Mortgage Rates Dropped
NEW YORK, March 11 (Reuters) – “U.S. mortgage rates dropped for a second straight week, remaining below 5 percent, a key level that could boost home loan demand, a closely watched mortgage survey showed on Thursday.”
This is good news for all of us who have been cautiously watching rates.  Everyone I know who [...]

A new program that takes effect April 5, 2010 may help ease the short sale process for some Nashville homeowners.  The Obama administration is now trying to grease the very sticky wheels of the short sale process.  The new program will encourage banks to accept the short sale (with a streamlined and standardized process) and [...]

We have heard a lot about the $8,000 first-time home buyer’s tax credit, but what about that other one for sellers who buy a home?
If you have lived in a home that you have owned for 5 of the last 8 years as your primary residence and you purchase another home in which the contract [...]

Do you qualify? 
If you or your spouse have not owned a home in the last 3 years and you purchase a primary residence, you get a check for $8,000.  Seriously.  It is not a tax deduction, it is a credit which means if your refund would have been $400, it will now be $8,400!!  And [...]

Senate approves in an 85-2 vote to extend the tax credit thru April 30,2010 for first time home buyers. Congress added a $6500 tax credit for those who have lived in their home for 5 consecutive years out of the last 8 and who sell and purchase another home. Good news.

I saw this in an article and thought it interesting…
Travertine Tile Pros
- It’s obvious natural beauty
- Easier to cut and shape
- Variety of colors and finishes
- Easier to find matching replacement tiles should you need to
Travertine Tile Cons
- It is quite pourous and should be sealed
- Even if sealed acidic substances like orange juice can [...]