Posts with tag LA Times

As mortgage interest rates dangle near record lows, more homeowners are doing away with their 30-year loans in favor of shorter alternatives, reports the L.A. Times. And when you can get away with a seven-year fixed-rate mortgage for just 3 percent, why not? That is, provided you have the cash to take advantage of this... Continue Reading »

The classic truism of real estate is that buying a house is the biggest investment you'll ever make. But as Meghan Daum's pitch-perfect memoir of real estate obsession, "Life Would Be Perfect If I Lived in That House," makes clear, the financial investments of owning a house probably pale next to the emotional... Continue Reading »