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Court Approves Historic 25 Billion Dollar Servicing Settlement

Last week, U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Columbia Rosemary Collyer signed documents to approve the $25 billion mortgage servicing settlement with the nation’s top five mortgage servicers: Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Ally Financial. “Yesterday’s court approval of the historic $25 billion mortgage servicing settlement is a victory [...]

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Home Remodeling Expected to Rebound

After three years of slumping business, builders anticipate that the home remodeling and improvement sector will pick up in 2012, according to a recent article in The Orlando Sentinel. During the recent National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Conference, NAHB researcher Paul Emrath, reported that remodeling was beginning to edge up. In 2011, U.S. residential [...]

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Question of the Day

Q: Is a reverse mortgage good for elderly homeowners? A: A reverse mortgage is an increasingly popular option for older Americans to convert home equity into cash. Money can then be used to cover home repairs, everyday living expenses, and medical bills. Instead of making monthly payments to a lender, the lender makes payments to [...]

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Top Kitchen Design Trends for 2012

A recent survey of more than 350 designer members of the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) revealed their top design trends for kitchens based on the materials, product types, and styles they incorporated into their kitchen designs over the final three months of 2011. According to the results of the 2012 NKBA Design Trends [...]

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8 Ways to Scam-Proof Your Next Vacation Home Rental Transaction

It’s wintertime and the living is dreary. If you’re like many people, you’re coping with bone-chilling temperatures and gray skies by daydreaming of sandy beaches, emerald golf courses, and cool drinks sipped on warm, breezy balconies. Yes, it’s vacation planning season again. You’d love to book a charming seaside cottage or rustic mountain cabin for [...]

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Use Tax Season to Organize for the Future

Tax season is the perfect time to stash all your financial records, making future financial matters much easier. But what records do you keep? Many people are confused about what records they need to keep and for how long. They hold onto tax returns, bank records, brokerage statements and other financial information simply because they [...]