would-be homebuyers aren’t exactly in a position to take advantage of the opportunity. That’s where their parents come in: One in three first-time buyers received [...]

Home prices post steep decline

from CNN Money Personal Finance
 
Home prices posted a steep, month-over-month drop in November, falling 1.3%, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city report. Prices fell in 19 of the 20 cities the index covers.
 

How Much is a Homemaker Worth?

from MintLife Personal Finance News & Advice
 
The life of a homemaker includes endless demands and lists of “to-dos,” not to mention the long work hours that often go way beyond the standard nine to five workday. If being a homemaker were a salaried position, how much would it pay?
 

Personal Finance Daily: Time to buy a house, but not to sell?

from Moneywatch Personal Finance
 
With low prices for residential real estate, and even lower mortgage interest rates, it’s no wonder most people think this is a great time to buy a house. But at the same time, the prospect that interest rates will remain low and that home prices might have even further to fall has [...]