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Foreclosure Help
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Unemployment and Foreclosure: If You Don't Have a Job, How Will You Pay the Mortgage?
Each week, I receive dozens of letters from readers. The vast majority of them are in trouble financially, mostly because they've lost their job and can't pay their bills. more
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Tips of the day: Avoid these mortgage and foreclosure scams Photos
If you're falling behind on your mortgage, others may know it, too -- including con artists and scam artists. Potential victims are easy to find. more
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Pitfalls of trying mortgage restructuring
Ray Rodriguez's mortgage bank told him in March he's eligible for a government-supported mortgage loan restructuring that would make his monthly mortgage payments affordable, clear his loan's delinquent status and let him keep his family in their home. more
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New wave of mortgage foreclosures may be coming
Call it son of subprime. Experts warn that a new wave of mortgage foreclosures may be coming soon and could rival the default rates for subprime mortgages and slow efforts to find bottom in a prolonged national housing slump. more
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Renter's Guide
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Is it legal to charge 'pet rent'?
QI'm interested in a rental that describes the rent in an odd way: First, the advertisement lists the rent, then it adds "pet rent." Is this legal? more
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When landlords default
Renters aren't immune to the heartache of foreclosure. When their landlords default on the mortgage, tenants could be squeezed out of a place to live. But often renters aren't aware of their rights in these situations. more
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Foreclosure crisis creates unique hardships for renters Photo
After working a full day and tending to her three children, the last thing Latasha Jones felt like doing was making the rounds in her apartment complex to collect contributions for the building's water bill. But she had no choice _ the landlord, in foreclosure, had abandoned the building and stopped... more
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Should you rent or buy during difficult economic times? Photo
Surely we've learned a thing or two from the sub-prime mortgage crisis: Don't buy a home for $500,000 when you can only afford half that, no matter what mortgage lenders tell you. more
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Home Trends, Tips and Tricks
More on Home Design
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Wood Is Suitable for the Bathroom, but Sparingly and with Proper Care
Bathrooms and kitchens in American homes come fully loaded with equipment, including cabinetry.... more
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What to Do With a Wall of Windows
Some interior designers speak of styles as though they're entirely distinct and thus incompatible... more
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A Japanese Solution for Storage
With the amount of stuff some of us accumulate, storage space never seems adequate, no matter how... more
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'Redo' or 'Makeover' -- Call It What You Will, It Requires Careful Thought to Succeed
Why is it that "redo" sounds somehow less expensive than "makeover"? Just... more
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Modern Kitchen, Old House: Recreate 'Authentic' Period Ambience with Materials
Despite our culture's craze for cooking, I bet the simple kitchen of colonial times got more use... more
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Retro Style Need Not Follow a Formula
It's sometimes misleading to speak of the style of a setting. While that can be an accurate way to... more
