The new Truth-in-lending RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rules created a new form called the Loan Estimate.
Apr 16, 2016 1:19:16 PM
The new Truth-in-lending RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rules created a new form called the Loan Estimate.
Topics: Home-buying Tips, Mortgages 101, Mortgage Rates & News
Apr 15, 2016 6:26:41 PM
Average U.S. mortgage interest rates declined to the lowest level of the year and the lowest level since May 2013, Freddie Mac reported April 14, 2016.
Topics: Mortgage Rates & News
Apr 4, 2016 9:00:46 AM
When you are ready to buy a home your credit score plays a big role in determining what mortgage loan programs you might qualify for, as well as how much you'll pay for mortgage insurance, if you lender requires it. The better a homebuyer's credit risk the more lending opportunities are available to him or her.
Topics: Mortgages 101, Loan Programs, Mortgage Rates & News
Mar 31, 2016 2:35:56 PM
Massachusetts foreclosure starts and completed foreclosures increased in February compared to the previous year, according to data compiled by The Warren Group, a publisher of real estate information.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Foreclosure News, The Warren Group
Mar 22, 2016 6:12:47 PM
The median price of a single-family home in Massachusetts declined for the first time in nine months, but the number of homes sold was the most in February since 2004, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors reported March 22, 2016.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Massachusetts Home Prices, Massachusetts Association of Realtors
Mar 19, 2016 1:30:00 PM
Massachusetts first-time home buyers who fall into the low- to moderate-income category will want to consider the "ONE Mortgage" loan program from the Massachusetts Housing Partnership.
Topics: Home-buying Tips, Mortgages 101, Loan Programs
Mar 18, 2016 10:53:53 PM
Single-family home sales in Boston's West Roxbury neighborhood increased 22.3 percent in 2015 to 214 houses sold compared with 175 sales in 2014, according to data compiled by the Greater Boston Association of Realtors.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Community Information, Massachusetts Home Prices, West Roxbury MA
Mar 17, 2016 8:24:17 AM
Single-family home and condominium prices increased in 2015 in Brookline, Massachusetts, according to data compiled by the Greater Boston Association of Realtors. The following are six 2015 real estate statistics that Brookline, Massachusetts homebuyers should know.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Community Information, Massachusetts Home Prices, Brookline MA
Mar 16, 2016 8:51:37 AM
The median price of single-family homes and condominiums in Newburyport, Massachusetts increased in 2015, according to data compiled by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors and MLS Property Information Network, Inc. The following are eight real estate market statistics from 2015 Newburyport homebuyers should know.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Community Information, Massachusetts Home Prices, Newburyport MA
Mar 14, 2016 9:30:00 AM
Negative equity in homes across the United States is holding back the housing market and limiting real estate inventory, the Zillow Group reported March 9, 2016, but data show the percentage of homes in the Boston area underwater was only about half the national average.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Mortgage Rates & News, Boston, Boston Relocation
Mar 12, 2016 7:44:15 AM
U.S. mortgage purchase applications rose 4 percent last week to the highest level since January, and purchase applications are 30 percent higher than during the same time last year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Topics: Mortgage Rates & News
Mar 7, 2016 3:35:23 PM
The real estate industry has a lot of jargon that often is confusing to homebuyers. For example, it's not unusual for Massachusetts first-time homebuyers to confuse appraised value, assessed value and, most importantly, fair market value.
Topics: Home-buying Tips, Video
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