HARP 3.0 ??? Help for underwater home owners St Paul, MN: Virtually, all homeowners have lost value on their homes in recent years. For many, this has created some challenges to refinancing and taking advantage of today's super low mortgage interest rates. There are a few CURRENT PROGRAMS that ca
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01/23/2013
Minneapolis, MN: Freddie Mac yesterday released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing fixed mortgage rates moving higher following December's employment report. The 30-year fixed averaged 3.40 percent, its highest reading in eight weeks. The all-time record low for
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01/11/2013
Minneapolis, MN: Homes values have certainly seen a roller-coaster ride. The big run up in from 2000 to 2006, then the crash. The big question in everyones mind, is what will happen to values in the future? Looking at the chart below, you can see an anticipated rise of 21% in values by 2016. T
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01/07/2013
Appraiser Independence: What clients and Real Estate Agents Don't Understand Minneapolis, MN: Real Estate Agents constantly call our mortgage office to ask if an Appraisal was ordered, or if it is completed yet. The first question is pretty silly... Of course it was. The second question is tou
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01/03/2013
Minneapolis, MN: When debt is relieved or written off... That "relief" is supposed to be taxed as income. The lender gives the debtor a Form 1009-C, Cancellation of Debt if the cancellation equals $600 or more. When it comes to a foreclosure or abandonment of secured property, it is a form 1099-A
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01/03/2013