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How to Buy A Foreclosed Home

Kristal Kraft Denver Realtor — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:09:26 +0000

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Denver Real Estate and RelocationPost from: Denver Dwellings This week I was speaking to a lady who is thinking about purchasing a home on her own. She’s very handy at fixing up properties and has done it in the past with a spouse. Now that she’s on her own (no spouse), she’s decided to try [...] Related posts:

Your Delinquent Mortgage Affects Your FICO Score

Kristal Kraft Denver Realtor — Mon, 02 May 2011 15:32:38 +0000

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Denver Real Estate and RelocationPost from: Denver Dwellings Denver Foreclosure Information Working with homeowners in distress often brings many questions. Some questions I can answer with ease, others I have to look to others to find. When it comes to your FICO score there are certain factors that effect it. FICO Scores use mathematical models [...] Related posts:

2 Big Time Lenders Get Loose ~ With Lending

Kristal Kraft Denver Realtor — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 23:14:40 +0000

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Denver Real Estate and RelocationPost from: Denver Dwellings Wells Fargo and Quicken Loans have come public saying they will lend to borrowers with a 580 FICO score or better. This may not be so surprising to many as this has been the guidelines all along. Well supposedly, in reality the banks CAN lend at 580 [...] Related posts:

Denver Real Estate Talking Points

Kristal Kraft Denver Realtor — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:02:22 +0000

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Denver Real Estate and RelocationPost from: Denver Dwellings We’ve all be anxiously awaiting the Denver real estate statistics to see how sales went after the tax rebate was over. The results are in and frankly we are a little surprised. The numbers are better than we expected. July 8, 2010 The average sales price jumped [...] Related posts:

Bank of America? Too Big to Fail? Well Listen Up You Just Got An F-

Kristal Kraft Denver Realtor — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:29:43 +0000

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Denver Real Estate and RelocationPost from: Denver Dwellings Bank of America RIP This is a tale of misplaced loyalty, abuse, incompetence, anger and hours of wasted time. Yes we had a closing today, Friday. It was the closing that was scheduled to happen yesterday and before that on Tuesday, before that on Monday only because [...] Related posts:

15-Minute Fixes For Around The Home

Real Estate News — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:45:11 +0000

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Home maintenance is an ongoing project. There's always something to do around the house, or something to fix. The problem is, you may not have the time, or the skills, to get it done yourself. In this 4-minute piece from The Today Show on NBC, you'll see some projects are quite simple. No related posts.

Interest Rates – What’s the Low Down?

Kristal Kraft Denver Realtor — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:31:30 +0000

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Denver Real Estate and RelocationPost from: Denver Dwellings Funny how when things are good people, tend to forget that things are good, and good things don’t necessarily last forever. I’m referring to interest rates. The other day, a client made mention of a “high interest rate” being 6%. It struck me funny,although I didn’t laugh. [...] Related posts:

FHA is Changing Rules and the Scope of Qualifying for Buyers

Kristal Kraft Denver Realtor — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:15:11 +0000

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Denver Real Estate and RelocationPost from: Denver Dwellings Recent announcements by FHA will have impacts on our spring time (and beyond) buyers. The rules mean more money down and higher payments, here’s the scoop: Beginning April 1, 2010 the Upfront MIP is increasing from 1.75 to 2.25. (MIP is the Mortgage Insurance Premium that all [...] Related posts:

Home Values Rose In November 2009 By Another 0.7 Percent

Real Estate News — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:45:05 +0000

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Reporting on a two-month lag, the government said home values rose 0.7 percent in November. National home prices are at their highest point since February 2009. But before we look too much into the FHFA's Home Price Index, it's important that we're cognizant of its shortcomings; the most important of which is its lack of real-time reporting. Related posts:

A Simple Explanation Of The Federal Reserve Statement (January 27, 2010 Edition)

Real Estate News — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:30:07 +0000

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The Federal Open Market Committee voted to leave the Fed Funds Rate within its target range of 0.000-0.250 percent. In its press release, the FOMC noted that the U.S. economy âhas continued to strengthenâ, that the jobs markets is getting better, and that financial markets are supportive of growth. Related posts: