Florida home prices, from top to bottom
Here's the prediction for the average home price in Florida, during the boom and beyond, from Moody's Analytics. It'll get any homeowner's heart pounding.Moody Analytics is forecasting an astounding...
View ArticleThe most-asked personal finance question of 2010
No surprise: Four of the top five questions asked at Bills.com this year had to do with mortgages. In 2009, the San Mateo, Calif.-based web site says its most-asked questions were more diversified....
View ArticleYour money Q&A: What's the standard deduction?
What are the standard deduction and personal exemption amounts for 2010? -Mildred, Boca Raton There’s only one change from last year. The head of household standard deduction goes up $50 to $8,400. The...
View ArticleForeclosures: Broward halts sales, hearings
For the holidays, major lenders are halting foreclosure evictions and some South Florida courts are canceling hearings as well as foreclosure sales.Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac plan to...
View ArticleWells Fargo to modify $2 billion in mortgages
A story in the American Banker today says Wells Fargo has agreed to modify $2 billion in payment-option adjustible rate mortgages, all of them originated by Wachovia and World Savings.These were known...
View ArticleJonas Brothers, my daughters and money
Once a year, I write about my family and money. Over the holiday weekend, you may have missed my column on the Jonas Brothers, my daughters, and money.Here it is. Hope you enjoy it.
View ArticleYour money Q&A: How do I find a financial planner?
Where can I get a list of certified financial planners? I have some financial decisions I must make and I do not trust the companies that are trying to sell their products. I need a financial planner...
View ArticleForeclosure: Reforms for robo-signers, false documents
Bloomberg is reporting there might be a deal between 50 state attorneys general and five major loan servicers about reforming their foreclosure practices. You can read the story here.
View ArticleStocks: Itty bitty but positive long-term returns
Remember the lost decade?It was the decade from 2000 through 2009 in which major stock market indexes were virtually flat.For a few really bad years, it looked like it was going to be the down decade....
View ArticleYour money Q&A: Options for cutting credit card debt
I’m struggling to pay my credit card debt. I have already convinced my card-issuer to cut the interest rate. Are there other options?You can try a balance transfer. The options for doing this have...
View ArticleTalk first, file foreclosure later, or never
Government-owned mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are considering whether to force loan servicers in South Florida to go to mediation with some troubled homeowners before a foreclosure even...
View ArticleForeclosure: AG's office says process in "total disarray"
Florida’s foreclosure process has become a “virtual morass” of fake documents and faulty practices by “mill” law firms spewing out unverified paperwork, Associate Florida Attorney General Patricia...
View ArticleForeclosure: AG investigation widens
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office has expanded its investigation of foreclosure law firms beyond false court documents and the so-called “robo-signers” who were producing them in huge...
View ArticleMaking a budget? Here's something new for your toolbox
After saving for five years to finance an around-the-world trip, Daniel and Jill Tobias knew how to make a budget to fund something special. But their system actually was a bit clunky. Daniel Tobias...
View ArticleInflation was tame in South Florida in 2010
Consumer prices in South Florida rose strongly as last year ended, but the region’s inflation rate was tame. The local Consumer Price Index for Miami-Fort Lauderdale increased 0.6 percent in the two...
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