Some rights reserved by TheLizardQueen. Flickr We’re all pulling for the housing market to recover. Most of us want to live the American dream, and part of that dream is having a piece of land and a home of your own. As much as we’d like to be optimistic about the prospects of the housing market, it’s more important than ever to be realistic. Like it or not, the...
Home sweet home – buying a home is a dream for everybody and you are no different. If you still stay in a rented house, you must think about having your own home. Buy your own home and make your dream true. Why should you buy a home? First of all, buying a home is the wisest investment of your life. Staying in a rented house denotes that you are spending hundreds of...
If you need to talk to a banking customer service representative please call the two phone numbers below. They are the two main customer phone numbers for Bank of America. If you’re looking for the home loan line, please scroll down. Customer Service Phone Number: 1.800.432.1000 Talk to a Human Quickly: Say “Talk to an associate” – I had to...
I’ve been meaning to refinance our home for a long time. However, we’ve held off because we weren’t sure where we’d end up, what with my husband finishing school. He’s teaching for two local universities right now, and there is a good chance that we will, in fact, be here for a while. Which means that I am very interested in refinancing our...
When it comes to buying a house, you need to consider your own personal finance situation. During the housing bubble, and during the loose lending standards that helped fuel it, many people fell prey to the idea of getting “more house for the mortgage.” Because of “creative financing” techniques like interest-only loans and adjustable rate mortgages...
Last Friday evening, S&P downgraded the U.S. credit rating. This marks the first time that the U.S. has seen its sterling rating tarnished. Since then, the stock market has been quite volatile, with investors being taken on a wild ride. However, the stock market isn’t the only thing that might be affected by the credit downgrade. Mortgage rates might soon be...
As you look for a home, shopping around and getting documents together for pre-approval, it is easy to lose sight of some of the costs involved with home ownership. There are costs associated with getting the mortgage, and then there are on-going costs that you have to be prepared to pay. While you are looking at how much home you can afford, and wondering if you are adhering...
[ad#Left-Align Content Ad]When you are ready to buy a home, you need to figure out how much you can borrow. Many sellers like to see that you have already been considered by a lender, and that you have been approved for an amount that will allow you to buy the home. Part of the process to qualify for a mortgage can include a pre-qualification or a pre-approval. Both of...
One of the the things I’ve learned about personal finances is that there is a big difference between what you can do and what you should do. When my husband and I were shopping for a home, we were approved for more than twice what we ended up paying for our mortgage. According to the mortgage lender, our credit situation, and our income, qualified us for a home —...