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Most consumers have no idea what a Mortgaged Backed Security is. Unfortunately, trouble in this market could have consumers paying much higher future interest rates.

Making the leap from personal real estate to commercial real estate can be daunting. Learning the key financing differences can prepare you for life as an investor.

With a new year approaching the Real Estate Market place faces new challenges and changes. Discover a personal interpretation of the upcoming years Real Estate market.

General Motors surprised investors with a lower than expected profit due to GMAC's mortgage losses. Consumers can expect even more companies to fall as mortgages default.

The subprime lending market has imploded. The shortage of high risk loans has opened the door for bad lenders to prey on high risk borrowers. Avoid being a victim.

The continual tightening of lending criteria has already limited your choice of lender, but should you go to a bank or non-bank?

Fannie Mae announced new conforming loan guidelines that put a floor on credit ratings and extend the time a borrower must wait to borrow again after a foreclosure.

Are all markets now ruled by irrational emotions? Are the days of predicting trends by drawing intricate graphs gone forever?

When a company decides to exit a market, either temporarily or permanently, they must treat their clients with respect.

Mortgage prepayment makes sense only when there no prepayment penalty. This article explains the different types of prepayment penalties and ways to avoid the penalty.

As borrowers were fleeced by felons in Florida, state regulators stood by and did nothing. Here's what new home owners can do to protect themselves.

Home buyers should take a close look at adjustable rate mortgage products in the face of a U.S. financial crisis rocked by subprime mortgages comprising mostly ARMs.