Deborah Peck Century 21 Landmasters

If you’re trying to raise your credit score to get a good rate for a refinance or HELOC, you might be surprised by what affects—or doesn’t affect—your score.You have to keep your credit score up in case you want to take out a second mortgage or home equity line of credit (HELOC), or get the lowest premiums on your home ...

The first time home buyers tax credit extension has seen approximately 314,000 home buyers file fax returns.  At $8000 per home buyer that is a cost of about $154 million for the Treasury.  The Treasury estimates that 1.5 million buyers will use the credit before the expiration on November 30th, 2009.  To receive the tax credit, the ...