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Want to learn more about owning your own home? Look through our list of tools to help you make the best possible desicion when buying a home.It Pays to Work With a REALTOR®
Shopping for a Mortgage?
Learn the Risks and Advantages to Specialty Mortgages.
Understand your options with a Traditional Mortgage.The National Association of REALTORS®: For more information on NAR's Housing Opportunity Program.
The Center for Responsible Lending: Is a nonprofit, non partisan reseearch and policy organization dedicated to protecting homeownership and family wealth by working to eliminate abusive financial practices. The Center for Responsible Lending will give you more information on predatory mortgages lending practices, including the "Seven Signs of Predatory Lending."
Fannie Mae: Check out the section on "Buying and Owning a Home."
Ginnie Mae: Has a simple calculator to help homebuyers estimate how much you can afford to spend.
HUD Housing Counselors: You can find a list of couseling agencies, by state, approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
"Looking for the Best Mortgage" is a brochure on how to shop, compare, and negotiate the best deal on a home loan. The brochure is a joint effort of 11 federal agencies, including the Feteral Trade Commission, the Federal Reserve Board, HUD, and the Department of Justice.
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