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Freddie Mac: Is Homeownership Right for You? - http://www.freddiemac.com/corporate/buyown/english/preparing/right_for_you/
Consumer guide to mortgages, financing, credit, moving and remodeling. Outlines requisite credit history, costs associated with homeownership, with separate sections addressing associated costs and myths about owning a home. |
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When Your Home Is on the Line - http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/homeline/
What one should know about home equity lines of credit. From the US Federal Reserve Board. |
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Mortgage Professor - http://www.mtgprofessor.com
Mortgage articles and resources by Wharton Professor and nationally syndicated mortgage columnist Jack M. Guttentag. |
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HousingTracker.net - http://www.housingtracker.net/
Provides near real-time home asking price and inventory tracking as well as affordability measures for housing markets across the United States. Features include city-by-city break-down charts and 25/50/75 percentile monitoring. |
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Understanding the Home Mortgage Process - http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/mortgage/morbro.htm
US Federal Reserve Board provides information to help consumers understand the mortgage lending process. |
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Ginniemae-Finding a Lender - http://www.ginniemae.gov/3_lender/choose_lender.asp?section=YPTH
A step-by-step guide through the home loan process. |
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Americans for Fairness in Lending: Mortgages - http://www.affil.org/home/consumer-tips-and-help/find-a-good-loan/mortgage-lending
Data on mortgages, as well as how to avoid a predatory mortgage loan and where to find help if you have one. |
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All Regs - http://www.allregs.com/
Provides an and up-to-date database of mortgage lending guidelines. |
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Mortgage for Beginners - http://www.forbeginners.info/mortgage/
Information on fixed and adjustable rate mortgages, home equity loans, refinancing, and reverse mortgages. With a glossary and mortgage calculators. |
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Mortgage-X - http://mortgage-x.com
Calculators, mortgage market trends, detailed information on various loan programs, articles and publications, a large vocabulary of mortgage terms. |
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Mortgage Loans - Information for First Time Buyers - http://mortgages.interest.com/content/firsttime/whichmtge.asp
First time borrowers can learn about the financing of a home. Comparative chart displays commonalities and differences between the types of mortgage loans. |
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Housing Bubble Casualty - http://www.housingbubblecasualty.com/
A mortgage insider's view on the home loan industry based out of Southern California. In addition to articles and a weblog, the site also features a forum discussing trends in mortgage industry from both the consumer and lender points of view. |
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Mortgage Insider - http://themortgageinsider.net
Mortgage articles, tutorials, podcasts, and online tests, designed to prepare, educate and protect consumers shopping for home loans written by industry insider, Rob K. Blake. The site also has sections aimed towards real estate professionals and financial advisors. |
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Home Buyer's Information Center - http://www.ourfamilyplace.com/homebuyer/mortgage.html
Presents a consumer guide to choosing a mortgage. |
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The Housing Bubble Blog - http://thehousingbubbleblog.com/
Author Ben Jones examines the home price boom and its effect on owners, lenders, regulators, realtors and the economy as a whole. Entries typically cover a specific region of the United States and are commentary on published news from that area. |