Young Families Home Buying Guide
Whether you already have children or are expecting to have some in the future, buying the perfect house and choosing the right mortgage to fit your family’s present…
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Lee Nelson
Lee Nelson is a Chicago-based writer whose work has appeared on Realtor.org, Yahoo! Homes, TheMortgageReports.com, and more.
Articles by Lee Nelson
The Solid Advantages Of Niche Mortgage Lenders
Real estate agents began specializing in different areas such as luxury homes, condos and waterfront properties a while back. Now, the mortgage industry is doing the same thing,…
10 Tips For Buying An Affordable City Home
The big city life attracts many. But the cost to live in a major U.S. city can be quite pricey. Home prices in major cities have been rising…
How Can Unmarried Couples or Friends Buy a House Together?
With high rents and historically-low mortgage rates, unmarried couples and friends are buying homes together. In fact, MONEY magazine polled 500 millennials about such purchases. 40% think it is…
Some Professions Can Get Half-Priced Homes
Just recently, a New York City firefighter bought a $330,000 three-bedroom, one-bathroom townhouse in Queens for half the price — $165,000. “It was a dump, but he can…
ARM Loans the Best Choice for Some Homeowners
Interest rates are still historically low, making it attractive to get a 30-year fixed loan with payments that never go up or down the entire 360 months. But…
Companies that Know How to get Condos Approved with FHA
It sounds simple. If a condo meets FHA approval, the people who want to buy a unit in the condominium are eligible to apply for an FHA mortgage.…
High Rents could make Homeownership even more Attractive
Skyrocketing rents could soon encourage renters to become owners sooner than they initially planned. “After completing a major demographic study projecting headship and homeownership rates through 2030, we concluded…
Will Home Loans Still Exist if Fannie Mae Doesn’t?
There has been talk for a long time about combining Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into one mammoth Government Sponsored Enterprise or GSE or the complete annihilation of both. But…
San Francisco Home Prices Down. Is Your Area Next?
Rising home values is a great thing for sellers and for the economy of that particular area. But when prices are skyrocketing, it leaves out a lot of…