Whether you’re shopping for a new house, searching out the ideal condominium, deciding on a contractor or investigating your mortgage choices, do you know how to ask questions that will generate answers you may not realize you need? Answers you may not anticipate could prove the most valuable information you’ll receive.
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Mortgage fraud — from bogus appraisals to consumer lies about employment and income — is booming, up by 30 percent in the last year, according to a comprehensive new study prepared for the Mortgage Bankers Association of America using FBI and private mortgage industry data.
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Question: We are under contract to purchase a downtown condominium unit. This is a resale situation. The seller’s real estate agent has represented the unit to contain 860 square feet. However, when my wife and I physically measured the apartment, we can only come up with 830 square feet.
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Most of us don’t like getting our electric bills, but electricity is a necessity. However, how you get it and whether you pay a utility company for it depends on what’s on your roof.
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What’s got residential real estate consumers so confident about the housing market?
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Utility companies make is easy for many households to pay utility bills in person, and avoid the cost of transportation or postage.
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McLEAN, VA — Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.69 percent with an average 0.5 point for the week ending June 21, 2007, down from last week when it averaged 6.74 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year [...]

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I received an email from a reader in Santa Barbara County, Calif., regarding the sale of her house that, once selling fees and closing costs are paid out, she would have to come to the table with a check to get out of the property.
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There’s nearly a 35 percent chance home prices in major metros will be lower in two years than they are now. Some areas, however, especially those in the West, Southwest and South face a far greater risk for tumbling home prices.
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You saw Al Gore’s movie and you became motivated.
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