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Pay off Your Mortgage and Save - 10/2004
ARM Yourself with Lower Rates - 07/2004
Don't Rush to Pay Off the Mortgage - 06/2004
Getting Back a Lost Deduction - 05/2004
Pros and Cons of No-Closing-Cost Loans - 05/2004
Higher Home Prices Could Lower Your Payment - 03/2004
Downside to Interest-Only Mortgages - 11/2003
Mortgage Options Change as Rates Rise - 08/1/2003
Buy a House with Little Money Down - 07/2003
Have the Mortgage Pay You - 06/2003
Refinance the Right Way - 03/2003
Extra Mortgage Payments Can Pay Off - 03/2003

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