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Opinion

New Home Loan Programs: What They Mean for Buyers

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By Ed Hoffman With everything going on internationally – including terrorist fire bombs being used against French journalists who dared leverage freedom of expression, and a march of solidarity in Paris against Islamic terror for which our government was noticeably absent (because college football playoffs were more important to the …

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Do They Know What They’re Getting Into?

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By Ed Hoffman What a month it’s been for presidential politics. Even before it was officially 2015, there was an announcement from Jeb Bush that he was forming an exploratory committee for a 2016 campaign. Then, Mike Huckabee surprised us (not really) with the announcement that he was ending his …

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Do They Know What They’re Getting Into?

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By Ed Hoffman What a month it’s been for presidential politics. Even before it was officially 2015, there was an announcement from Jeb Bush that he was forming an exploratory committee for a 2016 campaign. Then, Mike Huckabee surprised us (not really) with the announcement that he was ending his …

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Embracing What Will Be in the New Year

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By Ed Hoffman If you have ever seen the 2011 movie “New Year’s Eve,” you know that Hillary Swank’s character makes an impassioned speech about the meaning of New Year’s at the end of the film. She says it’s about, “Getting another chance, a chance to forgive…to do better, to …

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New Year, New Home Buying Tips

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By Ed Hoffman Merry Christmas and happy new year, everyone! If you’re in the market to buy a house, it can be a very happy new year because 2015 is going to be a great year to get a home loan. As I explained in this column last week, there …

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Don’t Get the Shaft on Your Next Home Loan

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By Ed Hoffman Last week, I opened my radio show on AM590 with audio from one of my favorite holiday comedies, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” The clip we played was the scene where young Ruby Sue, the daughter of rag-tag Cousin Eddie, tells Clark Griswold that Santa Claus didn’t bring …

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