Homeowners who built up equity look to refinance
Q: I enjoyed the article you recently wrote about being "cash poor" and "house rich." We are currently in that exact position. For the past eight years we have had...
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Homeowners who built up equity look to refinance
Q: I enjoyed the article you recently wrote about being "cash poor" and "house rich." We are currently in that exact position. For the past eight years we have had...
Condo appraisal questioned after drastic reassessment
Q: I had an appraisal contingency when I bought my condo, but shortly after closing I started to think my appraisal wasn't fair at all. I paid $190,000 on Dec...
Condo appraisal questioned after drastic reassessment
Q: I had an appraisal contingency when I bought my condo, but shortly after closing I started to think my appraisal wasn't fair at all. I paid $190,000 on Dec...
Community rules take a back seat to economy
Q: For 14 years I have lived in a planned unit development (PUD) with strong (or so I thought) covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) and an association that supposedly enforces...
Breaking up is hard to do with joint mortgage
Q My girlfriend and I bought a house in May 2009. Both names are on the title. We amended my 2008 taxes to receive the $8,000 first-time homebuyer credit, which...
Breaking up is hard to do with joint mortgage
Q My girlfriend and I bought a house in May 2009. Both names are on the title. We amended my 2008 taxes to receive the $8,000 first-time homebuyer credit, which...
Re-fi applicant locked out of rate lock
Q I have what people tell me is a sterling credit rating, with my lowest score being 809. We are attempting to refinance our home loan into a conforming loan...
Re-fi applicant locked out of rate lock
Q I have what people tell me is a sterling credit rating, with my lowest score being 809. We are attempting to refinance our home loan into a conforming loan...
3 key defenses to a pending foreclosure
Q: I missed two payments on my mortgage last fall due to the replacement of an HVAC system. I called the bank and asked for some help. They told me...