Ask yourself the following critical questions to make sure that you’re not just buying your dream home — you’re also making a financially savvy choice.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wiseradvisorcom/stop-before-you-buy-a-hou_b_4995979.html?utm_hp_ref=tw
According to HALOCK Security Labs, mortgage companies big and small allow information-sharing practices that put your personal and financial data at grave risk.
Actor Vince Vaughn helped out former USC football coach Lane Kiffin by taking his high-priced Manhattan Beach mansion off his hands, paying almost $6.5 million.
America’s most affordable real estate cities: Try to purchase a home in New York City with a budget of $140,000 and the options are pretty limited–a 375-square-foot apartment in Queens may be the most luxurious possibility. In Los Angeles, buyers may have to look exclusively at inland foreclosures. But in Knoxville, Tennessee, $140,000 buys a 1,750-square-foot, four-bedroom rambler on a pretty, tree-lined street.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2014/03/11/americas-most-affordable-cities/
Attention future home owners: FICO will launch a new credit scoring model this summer, targeting lenders’ concerns about credit score consistency across three major credit bureaus.