Endowments and Endowment Shortfalls - What You Need To Know
Endowments and endowment mortgages have received a lot of bad press in recent years, amid concerns over falling policy values and accusations of endowment miss-selling.This article attempts to answer some of the questions and concerns you may have about the way endowments work, what's happening to ... more...

"How Much Interest is Your Home Equity Earning?"
How much interest are you earning on your home equity? If you answered nothing, zero, zilch, zip you are correct. What would you do if you could get triple compounding on your equity? Would you take action and build a fortune that would allow you to pay off the mortgage and create a retirement ... more...

House Flipping Basics
Many people are dreaming about making money in real estate. For most people this will forever stay a dream, but some individuals are able to make their dreams come true. Fact is even the less experienced individual can make money in real estate if following some basic rules. One way to make good ... more...

The Truth behind Pension Mortgages
A pension mortgage may seem lucrative at the first sight. However, they seldom are, if the customers who took pension mortgage are to be believed.Nevertheless, before delving into the ill consequences of the mortgage, let us observe why pension mortgages seem lucrative. The most eye-catching ... more...

Repayment Remortgages is The Cure For Outdated Endowment Policy
If bulls and the bears of the stock market have no effect on your mortgage plan then you must apply for endowment to repayment remortgage. An endowment mortgage is a financial product offered mainly in the UK. Endowment mortgage comprise of an interest only loan secured on your mortgage and an ... more...

A Quick Guide to Mortgages
Buying a dream home is one of the major milestones of any individuals life. The price of real estate is increasing day by day. The designer and flashy homes, which appeal us the most, are beyond the financial capabilities of a lot of individuals. However, this fact should not deter us from ... more...

The Bubble Effect
Turn on the TV at almost any time day or night and you will find news and talk shows informing us that there is a Real Estate bubble. What is a bubble and how do they know? The simple principle of what goes up must come down is being applied in general thought now and many in the public are ... more...

Real Estate Margin Calls
Have you ever heard of a real estate margin call? You know about stock market margin calls. Thats when you have bought more stock than you have money and borrowed from your broker to buy extra shares. You bought $10,000 of stock, but only have $5,000 in your account.It is great as long as the ... more...

Home Loans Lenders Continue to Offer High-Risk Loans
Home prices in the Untied States continue to soar, and the remarkable run of real estate as the must have investment continues. The median price of a new home, which only recently crossed the $200,000 barrier, is now $215,000. The high prices of homes havent deterred buyers; sales in June reached ... more...

Home Equity Loan - Is It For You?
A Home equity loan has become an easy way to not only pay off other non-deductible debt, but to come up with large wads of cash for remodeling projects, vacations and more. People have financed college educations with a home equity loan, so your imagination is your only barrier. There are few if ... more...

Home Refinancing Scam Thieves Use Identity Theft to Steal Your Equity
Since the demise of the stock market in 2000, the real estate market has been booming. Investors who are justifiably cautious about investing in stocks have been investing in homes. This has driven the prices of homes in the United States to record levels. Long-time homeowners are discovering ... more...

What's This about a Housing Bubble?
In his recent testimony, Alan Greenspan warned against the possiblity that we have seen home prices plateau. The bursting of the "bubble" could cause a big hit to the U.S. economy. But, why should we worry?Well, as we all know, house prices are up across the country...over 10% in the last year, ... more...