Reverse Mortgage vs. Home Equity Loan</h1> <article> <h1>Reverse Mortgage vs. Home Equity Loan</h1> <p>Peter King — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:10:53 +0000</p> <p>If you’re over 62 and need to borrow against your home equity, what’s the better option? A reverse mortgage or a home equity loan/line of credit?</p><p><a href="http://www.mortgageloan.com/reverse-mortgage-vs-home-equity-loan-8953" target="_blank">read more</a></p> <p>Read More at <a href='http://www.mortgageloan.com/reverse-mortgage-vs-home-equity-loan-8953'>MortgageLoan.com</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Improving Home Value and Equity</h1> <p>Kirk Haverkamp — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:31:10 +0000</p> <p>Both home values and home equity have taken a beating in recent years. As a homeowner, are there any practical ways to increase the value of your home and your home equity as well?</p><p><a href="http://www.mortgageloan.com/improving-home-value-and-equity-8849" target="_blank">read more</a></p> <p>Read More at <a href='http://www.mortgageloan.com/improving-home-value-and-equity-8849'>MortgageLoan.com</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Can You Still Get a Home Equity Loan?</h1> <p>Kirk Haverkamp — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 22:39:24 +0000</p> <p>You don’t hear much about home equity loans these days. In fact, it sometimes seems that lenders have turned off the tap on the once-popular second mortgages that used to fund everything from home improvements to new cars to expensive vacations and more.</p><p><a href="http://www.mortgageloan.com/can-you-still-get-home-equity-loan-8839" target="_blank">read more</a></p> <p>Read More at <a href='http://www.mortgageloan.com/can-you-still-get-home-equity-loan-8839'>MortgageLoan.com</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Mortgage Interest Tax Deduction Explained</h1> <p>JR Hevron — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:51:07 +0000</p> <div>With tax season coming up in just two months, learn exactly what the mortgage interest tax deduction is and why it benefits you.</div><p></p><p><a href="http://www.mortgageloan.com/mortgage-interest-tax-deduction-explained-8407" target="_blank">read more</a></p> <p>Read More at <a href='http://www.mortgageloan.com/mortgage-interest-tax-deduction-explained-8407'>MortgageLoan.com</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>4 Home Improvement Loan Options</h1> <p>JR Hevron — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:51:03 +0000</p> <p>There are many reasons to renovate your home. Here are a few ways to finance the project. Home renovation is an excellent way to breathe new life into your aging surroundings.</p> <div></div><p><a href="http://www.mortgageloan.com/4-home-improvement-loan-options-8330" target="_blank">read more</a></p> <p>Read More at <a href='http://www.mortgageloan.com/4-home-improvement-loan-options-8330'>MortgageLoan.com</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Three Ways to Avoid Mortgage Anxiety</h1> <p>Barbara Eisner Bayer — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:03:25 +0000</p> <p>You don’t need statistics to tell you that Americans are anxious about their finances. Keep the worry out of mortgages by following these three suggestions.<br /></p><p><a href="http://www.mortgageloan.com/three-ways-avoid-mortgage-anxiety-8225" target="_blank">read more</a></p> <p>Read More at <a href='http://www.mortgageloan.com/three-ways-avoid-mortgage-anxiety-8225'>MortgageLoan.com</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>The Home Equity Savings Plan</h1> <p>Barbara Eisner Bayer — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:27:06 +0000</p> <p>American cartoonist Kin Hubbard said “the safest way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.” The truth is, Americans have a hard time making money, and an even harder time saving it.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.mortgageloan.com/home-equity-savings-plan-8163" target="_blank">read more</a></p> <p>Read More at <a href='http://www.mortgageloan.com/home-equity-savings-plan-8163'>MortgageLoan.com</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Home Equity for Technology Upgrades</h1> <p>Barbara Eisner Bayer — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:06:38 +0000</p> <p>In this market, your home may sit unsold for months. If you haven’t been keeping up with the latest in home technology, you may be looking at years instead of months, or be forced to drop your asking price. <br /><br /><strong>Keeping technology current</strong><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.mortgageloan.com/home-equity-technology-upgrades-8125" target="_blank">read more</a></p> <p>Read More at <a href='http://www.mortgageloan.com/home-equity-technology-upgrades-8125'>MortgageLoan.com</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Tap Your Home Equity for Energy Efficiency</h1> <p>Barbara Eisner Bayer — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:30:17 +0000</p> <p>What do Brad Pitt, Ed Norton, Leo DiCaprio, and Rachel McAdams have in common? Besides being famous Hollywood personalities, all of them are dedicated environmentalists. And believe it or not, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) wants you to join their ranks. <br /></p><p><a href="http://www.mortgageloan.com/tap-your-home-equity-energy-efficiency-8108" target="_blank">read more</a></p> <p>Read More at <a href='http://www.mortgageloan.com/tap-your-home-equity-energy-efficiency-8108'>MortgageLoan.com</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>A Short History of Home Equity</h1> <p>Barbara Eisner Bayer — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:16:52 +0000</p> <p>What does movie meteorologist Todd Gross say when weather patterns foreshadow an unlikely set of circumstances in <em>The Perfect Storm</em>? “It would be a disaster of epic proportions. It would be...the perfect storm.” The U.S. housing crisis has been called a perfect storm in its own right, and home equity’s changing image has played a starring role. <br /></p><p><a href="http://www.mortgageloan.com/short-history-home-equity-8075" target="_blank">read more</a></p> <p>Read More at <a href='http://www.mortgageloan.com/short-history-home-equity-8075'>MortgageLoan.com</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Using Home Equity for Small Business Loan</h1> <p>Barbara Eisner Bayer — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:00:57 +0000</p> <p>Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy. According to the October 2010 “<a href="http://www.newyorkfed.org/regional/2010_Facts_Trends_Vol_3_2.pdf">Facts and Trends</a>,” which is published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, a small business is a privately-owned company that has fewer than 500 employees, and sales lower than $25 million annually.</p><p><a href="http://www.mortgageloan.com/using-home-equity-small-business-loan-8070" target="_blank">read more</a></p> <p>Read More at <a href='http://www.mortgageloan.com/using-home-equity-small-business-loan-8070'>MortgageLoan.com</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>San Francisco: A Mecca for Mortgage Fraud</h1> <p>Barbara Eisner Bayer — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:09:57 +0000</p> <p>San Francisco has a lot to boast about. In addition to its 3,480 acres of parks, 2,870 bars, and a bridge of renowned beauty, it’s one of the most expensive housing markets in America, and one of the top five cities with the highest credit scores. It’s not a cheap city in which to live, but residents wouldn’t give it up for the world—well, maybe the World <em>Series</em>.<br /><br />With all its affluence and beauty, the San Francisco Bay area is also one of the most popular places nationwide for home equity fraud. <br /></p><p><a href="http://www.mortgageloan.com/san-francisco-mecca-mortgage-fraud-7975" target="_blank">read more</a></p> <p>Read More at <a href='http://www.mortgageloan.com/san-francisco-mecca-mortgage-fraud-7975'>MortgageLoan.com</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Four Popular Reasons to Tap Your Home Equity</h1> <p>Barbara Eisner Bayer — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:57:05 +0000</p> <p>According to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, <a href="http://www.federalreserve.gov/econresdata/releases/mortoutstand/current.htm">total mortgage debt for the second quarter</a> of 2010 was $14,019,735,000,000. That’s a lot of zeros. Add that to the total debt per person of $10,168 -- not including mortgages and home equity loans – and you can conclude that Americans are big-time debtors.<br /></p><p><a href="http://www.mortgageloan.com/four-popular-reasons-tap-your-home-equity-7943" target="_blank">read more</a></p> <p>Read More at <a href='http://www.mortgageloan.com/four-popular-reasons-tap-your-home-equity-7943'>MortgageLoan.com</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Five Ways to Preserve Your Home Equity</h1> <p>Barbara Eisner Bayer — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:51:51 +0000</p> <p>Home equity is an endangered species. According to <em>Bloomberg</em>, housing prices have dropped 26 percent since 2006. A report earlier this year claimed that 11.3 million homeowners -- almost a quarter of all U.S. mortgage holders -- were underwater on their loans. If you’re one of the lucky ones who still has equity in your home, do everything in your power to retain it. Here are five tips to preserve your home equity.<br /></p><p><a href="http://www.mortgageloan.com/five-ways-preserve-your-home-equit-7890" target="_blank">read more</a></p> <p>Read More at <a href='http://www.mortgageloan.com/five-ways-preserve-your-home-equit-7890'>MortgageLoan.com</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Four Ways Home Equity can Help Fund Retirement</h1> <p>Barbara Eisner Bayer — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:26:59 +0000</p> <p>It was soon after ’64 when the Beatles imagined what life would be like when <em>they</em> were 64. They saw a simple life -- knitting a sweater by the fireside, mending a fuse when the lights were gone, and renting a cottage every summer in the Isle of Wright. But with retirement accounts shriveling up, where will today’s seniors find the funds for life’s simple pleasures? The answer may be found in their home equity.<br /></p><p><a href="http://www.mortgageloan.com/four-ways-home-equity-can-help-fund-retirement-7808" target="_blank">read more</a></p> <p>Read More at <a href='http://www.mortgageloan.com/four-ways-home-equity-can-help-fund-retirement-7808'>MortgageLoan.com</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Quell Financial Insecurity with Home Equity</h1> <p>Barbara Eisner Bayer — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:08:02 +0000</p> <p>Have you been feeling nervous about your financial situation lately? If so, you’re not alone. According to a recent report from the Rockefeller Foundation and Prof. Jacob Hacker of Yale University, economic insecurity in this country is at its highest point in 25 years.<br /></p><p><a href="http://www.mortgageloan.com/quell-financial-insecurity-home-equity-7771" target="_blank">read more</a></p> <p>Read More at <a href='http://www.mortgageloan.com/quell-financial-insecurity-home-equity-7771'>MortgageLoan.com</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Home Improvement: Eight Tips for Finding a Contractor</h1> <p>Barbara Eisner Bayer — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:23:18 +0000</p> <p>Have you been contemplating a serious home improvement project lately? Then you may be hearing the words of Voltaire resonating in your head: “God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.” With mortgage interest rates at record lows, living well may mean giving yourself the gift of home renovation.<br /></p><p><a href="http://www.mortgageloan.com/home-improvement-eight-tips-finding-contractor-7765" target="_blank">read more</a></p> <p>Read More at <a href='http://www.mortgageloan.com/home-improvement-eight-tips-finding-contractor-7765'>MortgageLoan.com</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Four Reasons to use Home Equity to Buy a Car</h1> <p>Barbara Eisner Bayer — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:12:54 +0000</p> <p>Back in 1909, you could purchase the first car, the Ford Model T, for $850. That’s such a bargain, you could probably afford that out of your pocket! Unfortunately, that number doesn’t take inflation into account, which means that if you purchased that same car now, it would cost $20,513 in today’s dollars. (Not such a bargain after all.)<br /></p><p><a href="http://www.mortgageloan.com/four-reasons-use-home-equity-buy-car-7740" target="_blank">read more</a></p> <p>Read More at <a href='http://www.mortgageloan.com/four-reasons-use-home-equity-buy-car-7740'>MortgageLoan.com</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>How Much Is Your Home Worth Today?</h1> <p>Kirk Haverkamp — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:50:49 +0000</p> <p>What’s your home worth today? That’s a key question if you’re looking to refinance your mortgage or take out a home equity loan. </p><p><a href="http://www.mortgageloan.com/how-much-your-home-worth-today-7718" target="_blank">read more</a></p> <p>Read More at <a href='http://www.mortgageloan.com/how-much-your-home-worth-today-7718'>MortgageLoan.com</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Family Matters: Discussing Home Equity with your Spouse</h1> <p>Barbara Eisner Bayer — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:25:17 +0000</p> <p>Homer Simpson once made a huge financial decision -- taking out a home mortgage -- without consulting his wife, Marge. This scenario parallels the lives of many non-cartoon couples, as well. A recent survey by American Express, in fact, discovered that 91 percent of Americans find reasons to avoid talking about money with their partners.<br /></p><p><a href="http://www.mortgageloan.com/family-matters-discussing-home-equity-your-spouse-7715" target="_blank">read more</a></p> <p>Read More at <a href='http://www.mortgageloan.com/family-matters-discussing-home-equity-your-spouse-7715'>MortgageLoan.com</a></p> </article> </main></body></html>