Archive for the 'News' Category

LifeLock Article - Be Alert For Identity Theft

I have a Google Alert set for LifeLock since it is a great source of stories about identity theft, but recently there has been loads of coverage of the LifeLock race cars.   Not stories I care to read about.  Today a story caught my eye, it was from the North Platte Telegraph.  Why did it [...]

2009 New York FHA Loan Limits

The FHA loan limits for 2009 have been released.  So what are the new maximum limits for 2009 FHA for New York state?  Here is a list by county, and the number of units:
Bronx County NY $625,500-1 unit, $800,775-2unit, $967,950-3unit, $1,202,925-4 unit
Kings County NY $625,500-1 unit, $800,775-2unit, $967,950-3unit, $1,202,925-4 unit

Nassau County NY $625,500-1 unit, [...]

Identity Theft Humor

I got an email today “Watch out for identity theft”, almost didn’t want to open it, it was marked that it had an attachment and I figured it was up to no good, but it was from someone I trust, so…  Here is what I found, a little humor.
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Rate Speed closes beta and goes in a new direction

The email was short and sweet.  It said that RateSpeed.com is closing beta and will be going in a new direction.  They didn’t post anything on thier web site, RateSpeed.com on the move, and I checked over at Future of Real Estate Marketing and didn’t see anything either.  RateSpeed billed itself as the transparent mortgage [...]

Lock My Rate - Why can’t I get that rate?

All Mortgages are NOT created equal, and there are countless factors that can impact your rate.  The rate you see in the newspaper, or on the Internet more than likely doesn’t apply to you.
What factors can effect the rate you get?  Here are some of the more common items: Your down payment, your credit score [...]