Renovation-Radio.com: National Public Radio (NPR) Reports On The Tens Of Millions Of Americans Who Could Benefit From Current Low Rates For A Refinance But Cannot Qualify (Audio)

Just because mortgage rates are at historic lows doesn’t mean homeowners can qualify to refinance. Most Americans can’t because their credit scores aren’t perfect, their houses have lost value or they’ve lost income.

As a result, tens of millions of Americans have been effectively blocked from saving hundreds of dollars a month by refinancing.

“We would avoid more foreclosures, people would be happier and I think the economy would get a lot better” if everybody could access the low rates, Riccio says.

That’s basically what some economists are proposing — at least for some 30 million Americans. The premise of the idea is that because of the financial crisis, the federal government has already guaranteed 60 percent of existing home mortgages.

For more:  http://www.npr.org/2010/11/11/131249862/refinancing-plan-could-face-political-hurdles

Renovation-Radio.com: Skip Schenker Speaks With Alex Tieu Of Keller Williams At The NAHREP Convention In Las Vegas On Oct. 10 (Audio)

 

Skip Schenker of REO-Radio.com with Alex Tieu of Keller Williams at the NAHREP Convention in Las Vegas, NV on Oct. 10.

Skip Schenker speaks with Alex Tieu with the Keller Williams office in Glendale, CA at the National Assoication of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) conference at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.

 

Renovation-Radio.com: Research Into The History Of The Average Western Home (NPR Audio)

Bryson’s research into the history of the average Western home yielded some unexpected finds — as recently as 200 years ago, the rooms of a common house might have been barely recognizable.  Take, for instance, the long history of the hall, which Bryson refers to as “the most demoted room in the house.”

“Hall denotes important spaces in the wider world,” Bryson says. “Hall of Fame, Carnegie Hall, that kind of thing. And yet in our own homes it’s this dinky room, where we just take off our shoes and hang our coats and hats.”

Skip Schenker Launches “Renovation-Radio.com” With First Broadcast On Sept. 1, 2010

Skip Schenker recorded first "Renovation-Radio.com" broadcast Sept. 1, 2010.

“The Launch of Renovation-Radio”