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Mortgage rates have started showing an increasing trend. According to Freddie Mac, in the week ending June 6, the average rate on 30-year fixed rate mortgage moved to 3.91%, highest in a year. The rate on 15-year fixed rate mortgage has also moved up to 3.03%.

The tax challenges and estate planning costs of the same-sex couples are comparatively more than that of other couples.

Mortgages are very complicated and tough subject to understand. If is often seen that many of you take out a mortgage loan without much understanding the inherent intricacies associated with it.

The storm and the hurricane season are on the way! In such a situation, you cannot avoid getting your home in shape. If you avoid that, it will become quite late to safeguard your property from high winds.

Relisting is a tactic designed by the real estate agents to make sure that your property listing looks new and fresh.

Like in case of purchasing a home, you have to be very careful while selling a home too. It is often seen that many of you, the home sellers, commit mistakes while selling your home. These mistakes can lower down your profit from the transaction.

Many people in the U.S. and Canada have been targeted for a new kind of utility scam wherein people had to part with their money due to pre-paid debit cards.

If you have defaulted on your loans and want to avoid the serious consequences of foreclosure, one good option available before you is short sale. In short sale, your lender agrees to accept an offer which is less than the amount that owe on the mortgage.

Our social security number should be important to us more than anything else. If this number gets public, then our life can go for a toss. Our credit, heath insurance, etc. will be in jeopardy.

Spring 2013 can be a different ball game altogether for the home buyers and sellers. It is expected that the mortgage and the housing trends will change this year for the better.