1. Protect your credit score. 2. Beware of offers that sound too good to be true a�� they probably are. 3. Become an educated consumer. Talk to your Texas REALTORA� about predatory lending [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Fannie Mae) – Fannie Mae has announced new incentives on Fannie Mae-owned properties listed on the company’s REO website, www.HomePath.com. Qualified homebuyers who will be [...]
Homeowners who have defaulted or are at risk of defaulting on their mortgage may believe that the only solution to their mortgage problems is foreclosure. However, that is not the case. There are [...]
This video, produced by the Houston Association of Realtors, helps consumers to understand what a short sale is and how the process works. A distressed property is one that is in the short sale [...]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) – More than 51,200 troubled homeowners nationwide received long-term mortgage modifications last month under the Obama administration’s foreclosure prevention [...]
This week Governor Rick Perry appointed two new public members to the Texas Appraiser Licensing & Certification Board (TALCB); Mr. Malachi O. Boyuls of Dallas and Ms. Sheryl Swift of [...]
By periodically checking your credit report, you can keep tabs on the factors that influence your credit score. Make sure you know where to get a copy of your reports and how to interpret them. [...]
GALVESTON (Galveston County Daily News) – After increasing rates by 24.7 percent last October, State Farm has added 11.8 percent to the price of a policy for Galveston homeowners. A policy [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Yahoo News) – Bank of America will pay $108 million to settle charges against Countrywide Financial Corp., which Bank of America purchased in July 2008. The Securities and [...]