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Showing posts with label mortgages. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mortgages. Show all posts
Monday, September 23, 2019

Pay off the mortgage before retirement?

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We are the New Jersey title insurance agent that does it all for you. For your next commercial real estate transaction, house purchase, mort...
Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Weekly mortgage applications tank

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Weekly mortgage applications tank even more, as rising rates make homes less affordable The numbers are getting uglier for potential h...
Monday, August 10, 2015

Vested Land Services LLC - about underwater properties and their mortgages

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We at Vested Land Services LLC are not strangers to the plight of New Jersey homeowners. They say a picture is worth a 1,000 words.  Well,...
Thursday, November 20, 2014

Robo-signing still haunts borrowers

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For your next commercial real estate transaction, house purchase, mortgage refinance, reverse mortgage, or home equity loan, contact us. We...
Monday, December 23, 2013

NY Times real estate trends for 2014

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 Karnak says, "real estate is a puzzle."  The question, what will 2014 bring?  The NY Times tries to answer that question, too. ...
Sunday, August 4, 2013

Single women buy more homes than single men

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The New York Times reports on an interesting statistic [I do hate statistics] showing that more homes are bought by single women than bought...
Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Getting a mortgage will be a bit harder

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Realty Times reports: "Fannie Mae Tightens Underwriting Rules for Condo, Refinance Loans, Borderline Borrowers" by Shashank Sh...
Monday, July 16, 2012

California proposal to condemn mortgages; will it be next in New Jersey?

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refinance In the foreclosure-battered inland stretches of California, local government officials desperate for change are weighing a contr...
Saturday, March 3, 2012

Little known fee to raise interest rates

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Loan fees are about to rise, and you won't even know it.  The fee in question is a guarantee fee collected by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
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Sunday, October 9, 2011

Turned down for a mortgage? Maybe here’s why

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The New York Times’ Vickie Elmer addresses reasons for mortgage loan application rejection. “WE regret to inform you...” Nobody applying f...
Monday, September 26, 2011

Is that the best mortgage you can get?

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The New York Times suggests vetting the lender when you buy a home. “BEFORE buying a house, borrowers will undoubtedly do a thorough check...
Friday, September 23, 2011

Saving money on NY's mortgage tax

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A client posed a question yesterday- "I have a borrower who is trying to save money on a refinance in Manhattan, any ideas?" ...
Monday, August 8, 2011

Wells Fargo in court over reverse mortgages

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Bloomberg news reports, "Wells Fargo Sued Over Reverse Mortgage Policies by Borrowers" “Wells Fargo & Co. was accused in a ...
Thursday, July 21, 2011

Wells Fargo settles mortgage-abuse case for $85M

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The AP reports, “Wells Fargo & Co. has agreed to pay $85 million to settle civil charges that it falsified loan documents and pushed bor...
Monday, July 18, 2011

For some borrowers, adjustable rate mortgages are the key

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The New York Times’ Maryann Haggerty writes about The Appeal of Adjustable Rates “THE 30-year fixed-rate loan has earned i...
Monday, June 27, 2011

Foreclosed? How long before the new mortgage?

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The New York Times writes about “The Post-Foreclosure Wait.” The good news is that, “mortgage troubles won’t necessarily shut you out of the...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Higher costs of F.H.A. loans now in place

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We have previously written about the increase in costs associated with F.H.A. loans. Well, they're now in place. Did you know that an F....
Monday, May 2, 2011

Buying your vacation home blues

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The New York Times states IT might be easier if you just paid cash for that vacation house. There is loan money available for second-hom...
Thursday, March 31, 2011

Mortgage foreclosure settlement – a solution?

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Sarah Portlock writing in The Star-Ledger reports on the settlement of the New Jersey Supreme Court’s involvement in the mortgage foreclosur...
Monday, March 21, 2011

Adjustable Rate Mortgages becoming popular again?

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The New York Times Lynnley Browning reports on the move back to the once despised adjustable rate mortgage. “IN the years since the financi...