The D.C. Real Estate Guide

“As with any decision, people should use their resources.”

A real estate transaction is a transaction of choices: the selection of an agent, an asking price, an offer amount, etc. The choices I have selected to discuss today include the selection of a title company and a lender. With thousands of lender options and a handfull of title companies here in the Washington, DC area, what title company and lender should you use?

Check out the recent article from Bankrate.com dealing with the new legislation that makes mortgage insurance fully deductible in 2007

If you are planning to buy property with less than 20% down, new legislation can save you money. Lenders often require purchasers to take out a mortgage insurance policy for loans larger than 80% of the sales price. Check out the recent article from Bankrate.com dealing with the new legislation that makes mortgage insurance fully deductible in 2007. Click here to read article. The article explains the new legislation, mortgage insurance, piggy-back loans, and important caveats to the new legislation. The following content summarizes the article: