Can you drop private mortgage insurance? Find out when and how to eliminate this monthly expense from your housing costs. Private mortgage insurance protects your lender in case you default on your home loan — and you have the privilege of paying for that protection.
Dave Hughes of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the First Western Bank of Booneville bought three properties of Sen. Jake Files, including his Fort Smith home, on Free Ferry Landing, at foreclosure sales today to satisfy unpaid loans of $ 2.1 million. The bank bid $ 2.048 million, Hughes reported. Foreclosure News
A foreclosure sign tops a sale sign outside an existing home on the market in northwest Denver on Aug. 29, 2007. Denver is one of three metros where home prices have risen so quickly that renting a home carries lower risks going forward than buying, according to the latest Beracha, Hardin & Johnson Buy vs….
From Freddie Mac's weekly survey: The 30-year fixed rate averaged 3.88 percent, three basis points better than last week's 3.91 percent. The 15-year fixed averaged 3.19 percent, two basis points better than last week's 3.21 percent. Foreclosure News
Wayne County is the nation's leader in tax foreclosures, with more than 150,000 in the past 15 years. Despite reforms and outreach efforts, more than 100 people lost their homes last year for debts of $ 1,000 or less. Foreclosure News
Multiple Listing Service statistics for September show year-over-year increases in closed sales, median sale price and days on market with declines reported in new listings, pending sales, inventory of homes for sale and month's supply of inventory. For the month of September 2017, the median home sale price was $ 130,000, an increase of 3.7…
A young white man moved into a black neighborhood to fix a crumbling house and discovered what really transcends differences. How can a young white man with no faith in politics find a path to meaningfully assist in the struggle for race and class justice and also in the healing of what divides the people…
