Americans Back On The Move

May 17, 2010

In 2008, most Americans stayed put. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, a smaller percentage of the population moved to a new residence during 2008 than during any other year since the agency began collecting comparable data in 1948. But in 2009, the “For Sale” signs returned, went up, and came down. Moving trucks once again lumbered through city streets and along highways as 12.5 percent of Americans found a …

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Deferring Divorce In Hard Times

March 29, 2010

Hard times are doubtless putting a strain on a lot of marriages, but many couples may have to put up with one another longer than they would like. The Washington Post recently reported that divorce rates declined in 2008, as the financial crisis spiraled into the worst recession in generations. David Goldberg, a divorce lawyer and mediator in Gaitherburg, Md., said that in his 44 years of working in family …

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Why Pay An Underwater Mortgage?

February 4, 2010

Closing the purchase of a new home is often stressful, but it usually is exciting, too. Not only do you get the house you want, you get the opportunity to build wealth as you pay down your mortgage and — you hope — watch the value of your investment increase. As we all know by now, it does not always work out this way. Home values can fall as well …

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