First-Time Home Buyers: Get started Right here

So, you’re purchasing a house for the first-time. Or, at the very least, you are thinking about buying a house. That’s great news. Home-ownership is a terrific solution to create stability in your life, and to begin to build wealth for your future. See details here

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Trump Places a Stop to FHA Mortgage Reductions

Just hours after being sworn in, President Donald Trump moved to suspend a plan to lower the Federal Housing Administration’s mortgage insurance premiums that had been set to go into effect on Jan. 27. See announcement here

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The negative side with the smart home: be mindful

Last October, when a large number of large websites were taken down following a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, what number of us thought at the moment that the Internet of Things (IoT) could possibly be involved? See details here

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Home-buyer challenges Rates on mortgages and costs grow together with competition

How as a home-buyer can you find the perfect home, in the area you are looking at, with the rates on mortgages continuing to go up? See details here

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Renovating? 3 Tips to get Eliminate the Remains

Renovating your seventies kitchen and upgrading to stainless steel and granite can create all kinds of happy feelings. It can also produce piles of materials you may not be sure what to do with. Here are a few of tips on how to remove all those building byproducts.  See the tips here

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January 2017 Item of Value – Tips for Navigating the Real Estate Transaction

As we enter 2017, many of us will look to buy or sell a home this year.  If you or someone you know may be looking, in this month’s Item of Value you will find great tips on how to navigate through a real estate transaction.  From the best times of day to visit a home, to conducting research and managing your expectations, this information will help you better understand the process.

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Tips to get a Loan for your Manufactured House

If you’re looking to purchase a manufactured home, or you already own one and would like to refinance, here are some things to keep in mind. See how here

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Buy vs. rent: Ownership still top in most Florida areas

ATTOM Data Solutions just-released 2017 Rental Affordability Report finds that it is cheaper to purchase a home than rent one in two out of three (66%) U.S. metro areas studied. The report found monthly house payments on a median-priced home – including mortgage, property taxes and insurance – is much more affordable than the fair market rent for a three-bedroom property in 354 of the 500 counties analyzed in the report. See details here

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Children’s Study Areas Which get an A+

In this digital age, finding a spot for children to do their homework and study is usually a tough assignment. Forget the kitchen table. Kitchens, which now often function as gathering, entertaining and play spaces, are getting busier, making it difficult to do focused schoolwork. The dining table, the other usual standby, often can’t serve the requirements of assorted electronic devices. See them here

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HAMP out and new foreclosure reduction put in

Freddie Mac announced that the Freddie Mac Flex Modification foreclosure prevention program will replace the Home Affordable Modification Program or HAMP that expires at the end of 2016. Both programs were designed to assist at-risk families reduce their monthly mortgage payments. See details here

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