washingtonpost.com - The Nation's HousingThe Nation's HousingLow-Payment Mortgages Can Take Off Quickly- April 23, 2005 Are low monthly payments on a home mortgage always goodhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9767-2005Jan14.html?nav=rss_realestate/colu... Tax Benefits Still Generous for Homeowners, But Biggest Incomes Earn the Biggest Share- April 23, 2005 It's federal tax-code-writing season at the White House, with a new presidential commission hard at work drafting a potentially radical streamlining of the Internal Revenue Code by mid-year.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63910-2005Feb4.html?nav=rss_realestate/colu... Speculators Are Making Mortgage Lenders Nervous- April 23, 2005 One of the key players in the home mortgage market has quietly signaled that it thinks real estate speculation in some parts of the country is approaching worrisome levels.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27410-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_realestate/col... Equity Growth Fuels Fix-Ups- April 23, 2005 The equity Americans own in their homes has grown by a mind-blowing $5 trillion since 1995, thanks to a 70 percent average jump in the values of those houses.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25586-2005Jan21.html?nav=rss_realestate/col... Homeowners Challenge Government Seizures of Property to Generate Higher Tax Revenue- April 23, 2005 Could your local government seize the home you own just to transfer it to somebody who promises to pay higher taxeshttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7882-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_realestate/colum... 2 Missing Numbers Can Doom a Loan- April 23, 2005 How far can your credit score plummet when your credit card issuer withholds your credit limit in its reports to the three national bureaus And how costly could that be when you apply for a home mortgagehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36596-2004Dec30.html?nav=rss_realestate/col... Marked-Up Closing Fees: How Much Is Too Much- April 23, 2005 It's a white-hot legal issue in the real estate business, but for consumers it basically boils down to this: Should you as a home buyer or refinancer be charged $450 for an appraisal that cost your lender $175http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53640-2005Feb25.html?nav=rss_realestate/col... How to Hedge The Value Of Your Home- April 23, 2005 Could you lock in your home's current value and be protected against future real estate market declines Could you, in the lingo of the financial markets, hedge your home-equity holdingshttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8014-2004Dec17.html?nav=rss_realestate/colu... Lawsuits Challenge Hidden Loan Fee- April 23, 2005 Have the two biggest providers of American home mortgage money charged consumers and lenders billions of dollars in artificially inflated loan fees since 2001 Have you been paying more than you should on your mortgage as a resulthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34014-2005Feb18.html?nav=rss_realestate/col... Congressional Tax Committee Takes Up Home Equity Loans- April 23, 2005 The hottest consumer-financing concepts in America -- home equity loans and credit lines -- have entered the sights of a key congressional committee.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45933-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_realestate/col... |