Cost Of Mortgages to Increase Due to Recent Enactments Affecting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Recent Enactments that affect Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and ultimately about 70% of ALL mortgage holders, are going to drive-up the cost of doing mortgages soon. Costs are exp
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01/12/2012
HARP 2.0 Update ... from Fannie Mae There's a bit more insight and information out on the HARP 2.0 update, at least from Fannie Mae's perspective ... Beginning Monday, March 19th (2012), Fannie Mae will unveil their new software (more forgiving), and then folks ... s
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01/09/2012
Du Page County, IL Sr. Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Announced for 2012 Information/Applications Now Available Through March 1, 2012 Du Page County in IL, like many other counties, offers many helpful forms of assistance to the senior residents living within its borders. One such progra
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01/08/2012
Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet, IL School Matinee Series and Educational Programs I recently came upon some pretty exciting information and I thought I'd pass it on just in case there are others in the Chicagoland area that, like myself, were unaware of it. I think this info wil
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01/06/2012
"Winter on the Green" to be Held in Frankfort, IL on Sundays, January 8th to February 12th, 2012 Breidert Green, located at Ash and Kansas Streets, in the historic downtown region of Frankfort, IL, will once again be the site for the "Winter on the Green" series of festivities sta
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01/05/2012
Seeing the Light ... a Simple Guide to New Light Bulbs Back in 2007, a new law entitled, "The Energy Independence and Security Act" was signed. It was expanded upon in 2010. As a result, new requirements and efficiency standards were placed in line for the common light bulb. Wel
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01/03/2012
Announcing the "Comeback Kid" ... PMI! (Private Mortgage Insurance) In the good news department, it appears that the private mortgage insurance companies may be loosening up their guidelines and appear to be regaining a lost share of business that FHA has been enjoying. Cou
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01/02/2012