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Questions About Mortgage Interest Rates
4 October 2001, Revised 11 November 2004, Revised February 22, 2005 "Do declining bond prices cause interest rates to rise?" No, declining bond prices are higher interest rates.  Suppose on Monday the US Government sells a one-year note at 5%, meaning that an ... more...

Mortgage Interest Rate Fundamentals
4 October 2001, Revised November 11, 2004 Some of the questions about mortgage interest rates I get from readers are surprisingly basic.  I have to remind myself that one can graduate from college in the US, and even get a PhD, without ever hearing about interest rates in ... more...

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Variable Rate Mortgage
Variable Rate Mortgage The variable rate mortgage, affectionately know as Adjusatuble rate mortgage or ARM is a mortgage with a rate that will adjust over time. You may be familiar with the term three year ARM, or five-year ARM. ... more...

VA Loan
VA Loan A VA loan is a mortgage loan in the United States guaranteed by the US Veterans Administration. The loan may be issued by qualified lenders. Available only to veterans possessing a Certificate of Eligibility. Purchasing a home with a VA Loan is not as difficult as ... more...

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Secured Loans Tips
Here are some useful secured loans tips. Secured loans enable most homeowners to borrow capital against the value of their property. A secured loan is where the amount you borrow is secured against the value of your home. This is a loan that's secured on your property, which, if you already have a ... more...

Sell Real Estate Notes For Top Dollar
People sell real estate notes to raise cash quickly. A real estate note is just the loan document created when you financed the sale of your house or investment property. It could be a mortgage note, or a land-contract or contract-for-sale. The point is that the buyer is making payments to you, and ... more...

Why Join the Credit Union? Better Benefits are Hard to Find!
What is a credit union?A credit union is a not-for-profit, cooperative financial institution that is owned and controlled by its members. Credit unions serve people that share something in common such as an employer or place of worship. Credit unions allow members to pool their savings, lend to one ... more...

Refinancing Your Auto Loan
Refinancing your loan is one of the best kept secrets around for saving you money, but most people never think of it. Whether refinancing your home or car the process is the same. When refinancing car loans, you pay off your current car loan with a refinancing car loan from a different lender that ... more...

Why Choose a Personal Secured Loan?
Listed below are some of the many reasons why choosing a personal secured loan makes good sense. Personal secured loans are also commonly known as a homeowner loan. This type of loan is essentially an amount that is secured against property as collateral.A personal secured loan is a loan which is ... more...

Updated Bay Area Real Estate Prices
When looking at the average home price in the Bay Area, $616,000, and then looking at what $616,000 affords you (a 4 bedroom home in Stockton or a studio apartment in the Mission District of San Francisco) it is best to make sure you have the down payment and can make mortgage payments, and buy. ... more...

Bank Auto Loans Best Loans for Stretch Commuters?
People have to work to survive. The desire to maintain increasingly indulgent lifestyles drives 13% of workers to travel over 100 miles a day to get to and from work. These so called stretch commuters make the majority of these trips by personal vehicle, but when it comes to trading in their tired ... more...

Repairing Credit Essentials
There are essentials to repairing your credit and building your history. It depends on your situation, but in most cases you can find a way out of any debt situation. Debt relief is a stressful situation.When times are hard the last thing we need is to add more stress to our lives. Therefore we ... more...

Mobile Homes For Sale In Gloversville New York
Information about mobile homes for saleMobile homes, also known as manufactured homes, are assembled in a factory. Each mobile home for sale has to conform to the U.S. governments Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (HUD code), rather than just to the destinations building codes. ... more...


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