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First Time Homebuyers: Why Some First Time Homebuyers Still Rent

September 7, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — “We keep looking, but we still don’t have a house.” Like many potential first time homebuyers, Mark and Tara Carlson have been pre-approved for a loan and have looked at a number of homes. There’s just one thing missing - they haven’t bought a house. “Every time my husband and I find a great house, the monthly payment scares us away. We know we qualify - we just get scared.”

FICO Score is very Important for your Creditworthiness

April 07, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Credit score of any person represents his creditworthiness. So, with higher credit score, a person has higher chance that his credit will be approved

Recognizing Inspection Red Flags

Practitioners can protect themselves against potential liability by learning how to pick out visible defects in new and older homes.

Foreclosure Crackdown May Hurt Investors

States Clamp Down on Sharks; Legitimate Investors May Feel Sting As the number of foreclosure filings climbs, increasing by 99.5 percent between the third quarter of 2006 and that of 2007, so does the number of laws designed to protect consumers from scams that pretend to help troubled home owners refinance.