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Home Equity Distress Hurting Small Businesses

InvestorCentric Jun 10

Many small business owners have had a rough time during this recession. Not only do they face lower sales but home equity loans, that were once a crutch against cash shortfalls, have become increasingly difficult to come by. Tim Iacono from The...

Realty Q&A: Time to refinance? You've got to run the numbers

MarketWatch Apr 10

Question: I have a two-year-old, 15-year cash-out refi in Texas. It’s now considered a home equity loan, at 6.5%. I am thinking that it does not make sense for me to refinance again at 5% to save $170 per month because I would have to pay two...

Home Equity Loans: Banks overzealous on cuts

Credit Writedowns Aug 28

When it comes to residential property in the US, banks were overzealous on the way up and now they are overzealous on the way down. You have probably heard that banks are cutting HELOCs (home equity lines of credit) like mad. Borrowers, looking...

Timeless Phrases

Financial Armageddon Jun 10

Sometimes, the sayings of the past can sum up current circumstances fairly well. In trying to characterize developments since last year, for example, one adage that immediately comes to mind is: "When it rains, it pours." Another is an...

What difference will +$1,200 make up against -$100,000

The Mess That Greenspan Made May 4

With home price in parts of the country dropping by $100,000 per year or more, is $1,200 in rebates from the government going to make any difference? The now-quickly-vanishing home equity was nearly as easy to spend as the checks that are now...

Home Equity Loans the Next Domino?

Contrarian Profits Mar 27

Americans owe over $1 trillion in home equity loans -- cash borrowed against the roof over their heads. The question is: how much of that money will the banks get back? The New York Times says home equity loans may become "the next flash point...

Reverse Wealth Effect Saps Consumer Spending

Top Gun Financial Planning Mar 10

Data from DataQuick show that Sacramentans extracted $2 billion less (-34%)Â from their homes in 2007Â - via refinancings, home equity loans, outright sales - than they did in 2006.Â For the state of California, it was $25 billion less...

Mortgate Rates - National Average

Kirk's Market Thoughts Feb 24

Rates from Best Mortgage Rates at ForBestAdvice - Real Estate With the 1 year LIBOR Rate at 2.77%, there is not a big hurry to refinance "reasonable" ARMS now. Mortgage Loans NATIONAL OVERNIGHT AVERAGES Today Last Wk 30...

Home Equity Defaults Signal More Trouble for Homeowners, Lenders

Money Morning Feb 6

By Jennifer Yousfi Managing Editor With default rates rapidly increasing, credit standards for home equity loans and revolving home equity lines of credits (HELOCs) have tightened, cutting off what was once a reliable source of capital for ...

Website Review: Refinance.com

Invest In India Jan 11

Refinance.com offers a wide range of options for anyone looking for a home refinance, but they also offer products for standard home loans, home equity loans, and debt consolidation. The sites offers much of the standard fare you’d expect,...

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