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In 2012, Bank of America acquired a 20,900-square-foot Houston mansion through foreclosure for $2.12 million; 13 years later, after $14 million in renovations, it sold for up to $9 millionIn 2012, Bank of America picked up a 20,900-square-foot Houston mansion through foreclosure. The price was $2.12 million. That works out to...
Michael Jackson’s 2,700-acre Neverland Ranch received nearly $70,000-a-year tax benefit meant for farmland. Then officials found an amusement park, a zoo and moreMichael Jackson's Neverland Ranch took advantage of agricultural tax credits by engaging in cattle ranching, which offered lower property t...
Warren Buffett: If past data told you the future, the Forbes 400 would comprise librarians; beware of geeks bearing formulasEverybody had run to cash and government bonds, and everybody agreed it was the sensible thing to do. Warren Buffett called it the third bu...
Home loan EMI, amortisation and prepayment- The mathematics every borrower in India must understandUnderstanding home loan mechanics helps borrowers reduce total borrowing costs. The reducing balance method ensures interest decreases as t...
China's residential foreclosures increase 43% in 2023The number of foreclosed homes in China rose 43% year-on-year in 2023, highlighting a worrying trend of rising mortgage delinquencies amid ...
Understanding property market cycles for smart investment choicesProperty cycle is a term used by real estate professionals to describe the process of buying, holding, or selling property. It is a fundame...
'Loan against mutual funds is economical, provides greater repayment flexibility'Loan against mutual funds units has existed in the past, but investors stayed away from it due to the tedious process like multiple visits ...
Home loan balance transfer: How to prepare for itIf the old lender does not release the property documents, the new lender may release the payment against a letter from the prior, having d...
Planning to buy a house this year? Follow these simple stepsConsider a lender like Bajaj Housing Finance Limited that offers home loans at competitive interest rates with a hassle-free application pr...
Why you should review your home loan periodicallyTo be able to take advantage of lower interest rates or better service, customers may want to transfer their home loan to another bank. For...
Foreclosure of loan: Here's how to do itTo foreclose an existing home loan and to be debt free you need to keep the required documents handy and follow these steps.
Here's how home loan balance transfer worksAs per RBI norms, no foreclosure charges shall be levied on floating interest rate loan to individuals by the earlier housing finance insti...
- Managing EMIs through a tenure can get easier now
Along with the key rate cuts, the RBI also abolished the prepayment penalty on home loans that banks used to levy.
- Insured mortgage defaults top 80,000 in October
Defaults on privately insured US mortgages rose 35 per cent in October, and topped 80,000 for the first time.
- US subprime crisis: All aboard the foreclosure bus
One man's tragedy is another man's opportunity, as potential buyers wander through the empty homes, inspecting every room, opening every cu...
- US foreclosures double on falling prices
US foreclosure filings more than doubled in the second quarter from a year earlier as falling home prices left borrowers owing more on mort...
- US economy enduring rough period: Paulson
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Wednesday that the US economy was enduring "a rough period" and warned that home foreclosures w...
- Sub-prime crisis: Will it impact Indian realty?
Real estate prices in the US had risen significantly in the last 15 years, backed by some very lenient lending practices. Concept buildings...
- Countrywide under FBI scanner
Financial, the largest US mortgage lender, is under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for possible securities frau...
- US tries to prolong growth with subprime rate freeze
The 3-year housing slump is pushing home values down in the US, even as more than 30% of borrowers with subprime-adjustable rate mortgages ...