Also Try Homes and Apartments Lists Relocation - Choose a City (Homefair.com) Provides a list of cities that match your lifestyle criteria. Relocation - Choose a Mortgage (Homefair.com) Provides articles and calculators to assist you with choosing a mortgage. Relocation - Mortgage Qualifier (Homefair.com) Provide your income and the interest rate and the program will estimate the amount of the loan for which you may be eligible. Relocation - Moving Costs Calculator (Homefair.com) Estimates costs for moving to another city or country. Relocation - Salary Calculator (Homefair.com) Provides relative income necessary when moving to another city or country. Relocation - School Information (School Report) Provides basic demographic information on schools in the USA, such as student population and teacher to student ratio. Materials Buying, Selling, and Estimating Worth of a House (ERA) Provides tips on buying or selling a house. Also conducts a search for comparables to assist in estimating value of a house. Mortgage Loan Rates (Countrywide) Provides daily mortgage rates by type and state. Includes ARM, JUMBO, fixed, adjustable, 30 year, 15 year, 5 year balloon and more. Mortgage Loan Rates (HSH Associates) Provides today's loan rates by type of loan. 2-00 News -04-10-07 Forecast for Foreclosures (MSNBC News) "Colorado registered the second-highest rate in February, with one foreclosure for every 345 households, while Florida took third place, with one filing for every 382 homes. Others ranking among the country's top 10 states for foreclosures were Georgia, Michigan, Tennessee, Ohio, Texas, Arizona, and Indiana." 04-07 -04-10-07 HUD Auditors Find Widespread Fraud (MSNBC News) "Today, as inspector general for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, [Kenneth] Donohue is looking into fraud and abusive lending practices related to mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration." "Do you think the worst of the problem in the mortgage market is behind us?" "That’s a very good question. You almost have to have a crystal ball. Are we looking at the tip of the iceberg or the iceberg itself? It’s too soon to say." "I think there are things that need to be done. FHA has to realize that there has to be active oversight and enforcement. I don’t see it moving in that direction. My concern is that I see it moving in the other direction." 04-07 -07-14-08 Government Backs Struggling Mortgage Giants (PBS.org) "Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is asking Congress to increase the companies' existing line of credit at the Treasury, and for the authority to buy unlimited stakes in the companies." "Shares for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which buy or finance almost half of the $12 trillion of U.S. mortgages, plummeted last week over concerns that they might not have enough capital to handle losses from bad home loans." "The two companies have been struggling for months, with the value of shares of the companies dropping some 75 percent in the last year. Both companies are publicly traded, but are chartered and government-sponsored enterprises." 07-08 -07-30-07 Foreclosures Rise 58 Percent in 2007 (MSNBC News) "The number of U.S. homes facing foreclosure surged 58 percent in the first six months of the year, the latest sign of mounting problems in the mortgage industry, a data firm said Monday." 07-07 -07-30-07 Stem Cell Borrowing Means Debt Hike for New Jersey (MSNBC News) "Gov. Jon S. Corzine has spent months arguing the state must tackle mounting debt, yet supports plans to borrow $650 million for stem cell research and open space preservation that new studies show would mean a 'significant' debt increase." "Under plans approved by the Legislature, voters would be asked in November whether to authorize borrowing $450 million for stem cell research and $200 million for open space preservation at a cost to taxpayers of up to $52 million per year." 07-07 -07-31-07 US Credit Woes Ripple Across the Globe (Christian Science Monitor) "It's a good thing that the world economy had a head of steam going into this summer, because it now faces financial headwinds made in the USA." "On Monday, shares of the German industrial bank IKB plummeted as the bank announced its earnings would be hit hard by the rising default rate of American subprime home loans." 07-07 -12-03-07 Treasury: Possible on Mortgage Loan Rates (MSNBC News) "A government proposal to freeze interest rates on millions of loans made to risky borrowers reflects political and financial realities of the housing market crisis, analysts say." 11-07 Papers -11-20-06 Home Prices Drop (USA News) "Home prices fell in at least 45 metropolitan areas in the third quarter as the real estate slowdown spread beyond industrial cities, where job losses have taking their toll on housing, to inflated markets in Florida, California and Arizona." 11-06 -12-11-08 Cities With Highest Foreclosure Rates (U.S. News) "Foreclosure filings — default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions — were reported on 259,085 U.S. properties during the month, a 7 percent decrease from the previous month but still up 28 percent from November 2007. The report also shows one in every 488 U.S. housing units received a foreclosure filing in November…." 12-08 Bank Interest Rates (Bankrate.com) Provides today's interest averages, based on 3,500 institutions, for 30-year fixed mortgages, home equity loans, new car loans, and more. Buying a Home with Poor Credit or No Credit (MSNBC) "Are you less than perfect about paying your bills on time? Or maybe you pay your rent, utilities and other bills with cash or money orders so you have no credit record." "If that's your problem, you may still be able to buy a house or condo. Thanks to innovative outreach home mortgage programs from Fannie Mae and other major home loan lenders, if you have a reliable source of income you can probably buy a home." 9-05 Calculators (Bankrate.com) Provides calculators to help determine true costs of refinancing, credit cards, auto leasing, and other costs. FHA Loan Limits by City or County (FHA Mortgage Center.com) "While contacting one of our FHA Specialists is the most accurate way to determine your eligibility and qualification level for a FHA Loan, the FHA Loan Limit Calculator below can estimate your anticipated loan limit." 09-08 Fannie Mae Loans (Freddie Mae) Provides information on Fannie Mae mortgage loans. Flipping Homes for Investment (ABC News) " 'Flipping' in real estate lingo means buying and quickly reselling properties for big profits. In south Florida and other popular real estate markets, it got to the point where people were buying and flipping contracts on condos before they'd even been built." 05-06 Freddie Mac Loans (Freddie Mac) Provides information on Freddie Mac mortgage loans. Glossary for Mortgage and Finance Terms (FHA Mortgage Center.com) Provides an "alphabetical listings for our FHA Mortgage term glossary." 09-08 Home Values (Yahoo) Provides the selling prices of homes to gain comparables to ones you are considering. Search by location or price range. 6-00 Investing in Real Estate - A Case Study (Money.CNN.com) "The DeLaGarzas make more than they spend, and spend what they make on real estate." 8-04 Investing in a Home for Financial Freedom (ABC News) "Is buying a house the ticket to financial freedom? According to financial expert and author David Bach, home ownership is the key to personal wealth." 05-06 Many Will See Monthly Payments Double (MSNBC News) "Big, fat surprises are ahead for about 20% of homeowners: Their complicated, often-risky adjustable mortgages are going to soar as introductory interest rates expire." 10-06 Mortgage Closing Savings (ABC News) "Every year, Americans spend $110 billion buying houses. I'm not talking about how much the homes themselves cost. I'm talking about how much the loans cost. American home buyers routinely pay abusive closing costs." 03-06 Mortgage Glossary (Bankrate.com) Defines commonly used terms in the process of gaining a mortgage. Mortgage Information (Wall Street Mortgage) Provides information on loan qualifications, pre-loan qualification, manufactured homes, closing costs, use of home equity, and types of loans. Also links to a mortgage calculator, cost of living information, and interest rates. Allows pre-qualification for a mortgage online. Mortgage Myths (MSNBC) "Buying a home is confusing enough without buying into faulty information. From down payment requirements to mortgage insurance, here's the truth about six common misbeliefs." 03-06 Most Affordable Housing in the United States (MSNBC News) "These kinds of comparisons are almost impossible not to make when looking over Coldwell Banker's annual Home Price Comparison Index, or HPCI. As it has done for almost 20 years, the 2006 index reveals the most affordable, and the most expensive, housing markets in all 50 states and the District of Columbia." 10-06 Real Estate Resources (Bankrate.com) Provides information to help with finding, buying, selling, financing, or moving to a new home. Selling: Inexpensive Staging Helps Sell a Home (ABC News) "When getting ready to sell a home, investing a little money into sprucing it up can result in big dividends in the final price tag." 05-06 Projects House Values (HouseValues.com) Provides house values by area. Low Income Down Payment (Nehemiah Corporation) Provides the down payment for families that can qualify for a loan in other ways, but cannot come up with the down payment. Donations to the program are welcome. Call 1-877-NEHEMIAH for a loan program near you. 12-01 Mortgage Tools (Intuit)

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