4 Tips for Refinancing Your Mortgage

Interest rates are hitting new record lows, but banks are making the process difficult. Here’s how you can improve your chances.

There has never been a better time to refinance your mortgage. Rates are at record lows. The government is devising new programs to help homeowners.… Read The Rest

Behind the Numbers: Does Case-Shiller Show a Market Bottoming Out?

Tuesday’s S&P/Case-Shiller home-price indexes show a market in which U.S. home prices are still falling, but not as dramatically as in previous months. This is good news for homeowners and home sellers since it indicates that the market is bottoming out.… Read The Rest

The Ins and Outs of Showing Your Santa Fe Home

Showing property is essential to the home selling process, of course. But there are things that buyers, sellers, and agents should be aware of regarding open houses, private showings, and lock boxes.

Hosting An Open House

Most people making their first foray into the Santa Fe real estate market usually pick up the paper on Sunday morning and decide to check out open houses that afternoon.… Read The Rest

Getting the Best Refinancing Deal

There has never been a better time to refinance your mortgage. Rates are at record lows. The government is devising new programs to help homeowners. The economy and job market are improving, albeit slowly.

In theory, those factors should be producing a boom in mortgage refinancing.… Read The Rest