When remodeling, create a financial plan upfront and contractors can tailor proposals to fit what you can afford.
Take a look at this informative link and let me know if you have any questions.
http://money.cnn.com//2012/03/12/real_estate/remodeling-contractors.moneymag/index.htm
There are several reasons premiums might go up. Sometimes it’s because you’ve made claims. At other times, increases are out of your hands. Please take a look at this link and let me know if you have any questions.
http://helpdesk.blogs.money.cnn.com/2012/04/03/how-can-i-lower-my-homeowners-insurance-premium/
If you’d like to use your smartphone to manage home maintenance and improvement projects — you guessed it, there’s an app for that….HomeZada.
http://www.inman.com/news/2012/04/11/app-helps-homeowners-keep-with-maintenance-projects
Weren’t we all supposed to be flying cars to work (sure would make my commute better!) and hanging out on the moon by 2012? Take a look at the Coldwell Banker blog post here:
Even as some mortgage standards have eased, hitting a needed appraisal value is proving a frustrating blocker for buyers and sellers and those looking to refinance.
Don’t let this happen to you.
http://money.cnn.com//2012/03/30/real_estate/mortgage-denied/index.htm
Borrowers in ongoing disputes with creditors over debts of $1,000 or more may no longer qualify for FHA-insured loans. Even borrowers with perfect credit scores can be denied over a single $1,000 problem charge.
http://money.cnn.com//2012/03/30/real_estate/FHA-loans/index.htm
The $26 billion foreclosure settlement has finally been given the green light, making it possible for roughly two million of the nation’s hardest hit borrowers to see a significant reduction in their mortgage payments.
http://money.cnn.com//2012/04/09/real_estate/mortgage-settlement-faq/index.htm
If you’re waiting for home prices to go up, then you’re missing signs the troubled housing market has finally turned around.
http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2012/03/20/housing-recovery-prices/
In a report recently released, the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) said that just 3% of $7.6 billion available in the Hardest Hit Housing Markets program had been tapped as of Dec. 31.
http://money.cnn.com//2012/04/12/news/economy/tarp_housing_program/index.htm
The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage dropped near its all-time low this week, making home-buying and refinancing a bargain for those who can qualify.
http://money.cnn.com//2012/03/30/real_estate/FHA-loans/index.htm
