Tag Archives: homeowner
It Pays to Own
Landlord and homeowner Magda Brown uses her multifamily home to help defray the cost of homeownership
“My landlord owned a few buildings and I loved his lifestyle,” says Brown, now 30.…
By Tamara E. Holmes
Housing Market Gets A Boost with Increased Home Sales
Report by the National Association of Realtors show an increase in home sales.
July showed a 2.3% increase in the number of homes sold.
By Sasha King
Living Solo in the Big City
Erica Horne braces for unexpected expenses as she becomes a homeowner in New York
New York native Erica Horne, 35, wonders how she will continue to make ends meet…
By Sakina P. Spruell
New Study Shows 62 % Drop in Home Mortgage Approvals to Minorities
When the housing market collapsed, so did the number of home loans to Blacks and Latinos
Together, African-Americans and Hispanics were able to borrow 62 percent less to buy or refinance…
By Kenneth J. Cooper
Foreclosing as a Financial Strategy
It's called strategic defaulting, and more homeowners are doing it
Fannie Mae recently announced that it would penalize borrowers who purposely forego their home loan…
By John Simons
Your House is a Home—Not an ATM
Although property can serve as a valuable wealth-building too, it also serves a practical purpose�it's where you live
The nation may be in recovery mode but millions are still stuck in a financial…
By Earl "Butch" Graves Jr.
The Homebuyer’s Toolkit: Title Insurance
Understand what title insurance can protect you from before buying a home
Buying a home entails much more than I anticipated. Just when I thought I had…
By LaToya M. Smith
Don’t Get Caught in a Foreclosure Scam
Watch out for con artists looking to steal your equity
Thanks to today’s economic turmoil, sparked by an ongoing mortgage crisis, a record number of…
