Obama’s HARP 3.0 Proposal
The Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), which was originally proposed by President Obama, may be expanded for the third time. The program has been in effect for a while now and it seems as if it may undergo yet another transformation to help additional homeowners refinance. Our previous blog post covered the transition to HARP [...]
Michigan Vacation Land
Thanks to the web, our mitten state of Michigan has been gaining quite a bit of popularity. Articles seem to appear almost every month on the front page of popular websites like Yahoo that make Michigan look great. We’ve had articles about Holland being one of the “nicest” places to live, Grand Rapids being the [...]
Home Prices to Rise in 2012
Some more great news has just been released in regards to the housing market. No longer are the days of dark clouds looming overhead. We now have a clear-cut indication that things are improving (all be it slowly, but still improving). Overall home values are expected to begin rising as early as the end of [...]
15 Year HARP Refinance
Many homeowners that have purchased their homes and have been paying their mortgage down payment after payment are unsure if they should refinance back to a 30 year mortgage. With the goal of someday retiring, starting up another 30 year mortgage may not be an option for your financial plan therefore you should look at [...]
Bank Settlement Becoming a Nightmare
Remember that massive $26 billion bank settlement that homeowners long rejoiced about? The one that brought homeowners that were facing potential foreclosure a bit of salvation? Yeah well it’s not quite what it’s cracked up to be. When the huge settlement between some of the nation’s largest banks was announced, people expected to receive major [...]
Home Values at 10 Year Low
2012 began with quite a bang in the housing market but it was far from a good thing for current homeowners. It was reported back in January that overall home values were down for the fifth straight month. Which brought home values down to their lowest point in about ten straight years. The average home [...]
Second Wave of Foreclosures on the Way
Foreclosures have plagued the United States for the past few years and it seems that trend is set to continue. Now even though the amount of foreclosures dropped 19% in January and another 8% in February, it’s expected that a massive increase in foreclosures is on the way. Experts warn that the massive $26 billion [...]
Farmland Value Sky Rocketing
What has been considered the “Back Bone of America,” ever since the United States was founded? That would be agriculture. Sure we had a big industrial boom and have created some amazing products over the years but there is one thing that has remained. That would be the farms and the people behind them bringing [...]
Best Neighborhoods for Real Estate in Grand Rapids
It’s great to hear that the housing market is slowly improving but what are you going to believe more; what you hear or what you see? Most people would say that they would like to see actual changes occur like the price of their property improve and to see their real estate actually sell. Well [...]
Doomsday Bunkers A HOT Commodity
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for almost the past four years, then I’m sure you have heard about the superstitions of the impending “doom” lurking over our heads. There are several reasons out there that have brought these beliefs into people’s minds. Some of the reasons come from an ancient Mayan calendar, solar [...]
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