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May
20
2020

Pro and Cons of Listing Your Home For Sale During the COVID Outbreak
Springtime is the most popular time for homeowners to list their homes for sale. However, given the health crisis (and financial crisis for many), you may be wondering if it's still a good idea to sell your home this spring. What are the pros and possible pitfalls of selling your home during...

May
15
2020

Cash-out refinancing, home equity lending may come to a halt
Mortgage lenders are charging more, cutting back on loan sizes or shuttering equity lending altogether. Who can blame the mortgage lenders now? More than 36 million Americans lost their jobs in the past eight weeks. Nearly 15% of the U.S. workforce is unemployed, according to the U.S....

May
13
2020

A Pocket Guide to Protecting Your Credit During Coronavirus
Your credit plays a key role in financial opportunities, today and in the future. Understandably, the current pandemic environment is making it more challenging. But still, there are actions you can take to protect your credit. Here are tips that the Consumer Financial...

May
08
2020

California homeowners can get up to 10 months to make up missed payments or sell
Borrowers unable to make monthly house payments can still stay in their homes for about 321 days. By Jeff Lazerson Lori Devault survived and rebuilt her Julian home after it burned down in the 2003 Cedar Fire. Now she is worried she might not survive her mortgage lender as she is...

May
06
2020

Touchless Closings: Getting a Mortgage and Buying A Home With Social Distancing
We're several weeks into the shelter-in-place orders, and despite social distancing, homes are still being listed, shown, purchased, and sold. How? By using touchless technology! Touchless technology, such as digital mortgage applications and virtual tours, had been...

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