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Our most recent newsletters:
Condo or Single Family Home? 3Ls to Guide Your Decision (January, 2012)
10 Misconceptions About Estate Planning (December, 2011)
Customer Story: The Power of a Smooth Financing Experience (November, 2011)
Browse through our archives on mortgage topics that interest you:
Mortgage Tools, Terms & Resources
8 Mortgage Terms You Should Know
Can a Mortgage Calculator Be Your Crystal Ball?
How Mortgage Web Sites Mess With Your Mind
Ignore the Sunday Mortgage Chart
Mortgage Programs, Mortgage People
4 Things to Remember When Locking in Your Mortgage Rates
5 Steps to Choosing the Right Mortgage Broker
5 Things a Mortgage Broker Brings to the Table
Choosing the Right Mortgage Broker
Closing Costs Get Clearer
Customer Story: The Power of a Smooth Financing Experience
Do ARMs Still Have Legs in a Changing Mortgage Market?
Does No Closing Costs Sound Too Good to be True?
Fixed vs. Adjustable? Still a Pressing Question
Low Interest Rates Are Great - If You Can Access Them
Mortgage Broker vs. Mortgage Lender: Does it Really Make a Difference?
Points: Pay Now or Pay Later
Your Finances, Your Life
3 Pain-Free Ways to Speed up Your Mortgage Payment
3 Ways to Cut Your Closing Costs
4 Questions to Ask Before Investing in a Vacation Home
4 Ways to Get a Winning Credit Score
5 Quick Phone Calls to Lower Your Monthly Expenses
7 Steps to Financial Health in 2010
10 Misconceptions About Estate Planning
A Client's Refinancing Story
Are Your People Ready for Tax Season?
Be Prepared for what a Divorce Could Mean for your Mortgage
Can President Obama's Housing Plan Help You?
Changes in Credit Score Calculations - Know Your Score!
Condo or Single Family Home? 3Ls to Guide Your Decision
Don't be a Macaroni Millionaire
Don't Get Stuck Paying Extra Tax!
Give Your Story a Happy Ending
Having Trouble Paying Your Mortgage? Don't Panic!
How to Make the Most of Your Grace Period
Keeping Your Financial Head During a Divorce
Learn the 3 Rs of Mortgage Approvals: Ratios, Rates, and Requirements
Rise in Refinancing Applications: Is it Right for You?
Say Good Bye to Your PMI
Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Early? 5 Questions to Help You Decide
Should You Tap Into Your Home Equity?
Should You Use Your 401(k) to Buy A House?
Start the Year with a Look at Your House Budget
The Nitty Gritty Details of Your Escrow Account
This is Your Brain on Money
Unlock the Mystery of Your Credit Score
The Market
Is the Housing Market in Recovery? Why it Doesn't Matter
Making Sense of the Subprime Mortgage Meltdown
Reflections on a Crazy Housing Year and A Look to 2010
Riding Out Rate Fluctuations
Buying, Selling & Refinancing
1st Time Homebuyer Tax Credit - Know the Fine Print!
4 Simple Steps to Speed Up Your Mortgage Process
5 Questions to Ask Before You Refinance
5 Reasons to Be Thankful for the Current Real Estate Market
5 Things to Expect When You Refinance
6 Tips for Successful Refinancing
Attention First-Time Homebuyers: Care for $8,000?
Could a §1031 Exchange Help You? Get the Facts
For Sale By Owner: Is It Ever a Good Idea?
Home Buyer Tax Credit Extends & Expands - What Would You Do With $8K?
Should You Buy or Sell First?
The Most Inappropriate Question You'll Hear This Holiday Season
Tread Carefully When Considering a Foreclosed Home
Mortgage Minutes
Check out the following mortgage tips by Deb Siegel, published in past issues of ForeclosuresMass.com and designed to deepen your understanding of the complex mortgage maze!
All links in .pdf format:
A Mortgage with a Rate of 3
Accelerating Your 30-Year Mortgage
Adjustable Rate Mortgages
Changes in the Lending Market
Don't Get Stuck Paying Extra Tax
Don't Miss Your Real Estate Deadlines
Exercising Your Right to Rescind
How Much Should You Worry About "The Fed?"
Interest Only Mortgages
Is a Bridge Loan a Good Idea?
Listing Price, Tax Assessed Value and Appraised Value
A Mortgage With a Rate of 3%
Some Points About Points
Tax Tips
Understanding Escrow Accounts
What Does Mortgage Documentation Consist Of?
What is Mortgage Insurance?
What's APR and Why Does It Matter?
Westchester Mortgage in the News
Hear Debbie on Women to Women Radio!
January 11, 2010
November 2, 2009
Debbie on Money Matters Audio
Hear Debbie on Money Matters Midday Show!
Debbie Siegel’s has been seen on Fox-25 News, New England Cable News’ Business Day program and in the Boston Globe. Check out the coverage!
Debbie just had to respond to an Op-Ed piece she read in The Boston Globe called "Mortgage brokers' sleight of hand." Of the many letters its editors received, The Globe chose to publish Debbie’s Letter to the Editor because of its articulate, concise message.
Check it out:
Boston Globe Editorial: Brokers_Bashed
See Debbie’s appearances on Fox-25 News!
Fox 25: March 5th, 2007
Fox 25: May 22nd, 2006
Fox 25: Home Prices Coming Down
See Debbie’s appearances on New England Cable News!
NECN: May 30th, 2006
NECN: Raising Rates
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