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Tips For Paying Off Student Loans
You’ve put in your years, studied tirelessly (or pretended to), accepted your diploma, and tossed your cap alongside hundreds of other graduates. It’s liberating to be free of mundane homework and...
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Government Pushes for Healthy Lifestyles Through Taxation
Well, Ben Franklin said it best, but I’ll say it again: the only things certain in life are death and taxes. Since I love to write about personal finance and all things money related, let’s get down...
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State of the Union Addresses Housing
Unless you live under a rock or have zero connection to the social media world, both of which could be very likely scenarios, you probably have heard by now that President Barack Obama took the stage...
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President Obama to Announce New Refinance Program – Market Update
President Obama will announce a new refinance program today in Virginia at 11:00 a.m. ET. Basically, the plan will charge banks a fee totaling around $5–$10 billion so mortgages not insured by Fannie...
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President Obama Proposes Jobs Plan for Veterans
While unemployment has affected Americans all across the country, post-9/11 veterans face an unemployment rate (11.1 percent) that is higher than the national rate. Today, President Obama revealed...
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Obama Administration Announces Relief for Current FHA Borrowers,...
Today, the Obama Administration announced steps to support FHA loan holders seeking a refinance and servicemembers and veterans who were denied a lower mortgage interest rate or unjustly foreclosed...
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5 Unique Wedding Gift Ideas
I’ve finally realized I’ve reached that really special age in life: My friends are starting to get married. The only thing that concerns me in this situation is not that I need to start fiancée...
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U.S. Presidents: Here Are a Few Election Day Fun Facts!
Today’s the day! Today, we, the American people, will cast our votes at the polls. Today, we’ll make American history. Today, we’re all really geeked that the annoying television commercials and...
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Why You Should Refinance with HARP
I’ve read some articles lately that give the impression that HARP might not be worth it. That it could cost a lot and save the client very little. That it’s a ton of trouble and you might not qualify...
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Obama Speaks on Improving Housing Market, Slowly Reducing the Role of Freddie...
President Barack Obama took the stage at Desert Vista High School near Phoenix, Arizona today to discuss what many reporters had heard whispers of on Capitol Hill: an initiative to roll back the power...
View ArticleDecoding President Obama’s Housing and Loan Modification Plan
Still Confused by whether the President’s “Making Home Affordable Plan” will help you? We asked Quicken Loans Chief Economist Bob Walters to decipher the loan modification and refinance plan. If you’re...
View ArticleTax Tips for Homeowners
Yes, death and taxes are often uttered in the same breath, but tax time doesn’t have to be all bad news! As a homeowner, you may be eligible for more tax breaks than you know. We’ve assembled some tips...
View ArticleUS Department of Housing (HUD) issues warning against foreclosure scams
With the release of President Obama’s Making Home Affordable plan and recent media coverage on low mortgage rates, many new loan modification and foreclosure prevention scams have started to surface....
View ArticleMichigan First to Implement Homeowners Assistance Program
In February 2010 the Obama administration established the Hardest Hit Fund. The fund set aside $1.5 billion in funding for innovative local initiatives to help struggling homeowners in the states...
View ArticleMarket Update – Big Week of Economic Releases Ahead
There is no economic news slated for today, however, it will be an extremely busy week of releases. Some of the key releases include the minutes of the last FOMC meeting, Thursday’s Senate hearing...
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HARP and Loan Modification – Making Home Affordable Program: Refinance Relief...
Editors note: We have some great news! Quicken Loans allows refinances of up to 200% of your home’s value on mortgages owned by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac through the HARP Program. In order to...
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