Over $1 trillion in equity was earned by one million homeowners over the year ending in June 2014. With that gain, roughly 44 million of the 49 million homes with mortgages have positive equity leaving just 10% underwater. The number of underwater homes is down from 12% in the first quarter of 2014 and down Read More »... Read more ›
Adding Value to Your Property With Professional Landscaping If you’re trying to increase the value of your home, you can seldom go wrong with landscaping. Landscaping in the front of your home increases the curb appeal and initial impressions of your property while landscaping in the back of your home can be used to extend Read... Read more ›
Mortgage rates Trended down Late last week after the release of weak economic data, including a higher unemployment rate and mortgage rates trended down! This is after last month saw a slight increase, according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Fortunately for current and prospective homeowners, interest rates continue to be very affordable. Through early R... Read more ›
Home Equity Line of Credit If you own a home and need access to cash, a home equity line of credit (HELOC) is an option you may want to consider. Depending on the amount of equity in your home, you could have access to the cash you need at reasonable interest rates. Although HELOCs have Read More »... Read more ›
Considering a Refinance? In the 1980’s and 1990’s interest rates of 8-10% were commonplace. Over the years’ rates have dropped, and in 2012 we saw rates go as low as 3.35% and lower in some cases. What if you kept that rate of 10%, and never took advantage of the opportunity to lower it? You would have Read More »... Read more ›
