October 28, 2016
Mortgages from the Shadows
Realtor.com quoted me in ‘Shadow Banks’ Are on the Rise for Home Loans: Should We Be Afraid? It opens, Where do home buyers go for a mortgage? To a bank, of course—or at least that’s what many might think. Yet a new … Continue reading
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October 27, 2016
Should Seniors Pay Off Their Mortgages?
TheStreet.com quoted me in Should Seniors Pay Off Their Mortgages? It opens, Increasingly, seniors are going against the conventional retirement wisdom about mortgages which, always before, preached that a cornerstone of a good retirement was to enter it debt free. That … Continue reading
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October 25, 2016
The Mortgage After a Spouse’s Death
BeSmartee.com quoted me in What Happens to My Mortgage When My Spouse Dies? It opens, We would like to help by answering the question of what happens to your mortgage when your spouse dies, and we’ve asked several experts to chime … Continue reading
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October 24, 2016
Home Equity Loan Resets
Newsday quoted me in Know What To Do When Your Home Equity Loan Resets (behind paywall). It opens, Whoever said what you don’t know can’t hurt you, was wrong. Take for example the 43% of U.S. homeowners polled by TD … Continue reading
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October 20, 2016
Homes v. Bonds
U.S. News & World Report quoted me in Your Home Is a Better Investment Than Bonds. It opens, With bonds paying next to nothing, where can you turn for a respectable yield, guaranteed? Well, how about your home? Many homeowners look … Continue reading
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October 7, 2016
Can Seniors Get Mortgages? Should They?
TheStreet.com quoted me in Can Seniors Get Home Mortgages? Should They? It reads, in part, Senior citizens can and are getting approved for mortgages, and we are not talking reverse mortgages or home equity lines of credit, but – in many … Continue reading
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October 6, 2016
Credit Card Debt and Your Mortgage
Realtor.com quoted me in Fannie Mae Taking a Closer Look at Applicants’ Credit Card Payments. It opens, If you feel like you’ve been managing your debt just fine, making the minimum payment on your credit cards on time every month, … Continue reading
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