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Good-faith closing cost estimates get real under new loan rules
Mortgage lenders must now pay the difference if a loan's closing costs come in higher than they estimated, which means no more lowballing to lure customers.
Facing new penalties if they lowball estimates of upfront mortgage costs, lenders and brokers appear to be coming clean about how much borrowers will pay.
Facing new penalties if they lowball estimates of upfront mortgage costs, lenders and brokers appear to be coming clean about how much borrowers will pay.
New Audio Webinar - Home Inspection Marketing Success with Jeremy Martin - PR-USA.net (press release)
New Audio Webinar - Home Inspection Marketing Success with Jeremy Martin
PR-USA.net (press release)
He recently interviewed Jeremy Martin, a home inspector who followed Ken's ideas and developed his own home inspection company. Ken explains, "The kicker ...
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Don't Get Caught Short When Buying a Home - Patch
Don't Get Caught Short When Buying a Home
Patch
An inspection of the property by a qualified and licensed home inspector or contractor is strongly suggested. Whether this home has been vacant for a few ...
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MORAL: LET THE BUYER BEWARE - WatertownDailyTimes.com
MORAL: LET THE BUYER BEWARE
WatertownDailyTimes.com
The staff sergeant bought the house on Mechanic Street two years ago for $151300 — including fees — after hiring a Realtor-recommended home inspector for ...
Finding an unbiased home inspector is crucial - HeraldNet
Finding an unbiased home inspector is crucial
HeraldNet
Another reason to hire a full-fledged home inspector rather than a pest inspector is that most pest problems cannot be solved by traps or chemical spraying ...
More owners offer 'take-back' financing - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
More owners offer 'take-back' financing
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Instead of suing the seller, it would be better to first contact the home inspector. Unlike the seller, the inspector can't claim that he simply did not ...
Do not seal off front door to save heat - Chicago Daily Herald
Do not seal off front door to save heat
Chicago Daily Herald
When I sell my house, the buyer will probably hire a home inspector to check it. Should I go around with him as he inspects the house? ...
Experts say electrical panels may be a fire waiting to happen - Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning News
Experts say electrical panels may be a fire waiting to happen
Dallas Morning News
"They're everywhere," said Bob Charvoz, chief home inspector for the American Association of Professional Inspectors in Plano. ...
Experts say electrical panels in Dallas-area homes may be a fire waiting to happenDallas Morning News
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New Audio Webinar - Home Inspection Marketing Success with Jeremy Martin - PR.com (press release)
New Audio Webinar - Home Inspection Marketing Success with Jeremy Martin
PR.com (press release)
Ken Compton, founder of Home Inspection Marketing Center, recently interviewed Jeremy Martin, a successful home inspector. That interview is now available ...
GreenStreet upgrades modest urban houses - Arizona Republic
GreenStreet upgrades modest urban houses
Arizona Republic
Today, she loves the 1358-square-foot home's programmable thermostat, the dual-flush toilets, even the attic insulation that wowed her home inspector. ...
Cops: Drunk Teen Slams Hummer Into Elk Grove Home - CBS 13
Cops: Drunk Teen Slams Hummer Into Elk Grove Home
CBS 13
They believe a home inspector will condemn the home later today and that it could be months before the family can move back in. Police say the Hummer was ...
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Economics, efficiency driving push for paperless
When Brawley Reishman founded his property management company a couple of years ago, a primary goal was to be as paperless as possible. He is environmentally sensitive, and he didn't want to surround himself with filing cabinets or spend money to store boxes of records. For the most part, he is succeeding.
Ranch home with a lake nearby
Liberty Lakes in Wauconda a natural setting for couple
Jay Hulls and his fiance, Katie Nedli, grew up near lakes — Hulls near Lake Delavan in Wisconsin, and Nedli near Bangs Lake in northwest suburban Wauconda. It was only natural the couple would choose a home and a community within a few miles of Bangs Lake.
Jay Hulls and his fiance, Katie Nedli, grew up near lakes — Hulls near Lake Delavan in Wisconsin, and Nedli near Bangs Lake in northwest suburban Wauconda. It was only natural the couple would choose a home and a community within a few miles of Bangs Lake.
Manufactured Home Foundation Certifications
If you are selling or buying a manufactured home, then most likely a foundation certification will be required. For all FHA and VA loans, an engineer's foundation certification is required that states that the home is placed on a permanent foundation that complies with the "HUD Permament Foundation Guide for Manufatured Homes", dated 1996 by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
We have partnered with the engineers at Foundation Certifications to provide a turn-key foundation certification service to you. You may place your order online by going to http://www.FoundationCerts.com/order.
