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Some Ideas on Credit Repair Savings Are you in the market for your first home or condo in Northern Virginia? Is your credit a little shaky, and in need of repair? In these economic times, this is a big issue. Repairing bad credit is possible, so don’t panic too much.  We’re here to help give [...]

Northern Virginia Purchase Closing Costs – What are they made up of? Real property in most jurisdictions is conveyed from the seller to the buyer through a real estate contract. The Northern Virginia Real Estate Market is no exception to this. The point in time at which the contract is actually executed and the title [...]

Are you in the market to buy a home in Chantilly VA? Maybe you’re looking for condos for sale in Chantilly VA. For whatever reason you are looking to purchase a big ticket item such as a place to live, your credit score is a huge factor in the decision making process. Knowing your credit [...]

Are you in the market to purchase a home in Reston, VA or the surrounding areas? There are many important decisions to be made when making this move. One of those is what type of mortgage is best for you. There are many different mortgage options, so this is something that should be well thought [...]

Our Reston Virginia Keller Williams Office is blessed to have two very strong Mortgage companies and loan officers affiliated with our office.  They have been with the office for going on 6 months and the energy and expertise that they bring to our office and The Earl of Real Estate Team and our clients is [...]

Recent guidelines from Washington have forced a change to the way that loan originators will disclose closing costs for all homebuyers. The purpose of the new Good Faith Estimate is to level the playing field for borrowers comparing loans to be able to make apples to apples comparisons for loan scenarios. In essence, HUD is [...]

On Jan. 1 new federal rules adopted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development are scheduled to take effect, covering home real estate and mortgage transactions nationwide. The rules have a blunt message for lenders and others who lowball estimates or lard on junk fees at settlement: Play games like that, and you — [...]

  Fed debt purchases are helping keep mortgage rates close to record lows, while President Barack Obama’s Nov. 7 extension and expansion of the tax credit through April may provide short-term impetus to sales and construction.   The central bank last week signaled it would keep lending rates low for “an extended period” to foster [...]

Sales of existing U.S. homes in November rose to the highest level in almost three years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of a government tax credit and lower prices.     Purchases increased 7.4 percent to a 6.54 million annual rate, exceeding the highest estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News, figures from [...]