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Mortgages: Reaching Out to Condo Buyers

CONDOMINIUM buyers in the New York area often paid little mind to Federal Housing Administration mortgages, either because these government-backed loans had relatively low dollar limits or because federal rules put them beyond the reach of most condo ...

From BOB TEDESCHI, The New York Times,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Federal Housing Administration

Phone Smart: Adding a Fee to the Shazam App Invites a Look at Competing Tools

Been to the iTunes App Store lately? Apps that identify music offer a range of features, here MusicID costs at $3. An informal comparison found that MusicID and Midomi, below, were faster than Shazam on music searches. If so, you may have experienced ...

From BOB TEDESCHI, The New York Times,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Steve Earle,  Billy Paul

Mortgages: Loan Ceiling Extended

BUYERS of homes in high-priced markets have some reason to cheer: the federal government recently extended through 2010 the maximum dollar amount for “conforming loans.” This will probably mean better options for borrowers who might otherwise have had ...

From BOB TEDESCHI, The New York Times,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Fannie Mae,  Freddie Mac

Mortgages: HUD Combats Discrimination

IN recent years, state and local governments have enacted laws to combat discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered people seeking mortgages and housing. Now the federal government is poised to do the same with regulations that ...

From BOB TEDESCHI, The New York Times,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Federal Housing Administration,  Shaun Donovan,  Barack Obama,  New York Civil Liberties Union

Phone Smart: What Your Phone Might Do for You Two Years From Now

By now we can probably all agree that the iPhone is the Model T, the Sputnik, the Lawrence Taylor of the mobile technology realm. We are still waiting for the offenses to adapt, the competition to catch up. Some of us are losing patience. I have spent ...

From BOB TEDESCHI, The New York Times,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Massachusetts Institute of Technology,  Intel,  Xerox

Mortgages: Fraud Watch for Homeowners

MORTGAGE fraud continues to expand, in both the number of incidents and the methods that criminals use to strip equity from homeowners and lenders. Now a new online service offers free help to keep homeowners safe from an emerging form of fraud known ...

From BOB TEDESCHI, The New York Times,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Forrester Research, Inc.

Phone Smart: Another Try for a Windows Phone, but It’s Still Clunky

If you’ve never heard of a Windows Mobile phone, or never particularly cared what kind of software runs on your phone, prepare yourself. In the coming months, Microsoft will release a steady drumbeat of ads intended to make you want a device powered by ...

From BOB TEDESCHI, The New York Times,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Toshiba,  AT&T Inc.,  Google Inc.,  Facebook Inc.

Mortgages: Price Security for Home Sellers

WOULD you be willing to give away 1 percent of your home’s value if it meant not having to worry about losing more? That is the essence of a product introduced this month by Working Equity Inc., a San Francisco company recently started by former ...

From BOB TEDESCHI, The New York Times,  16 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Washington Mutual, Inc.,  Tower Group, Inc.

Mortgages: Help From Fannie and Freddie for Foreclosed Homes

HOME buyers are not accustomed to getting much help with their mortgage financing; generally, they’re happy just to get a loan closed. At least one group of borrowers, though, could get a break. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-controlled ...

From BOB TEDESCHI, The New York Times,  9 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Fannie Mae,  Freddie Mac

Phone Smart: In Choosing a New Device, Online Research Goes Only So Far

Buying a new cellphone is about as much fun as buying a used car. A device can have vastly different prices depending who is selling it, and since retailers offer a limited selection of phones, it’s hard to trust a salesperson who recommends a certain ...

From BOB TEDESCHI, The New York Times,  7 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Wal-Mart,  Best Buy,  T-Mobile,  AT&T Inc.

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