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Posted in Budgeting, Real Estate on Nov 14th, 2011
The New York Times has a great article we can all learn a lesson from. In How a Financial Pro Lost His House, financial adviser Carl Richards tells the story of how he got caught up in the go-go enthusiasm of the mortgage bubble and wound up buying more house than he could afford. It’s an honest, [...]
Posted in Real Estate on Nov 19th, 2010
Seven months ago, after seeing over 80 places and spending two years looking, M and I finally bought our first place. After that much time and all that effort, it felt like a huge step for us. And it was—we were excited to own our own place, build some equity, and officially become grownups. Seven [...]
Posted in Real Estate on Jul 27th, 2010
I got a question from a reader and I really don’t know how to answer it, so with his permission I’m putting it up here to see what you all think. I was browsing real estate agent information and came across your website. Our real estate agent, Pat, wants to get compensated for a contact number [...]
Posted in Real Estate on Apr 26th, 2010
In case you’ve been frozen for the past 36 years, you probably know about the first-time home buyer credit. The government started it to give home buying (and the economy in general) a boost by offering a credit to certain buyers in exchange for buying a home. Since home buying had stagnated after the mortgage crisis collapsed, [...]
