Mortgage aid open to more Calif. borrowers

A state-run program that helps homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages now has broader eligibility guidelines, opening up help to borrowers who did “cash-out” refinances and own multiple properties, said California Housing Finance Agency officials on Monday. The mortgage-aid effort, called Keep Your Home California, so far has helped close to 8,000 low- and moderate-income …

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Real estate buyers eat cost for wear-and-tear items

Q: We purchased a large home last year. The property overall was in good condition, with the home being only 10 years old. Now that winter is here, we are finding many areas of exterior paint flaking off; a large wood deck that was painted is now rotting and lifting; and numerous interior floor tiles …

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Choosing the right neighborhood

Realtor.com featured an article by Move, Inc. on choosing the right neighborhood for those thinking of moving (view the original article: “How to Choose a Neighborhood“). The list was comprehensive, but fairly basic.  Here’s a recap: Focus on searching for homes in only the neighborhoods that are right for your family.  Do such by evaluating …

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Prudential ranks No. 2 among FORTUNE® magazine’s ‘World’s Most Admired Companies’

Prudential Financial is the second most admired life/health insurance company in the world, according to FORTUNE magazine. Prudential achieved the highest ranking of any publicly held life insurance company named on FORTUNE’s 2010 “World’s Most Admired Companies” list. Only mutual company New York Life ranked higher in the Insurance: Life, Health category. “We are extremely …

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