Today's Mortgage Terms starting with S

Second Mortgage:

An additional mortgage that has rights that are secondary to the first mortgage.

Seller’s Market:

Market conditions that are favorable to sellers. There are more buyers than properties available for sale. The buyers may be forced to compete and pay more for the same property.

Settlement Costs:

Money paid by the borrowers and sellers to complete the closing of a mortgage.

Settlement Cost (HUD Guide):

HUD publishes a booklet that gives an overview of the lending process and is given to consumers after completing their loan application.

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Sound off on Vazquez deal - Atlanta Journal Constitution
The entry titled "Hampton is gone, while Peavy is ...," and any of the comments about it. Come back … no, good riddance … Please stay, we need you … no, please just go. Does that pretty much summarize the polarizing presence that was Mike ...

China announces $586-billion stimulus plan - Globe and Mail
kevin o'connor from Canada writes: We also need a stimulus plan. We are in a relatively good position compared to others due to our well regulated banks, solid federal fiscal postion and natural resource wealth, but we have to face it, we are a ...

O'Brien's blog - Atlanta Journal Constitution
The entry titled "Which Braves prospects are untouchable?," and any of the comments about it. Philadelphia — I’m in chilly Philly and Braves officials are not. But neither are officials from most other teams, save for the participating Phillies ...

Jake could make for J-heavy rotation - Atlanta Journal Constitution
The entry titled "Jake could make for J-heavy rotation," and any of the comments about it. A few things while pondering how a rotation with Jake, Jair and Jorge would be in J-overload if Jo-Jo were also to join (realizing, of course, his name ...

October 2008 - New York Daily News
RIP Studs Terkel . (Man, is that a bummer). John McCain is sure he and Sarah Palin will "fool the pundits one more time." McCain called Obama, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi "the tax trifecta from hell." An RNC Web ad portrayed the three Democrats as ...

Living for Change: Obama and MLK - Common Dreams
The new energies being unleashed by Barack Obama hold great promise. In his person and prose Obama embodies the achievements of the movements of the 20th century and the hope that we can become the change we want to see in the 21st century. To build ...

Stepford Republicans: All Caught on Tape! - Common Dreams
"The Stepford Wives" tells the chilling story of once smart, independent women who get abducted and turned into tamed, mindless robots. I have a theory about a similarly subversive process that turns grown men once capable of independent and reasoned ...

Political Punch - ABC News Blogs
Jake Tapper is ABC News' Senior White House Correspondent based in the network's Washington bureau. He writes about politics and popular culture and covers a range of national stories. Friday afternoon in Kettering, Ohio, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., took ...

Still no Medical Records from Palin; What's the Hold Up? - ABC News Blogs
ABC News Kate Snow reports: Governor Palin's campaign still has not released any information regarding her medical records despite frequent requests from the news media and the campaign's own assertion that they would release this information soon ...

Wild Card -- Weekend - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Only 3 more days until we get after it again in the new year. I hope you're enjoying yourselves as 2005 comes to an end. If you have some thoughts on the old year or resolutions for the new one, you can post it here. Or start your own thread. Or wait ...