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brad.coyMany people think of mortgages in very simple terms. They think of it as a loan to help pay for an investment property, while the lender must pay regular repayments of the loan with interest over a period of time.

There are smart investment strategies however to manipulate the mortgage so that it can suit your personal financial goals. One of these techniques is to refinance loans of your investment properties so that they can improve your overall cash flow. By refinancing your investment property, you will be able to achieve a lower rate than your current one. The benefit of a lower rate is that you will have more cash in your pocket on a monthly basis. There are some risks involved in doing this, however, so you should ensure that you have at least twenty percent equity in the investment property first.

The-Lane-TeamIn the United States, you can find a whole range of mortgage rates and refinance rates handy online to help you know when to jump into the market. Before accepting a home mortgage refinance or loan, buyers should get more familiar with the rates. This will help you plan ahead of time just how much you need, or how much interest you will be paying.

There are a range of websites that offer this information. For instance, MonitorBankRates.com offers individuals with everything you need to get familiar with the rates offered. You can monitor rates according to states to help you focus on the areas that matter most for you. These rates are updated on a daily basis.

masmithersWith many people relocating for jobs, or, downsizing to cut expenses, apartment hunting is going on fast and furious. If you are looking for a new home in Chicago, you are in luck. There are lots of apartments available for rent and the best thing is, Chicago apartments include high-end luxury units as we as units in affordable price ranges. You can even find plenty of pet friendly buildings as well as buildings with fitness facilities and pools

Whether you want to rent or buy you are sure to find lots of choice, and, with mortgage rates at an all time low, the choice is yours.

Chicago is a world class city with a vibrant culture and arts scene. The annual jazz and arts festivals attract people from all over the world to enjoy first class entertainment. With apartments all over the city you will not be far from the scene.

With so much happening you should consider getting a place with a guest room because once your friends and family know you are in Chicago, you will have lots of visitors.

Mortgage rates are the lowest they have been for over 50 years but housing sales have not increased. With rates at 4.49pt for a 30 year fixed mortgage buyers are still not closing deals.

Banks and other mortgage lenders have yet to ease their grip on credit and with record numbers of unemployment that is unlikely to change any time soon. Sales were taking place when the government ran its homebuyer's tax credit, but that ended in April and sales have been stalled since.

It's not just houses that are not selling; consumer spending has been reduced in all areas and the recession is grinding its way along without any respite in sight. At the same time, new car sales are increasing and many manufacturers are seeing profits this quarter for the first time since the bail out.

It's hard to know what's going onare people using their mortgage payments to buy new cars and walking away from their homes? This seems likely and will only add to the housing glut.

One of the latest credit frauds uncovered involves the theft of social security numbers belonging to children. What makes this crime hard to detect is that the numbers are legal and it will be years until children actually go to use them.

The fraud came to light during a larger investigation into multimillion dollar mortgage losses in the Kansas Lee Summit area. Investigators have charged several people with credit fraud for selling stolen social security card numbers, and then changing the credit scores related to those numbers via false credit reporting.

Both the mortgage fraud scheme and the credit history scheme were operating hand in hand and included players from California and Florida.

Local FBI agents dug deeper into a mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in a multimillion dollar loss in the Lee's Summit area," Phillips said. "By digging deeper into that mortgage fraud scheme, investigators uncovered a second scheme, a credit history fraud scheme that was operating in the shadows of the mortgage fraud scheme."