The House

The House Mr. A wants to refinance. I want to move.   If not now, in two years when he leaves the new job.  I am a rolling stone ... of my childhood, my parents talked about the dream house they were going to build.  They built it when I was 16 ... .    I have imagined my house for a variety of styles of homes available in our town.  I could [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 02:32:35

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Restorative Resolutions for 2009 and Beyond

With a campaign tag line, CHANGE WE NEED, President-Elect Barack Obama and a large portion of the American population should have some rather ... ? Or do we just try to refinance our house one more time, to take advantage of the latest Red Tag Sale? Here’ ... our fossil fuel addition: Our fossil-fuel-based luxuries and lifestyle are coming at a dire cost [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 15:44:41

The Perfect Ten Year Mortgage

It’s not exactly perfect, but I found something pretty close. We just refinanced with a 5/5 Adjustable Rate Mortgage ... in our business plans. We spent awhile rearranging our finances to refinance the house. 5/5 ARM ... is just after 10 years. That time frame should work perfectly, as we don’t have any plans to move [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 13:29:58

Getting a Home Improvement Mortgage Refinance

Buying a house with Basement is one of the biggest goals that many people have. The feeling of walking into a house that is empty and realizing that all of this is yours, can be overwhelming [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 20:06:12

Contrarian Investing: Is it Time to Buy Ford Motor Co. (F) at the Bottom?

Shares in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) now trade for roughly the cost of a gallon of diesel. Is this the time to load up on F stock? ... who no longer can refinance or use their houses as ATMs to buy new cars and at the same time. Then, you’ [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 20:46:57

Bailing Out The Banks

Congress passed the "mortgage rescue" bill that will help 400,000 home owners, but is really a benefit for banks and Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae ... , the bank gets two choices, take a loss and refinance, or get a grant after foreclosure to repair the house [more...]

Date: 2008-07-27 06:57:00

The Hillclimber House in LA

Up until now, I was dead sure houses can’t climb, but the talented people from Kovac Architects made me reconsider my position. In the Pacific Pallisades of Los Angeles, they managed to design a house with a contour ... accents and wood, they managed to create a refined minimalist but modern design with classic accents. It’ [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 21:36:52

Thoughts on Mortgage Refinance

by Madeline Zidan When thinking of a Mortgage Refinance for a commercial property, ... and so on, not too unlike a mortgage on a house. Although, some of these items are the same [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 10:47:44

Free Redwork Patterns

Remember yesterday when I suggested finding redwork patterns in books? ... . I not only use it for its original intention of tracing and refining floor plans, but also ... . If you can't find it at a crafts store, try an art supply house, or architectural printing service [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:08:00

Creative creations for your house from Aqua Creations

Aqua Creations established in January of 1994 in Tel-Aviv, Israel, ... specialty Designs. image image Her refined lighting and furniture designs are not only ... worldwide with offices in New York and Holland as well as a host of showrooms, Design Studio’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 09:20:11

Chic New Fabrics

Celerie Kemble's new line of fabrics are up on the Schumacher website and look amazing! I especially love the Hot House Flowers pattern in Spark as seen on the pillow above. According to the website, "Celerie’s look is based on beautifully refined traditional design [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 16:28:00

Rates Are Low. Is It Time To Refinance? Our Refinance Story

My wife and I have been shopping around lately trying to find a good deal on a lower rate for our home mortgage.  We’re currently sitting at around  6.5% with our 30 year fixed rate mortgage. We bought our house right before the real estate bubble burst, so the market was at its highest. Our timing wasn’t the greatest, and we now realize that [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 11:21:38

Time to Refinance?

It’s a good thing I don’t have a job! Or else I’d be refinancing again… I think in the past 7 years, we’ve had 3 houses, and at least 8 mortgages! ... . Local banks and credit unions. I found a dirt cheap rate for some friends in the Milwaukee area [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:29:45

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