6 Favorite Home Improvement Apps for the iPad, iPhone, iPod

Home Improvement Apps

By: Lisa Kaplan Gordon If you’ve jumped on the Apple “i” bandwagon, you’re never far from iPhone, iPod, and iPad apps that help maintain and improve your home — values near and dear to our hearts. If you’ve jumped on the Apple “i” bandwagon, you’re never far from iPhone, iPod, and iPad apps that help maintain and … [Read more...]

Short Sale Update

Short Sale Update

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® applauds Gov. Brown on signing SB 458 into law LOS ANGELES (July 15) – The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) applauds Gov. Jerry Brown on signing SB 458 (Corbett) into law. SB 458 extends the protections of SB 931 (2010), to ensure that any lender that agrees to a short sale must accept the … [Read more...]

What Affects Credit Scores? 7 Misconceptions.

What Affects Credit Scores

By: Gwen Moran If you’re trying to raise your credit score to get a good rate for a refinance or HELOC, you might be surprised by what affects—or doesn’t affect—your score. 1. More money improves your credit score: False. Your level or sources of income don’t affect your credit score, although lenders may look at it when making … [Read more...]

Should You Go Forward With a Reverse Mortgage?

Reverse Mortgage Signing Documents

By: Dona DeZube Big lenders in the reverse mortgage business — Wells Fargo this month and Bank of America earlier this year — have pulled out of the market and won’t issue any new reverse mortgages. But MetLife and several smaller companies plan to stay in the market, so you won’t have issues finding a reverse mortgage if you want … [Read more...]