03/08/2010 – 7:10 am PST | No Comment

Source: SEC New Release
SEC Charges Nationally Known Psychic in Multi-Million Dollar Securities Fraud
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2010-34
Washington, D.C., March 4, 2010 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a self-proclaimed psychic …

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What You Need to Know about Home Equity Loans
11/23/2009 – 6:45 am PST | No Comment
What You Need to Know about Home Equity Loans

Many home owners want to pull some equity out of their home (if they were lucky enough to buy before the real estate boom then bust) and use the proceeds to pay off debt or …

Are Home Values Stabilizing? Well Sort Of.
11/11/2009 – 6:30 am PST | No Comment
Are Home Values Stabilizing?  Well Sort Of.

Zillow Real Estate (www.zillow.com) reports that Americans with negative equity in their single-family homes fell to 21% in the third quarter which is 2 percentage points better than the second quarter at 23%. The …

First Time Home Buyers: Is Time Running Out?
09/30/2009 – 9:30 am PDT | No Comment
First Time Home Buyers: Is Time Running Out?

The stimulus tax credit of $8,000 for first time home buyers expires on November 30, 2009.  That means your new house has to be signed, sealed, and delivered by the last day of November if …

State Mandated Foreclosure Mediation Programs Fail to Help Homeowners
09/29/2009 – 4:18 am PDT | No Comment
State Mandated Foreclosure Mediation Programs Fail to Help Homeowners

The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) reviewed 25 programs in 14 states and found no evidence the programs are helping homeowners modify their mortgage loans.   The programs are self policed by the financing institutions …

Mortgage Rates Down – Home Sales Up: So What Does This Mean For You?
08/27/2009 – 2:01 pm PDT | No Comment
Mortgage Rates Down - Home Sales Up: So What Does This Mean For You?

Zillow Mortgage Marketplace which compiles data on mortgage rates announced that mortgage rates are down.  Standard & Poor revealed that home prices are on the upswing for the second quarter in a row.  So what …