Tips for Remodeling in Any Market When the housing market’s hot, it seems like just about any remodeling project is a good investment and adds value to your home. But when the market is tight, you want to be more selective about which projects you undertake, and know what you stand to gain in return. [...]

One result of the credit crunch and the economic recession has been the freezing or reduction of home equity lines of credit (HELOC) by banks. A HELOC is a form of revolving credit in which the borrower’s home serves as collateral. And while this is not a surprising move by banks looking to be more [...]

The Federal Reserve and Mortgage Rates Understanding What Causes Interest Rate Movement   Yesterday ‘Big Ben’ (Ben Bernanke), the Chairman of the Federal Reserve announced that they would be leaving the Fed Fund rate alone and may not touch it for an “extended period.” In fact the Fed policymaker, who was just named TIME’s person [...]

It’s that time of the year again; time to set our clocks back an hour, return to standard time, and “gain” an extra hour. That means this Sunday, November 1 at 2:00 am, Daylight Saving Time officially ends until its return on the second Sunday in March, 2010. Since 2007, Daylight Saving Time has actually [...]