Consumer Online Benefits

• How to Get Consumer News on Your Vista Desktop*
• Consumer Articles Widget (For help, click here)**
• Google Toolbar 4 + Consumer Tools Functionality (For help, click here)***

Notes:
*Microsoft® Windows Vista™ required
**Mac OS X 10.4+ required
***Internet Explorer 6+ or Firefox required

Articles

• Nearly 60% of Households Now Can Afford to Buy
• VA Loans Offer a Lineup of Features
• Do NOT pay advance fees: Property Tax, Loan Modification Scams Flourish
• FHA Leading Surge in Home Sales
• 2008 -- A Year to Remember Rising home sales, falling values, financial meltdown
• How to Reduce Air Pollution from Wood Burning Fireplaces
• Mortgage Literacy: Know Your Loan
• Santa Clarita Valley: Vacant House Check Program
• Wood-Burning Fireplace Ban Coming
• Traditional Financing Returns: Owners Who Win Refinance Will be Able to Afford It
• Beware of Advance Pay Scams - Loan Modification Help Available
• Why FICO Credit Scores Matter
• Other Findings from Realtors' '2008-2009 State of the Housing Market' Report
• Smart People Use a Realtor!
• Legal Update: New Year Yields Multiple New Real Estate Law