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Mortgage rates float higher
By Janna Herron • Bankrate.com Mortgage rates floated higher this week after the Federal Reserve signaled that at least one interest rate hike is on its way later this year. The uptick comes as the...
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What’s on your renter’s insurance policy?
By Crissinda Ponder • Bankrate.com What’s on my renters insurance policy? Your landlord is responsible for collecting your rent and fixing what’s broken, but the burden of protecting your possessions...
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Gay marriage and real estate: What’s changed
By Janna Herron – Bankrate.com The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to legalize gay marriage has sweeping effects on laws across the country, including those related to real estate ownership. Married...
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Becoming a landlord: Do you have what it takes?
By Jay MacDonald • Bankrate.com The buzz is building around income property once again, and for good reason: The economy continues to recover, mortgage rates remain low, homes are appreciating and...
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How ‘rapid rescore’ affects your credit
By Dana Dratch • Bankrate.com When getting a mortgage, “rapid rescore” is a phrase worth knowing. But what does it mean? Bottom line: It’s a practice used by mortgage originators to help lift credit...
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Financing a tiny house
By Jennie L. Phipps · Bankrate.com The “tiny house movement” is one of the hottest retirement living trends, and one answer for people seeking a low-cost living alternative. Tiny houses are carefully...
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Mortgage rates down on Greece woes
By Crissinda Ponder • Bankrate.com Mortgage rates fell this week as the economic turmoil in Greece continued wreaking havoc on international markets. The lower rates have been persuading consumers to...
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Hiring for a home project? Get 3 bids
By Jean Chatzky • Bankrate.com Whether you’re prepping your home to sell or tackling projects after a long winter, you want to strike a balance between cheaping out and blowing your budget. That’s...
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5 tips to avoid delays when closing on a home
By Michele Lerner • Bankrate.com Avoiding closing day nightmares, such as a long delay or, worse, a canceled home sale, requires complete communication from the day a contract is signed until the house...
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Mortgage tax breaks safe this election cycle
By Kay Bell · Bankrate.com Fifteen Republicans are fighting for their party’s nomination for president in 2016. The Democratic seekers of the White House so far number five. All 20 of these possible...
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Mortgage rates move higher
By Crissinda Ponder • Bankrate.com Mortgage rates moved slightly higher this week after signs pointed to a much-anticipated debt relief deal for Greece. But mixed reports from the mortgage industry...
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Money pit: Who should fix undetected problems with a house?
By Steve McLinden • Bankrate.com Dear Real Estate Adviser, My son and daughter-in-law bought their first home over a year ago and it’s been a nightmare. Many flaws, including plumbing, obvious termite...
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How to refinance a house you’re renting out
By Marcie Geffner • Bankrate.com Buying a home is an attractive proposition in these days of low mortgage interest rates. But if you want to buy a new home, while renting out the old house, you could...
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Mortgage rates dip
By Crissinda Ponder • Bankrate.com Mortgage rates fell this week despite the fact that global market concerns seemed to be getting smaller in the rearview mirror. But U.S. Treasury bond yields fell as...
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Records shattered in existing home sales
By Crissinda Ponder · Bankrate.com Sales of existing homes reached record highs in June, the National Association of Realtors, or NAR, said Wednesday. According to the NAR’s existing-home sales report,...
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Even as closing costs drop, best to shop around
By Crissinda Ponder • Bankrate.com The average total cost a borrower pays to close on a home loan has dropped slightly, an exclusive Bankrate.com survey finds. Bankrate’s 2015 survey of closing costs...
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5 kitchens to inspire your own chef’s dreams
By Dana Dratch • Bankrate.com Dreaming of a new kitchen? Maybe you have visions of a large center island and plenty of space to make cookies or roll out pastry dough. Or you want to trade a cramped,...
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How to re-finance a rent house
By Marcie Geffner • Bankrate.com Want to buy a new home and rent out your old house? You could face a glitch. It might be hard to refinance a house that you’re renting out, because “things change when...
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Mortgage rates stall
By Crissinda Ponder • Bankrate.com Mortgage rates barely moved this week after volatile government bond yields and mixed news about the economy made headlines. Treasury yields fell to a 2-month low...
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Can agent sue client for stymied home purchase?
By Steve McLinden • Bankrate.com Dear Real Estate Adviser, We’re a month out from closing on selling our home. We’re trying to buy our next home, too. However, after we signed the contract to buy that...
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