Financing a Second Home? Use a Home Equity Loan
Buying a second home can pose some challenges you don't face when buying a home for your…
Articles by Dan Rafter
Finding a Bad Credit Mortgage Broker
(Updated Oct. 2014) Bad credit is a major problem in this country. With millions of…
Finding Mortgages for Bad Credit Borrowers
Credit troubles mean mortgage troubles, because it's not that easy to find home financing…
First-Time Homebuyers Reaping Rewards from Economic Crisis
As rampant inflation gradually gets squeezed out of home prices, many first-time…
Getting an FHA Mortgage With Student Loan Debt
Can you qualify for an FHA mortgage even when you’re saddled with thousands of dollars of… Student-loan debt is far from rare among recent college graduates. The Institute for… If that extra amount pushes your debt-to-income level higher than 43 percent, you might…
Getting the Best Deal on Homeowners Insurance
When you buy a home, one of the things you're also going to have to buy is homeowners…
Getting mortgage financing for manufactured homes
Buying a mobile home comes with a unique set of issues that don’t normally come up when… For that reason, HUD requires manufactured homes to pass a few steps so that they’re…
Fannie Mae to Allow 3% Down Payments
Fannie Mae will soon begin authorizing mortgages for borrowers with as little as 3…
More Foreign Buyers Seek U.S. Homes
Foreign purchases of U.S. homes rose sharply over the past year, increasing more than…
Getting a Mortgage With No Credit History
Can you qualify for a mortgage loan if you don't have enough credit history to even have…
