Home Buyer/Owner Resources
You'll find many great articles, videos, and mp3s relating to saving for, buying, and owning a home in the list to the right. For a sample of the type of information included, check out the article below!
National Consumers League Introduces MortgageTown.org, a Great Site That Takes the Confusion Out of Today's Housing Market
WASHINGTON (4/14/08)--A consumer advocacy organization launched a new website to steer prospective buyers through the maze of purchasing a home, and to help homeowners facing the prospect of foreclosure know where to go for help (PRNewswire-USNewswire April 2).
MortgageTown.org was launched in early April--at the start of National Financial Literacy Month--by the National Consumers League, Washington, D.C.
Whether you're buying a home or trying to stay in one, MortgageTown.org has user-friendly information and links that help take some of the confusion out of today's chaotic housing market.
A visit through MortgageTown.org explains the nuts and bolts of nine essential steps to financing a home: do your homework, find the right loan, what to watch for, learn the lingo, negotiate the loan, close on the home, how to keep it, fraud prevention, and foreclosure prevention. Read more now
Tough Times Series: Refinancing Your Mortgageby Steve Rick
Home loan rates still are attractive. You may be in the position to take advantage of lower rates if your adjustable rate mortgage is coming due or if you've been in your home for a while and are paying a higher interest rate. Watch as one of CUNA's economists talks about the benefits of refinancing. View video now
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