Buying a home for the first time can be one of the happiest and most stressful times in a person’s life. These tips for first time home buyers will help relieve the stress factor…leaving room for the happy dance!

Buying a home is the most expensive purchase most people ever make. It stands to reason that you would like to know that your agent is doing their best for you. Here are 10 red flags that tell you they’re not.

There's growing support from a variety of sources for President-elect Barack Obama to appoint the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chairwoman Sheila Bair to succeed Henry Paulson as Secretary of the Treasury. Bair, a 54-year old Republican with…(read more)

Loan modification help is being proposed by the FDIC to offer assistance to approximately 1.5 million struggling homeowners. The plan is meeting some resistance from the Bush administration, however, as they are opposing using the bailout money for funding the program. So, how do you get the loan modification help you need?

Buying home could be one of the biggest decisions of your life and hence everything has to go perfect. There is an entire spectrum of emotions attached with the entire process of buying home. There are endless things which have to be taken care of and everything is a big mess if not organized in a proper manner.

If you are facing foreclosure, you’re not alone. Help may be out there if you know where to look for it and what to look for.

In the absence of any major macroeconomic data on Friday, central bankers take the spotlight with comments from ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet, FOMC voting member Charles Plosser, and non-voters Jeffrey Lacker and Charles Evans. Also scheduled to speak…(read more)

Richmond Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Lacke r said it is too soon to tell when spending in the United States will revive, but monetary policy is "quite stimulative" and the economy may regain positive momentum in 2009, he said. Speaking…(read more)

No matter how you look at it, saving for a home deposit is a daunting task. With the average home costing at least $300,000 (and a lot more in many parts of NSW and Victoria), coming up with the 10-15 per cent you need to get going is a lot of crackers in anyone’s language. Let’s look at the different options available.

Citigroup is reportedly considering a merger with financial institutions Goldman Sachs or Morgan Stanley , according to a CNBC report. Citigroup's stock is rising in after hours trading, up $0.26 to $4.97, but earlier today the stock closed down sharply…(read more)