Project Lifeline: The Latest Government-Issued Foreclosure Band-Aid

As the mortgage crisis continues its downward spiral and spreads from subprime to all home loan categories the government has just launched its latest help program. But is it a good deal for homeowners or just another small bandage to stem a gushing wound? This new program called Project Lifeline is designed to assist all borrowers, not just homeowners stuck in high-rate subprime loans. It allows seriously overdue homeowners to suspend foreclosures for 30 days while lenders try ...

How Landowners Can Help With America's Bee Crisis.

As a home owner, or prospective home owner you can put your land/garden to good, environmentally friendly use in many ways. One way is to focus on bringing back the bees. Yes, the North American bee population has been on a serious decline. As the population of these valuable buzzers rapidly decreases, it poses a serious threat to our food supply. To quote Albert Einstein : "If the bees disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left. No more ...

The Right Time to Buy your First Home

There are many economic and market forecasts and predictions, however the bottom line is if you want to buy your first home—there is no wrong time. There is because the motivation to buy is not determined by regional market conditions or by location. Industry opinions, economic reports and investor speculation do not sway or predict when a particular individual will be ready to buy. For the great majority of folks, the most compelling reasons to buy a home are based on individual ...