Creative mortgages help increase in home sales - 2004-03-18
With home prices climbing, lenders are coming up with more creative mortgages aimed at homeowners whose budgets are stretched thin.

Among the newly popular options: loans based on the value of the home after improvements are made; "piggyback" loans that combine a standard first mortgage with a home-equity line of credit.
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Deciding who gets house after divorce can be difficult - 2004-03-18
When you're splitting up, your home is a refuge in a storm of uncertainty. Your kids are comfortable there, so you might yearn to hang onto that house after the divorce. But is it good financial sense?

While the property settlement is final, there is flexibility in crafting it. Options include co-ownership between you and your ex-spouse for a certain number of years, or taking sole possession and refinancing to keep mortgage payments reasonable.
Read the full story at Albuquerque Tribune