Fifth Third Mortgage could be the latest lender to enter the slowly growing playing field of mortgage companies offering low down mortgages, taking it one step further by announcing - for those who qualify - a zero down payment mortgage program. Its down payment assistance program offers 3% of the ... » Learn More about Fifth Third Mortgage offers mortgage with no down payment
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Jumbo mortgages now less expensive than smaller loans
Banks will give you a better interest rate if you purchase a more expensive and, presumably, bigger home. The interest rate for a 30-year jumbo loan currently stands at 3.71 percent - a notch below the rate to get a "conforming" mortgage, which weighs in at 3.73 percent, says Greg McBride, senior ... » Learn More about Jumbo mortgages now less expensive than smaller loans
How to Ready your Pet for the Big Move
If you think moving is stressful for yourself, consider it from your pet’s perspective: his whole world is slowly disappearing, and soon he’ll relocate to totally foreign territory with new sights and smells to adjust to. Even when the new home is larger or offers the benefit of a yard, it’s ... » Learn More about How to Ready your Pet for the Big Move
For Buyers Who Wish to Up-size inexpensively
Can you really buy a bigger home without paying big bucks? Here are some tips to prospective buyers that happen to be trying to find a larger home on a smaller budget. For Buyers Who Wish to Up-size inexpensively Find a stale listing. Search for homes above your price range that have ... » Learn More about For Buyers Who Wish to Up-size inexpensively
Fort De Soto a One Tank Trip from Tampa Florida
Whether you are sitting on the beach or kayaking near the still water's edge at Fort De Soto, you can find yourself absorbed in the abundance of pure beauty for as far as the eye can see. The complexity of the ecology isn't immediately apparent, but the park offers the greatest diversity of systems ... » Learn More about Fort De Soto a One Tank Trip from Tampa Florida