November 2008

Struggling to make ends meet can be a way to survive, but it gets awfully hard if you or a family member gets sick. Millions of Americans are pushed over the edge into bankruptcy or foreclosure because of high medical bills.

Struggling to make ends meet can be a way to survive, but it gets awfully hard if you or a family member gets sick. Millions of Americans are pushed over the edge into bankruptcy or foreclosure because of high medical bills.

Mortgage rate buy down strategies are gaining momentum and enjoying widespread and diverse support as a solution to some of the nation’s most pressing real estate problems. Rate buydowns would make homes more affordable, and stimulate the residential housing market with increased sales.

Mortgage rate buy down strategies are gaining momentum and enjoying widespread and diverse support as a solution to some of the nation’s most pressing real estate problems. Rate buydowns would make homes more affordable, and stimulate the residential housing market with increased sales.

As a record number of baby boomers enter retirement, the volume of new reverse mortgages is also shattering records. Senior mortgages are one of the areas of lending growth that’s plowing ahead, despite the demise of many other kinds of loan products tied to the housing market.

As a record number of baby boomers enter retirement, the volume of new reverse mortgages is also shattering records. Senior mortgages are one of the areas of lending growth that’s plowing ahead, despite the demise of many other kinds of loan products tied to the housing market.

It’s Black Friday, will they come? Black Friday a term linked to the fact that traditionally all retailers “make their year” by blasting into profitable territory for the entire year on the strength of holiday sales. This year may be a stark contrast.

It’s Black Friday, will they come? Black Friday a term linked to the fact that traditionally all retailers “make their year” by blasting into profitable territory for the entire year on the strength of holiday sales. This year may be a stark contrast.

Home ownership comes with benefits that a renter could never get-but also, a few unique problems.

In his regular press conferences behind the very Presidential-looking “Office of the President-Elect” podium Obama quietly is absorbing the Presidency. Despite being 11 weeks away from inauguration and still two weeks away from officially being declared President-elect by the convening of the Electoral College, he is undeniably taking the reigns of US economic policy.