So You Really Want to Buy a Place – But You Have Student Debt?

SOURCE FOR many recent college graduates, the dream of owning a home may have to be postponed awhile as they first grapple with repaying mounds of education loans. Outstanding student loan debt now totals over $1 trillion, according to a report last month from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. That surpasses the amount owned on [...]

Thinking About Doing a Loan Modification?

If you are “underwater” in your home and can’t afford the house payments any more, it may be time to call the bank and talk to them about doing a loan modification. According to the Hud.gov website  “A Loan Modification is a permanent change in one or more of the terms of a mortgagor’s loan, [...]