October 23rd, 2009
Friday Scoop on Housing Market and Credit Karma News
TGIF and thank goodness mortgage loan rates are still at or below 5%! It’s another good house-hunting weekend, but headlines remind us to be weary of homebuyer hiccups in our uncertain home market. Plus, Credit Karma trends have been all over the blogosphere and news. Here’s today’s scoop:
Home & Mortgage
- MarketWatch reports on mountains of modifications.
- Refinancing: when is it worth it?, MSN Money asks.
- Kiplinger writes that there are more troubles for housing: mounting foreclosures.
- Saving to Invest blogs on 10 deadly mistakes buyers make when purchasing a home and how to avoid them.
- 7 red flags for home buyers and more advice from Kiplinger.
- Doughroller brings you a buyer’s guide to rent to own homes.
- The Associated Press delivers some good news: home sales rise 9.4 percent in Sept.
Credit Karma in the News
- Gmail users have higher credit scores than yahoo mail users blogs Mashable.
- MoneyWatch answers the questions, Why should you have to pay for your credit score?
- Finanacial start-ups form “coalition for new credit models” reports Reuters.
- WalletPop takes an interesting look at what your e-mail address says about your credit score.
- Financial start-ups form lobby group @ Finextra.com.
