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Suze Orman on Why Creating a my SSA Account is Important

Posted on April 11, 2020April 12, 2020 by Atty. Brown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxLG6l4tvlA&feature=emb_rel_end Suze Orman explains how a my Social Security account can help you plan for your retirement and why you should create a mySocial Security account.

Estate Planning

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 by Atty. Brown

"Estate" is the legal term used to define your property and money—basically, everything that belongs to you. Estate planning attorneys tell you different strategies you can use to transfer your belongings after you die. By planning your estate, you can maximize its value by minimizing taxes and eliminating court costs and interference. Estate planning attorneys also help you co...

Truck driver charged in deaths of 4 killed in fiery crash on I-75

Posted on May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 by Atty. Brown

An Ohio truck driver is accused of causing the deaths of four people Thursday afternoon in a fiery interstate crash in Henry County. Authorities on Monday announced charges against the driver, 39-year-old Mohabe McCoy, now that all four victims have been identified. Their bodies were badly burned when McCoy’s tractor-trailer slammed into the back of their Chevrolet pickup tr...

After months of setbacks, housing starts rise nearly 6%

Posted on May 25, 2019May 21, 2019 by Atty. Brown

Housing starts reversed course in April, climbing nearly 6% from March, according to the latest report from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Dept. of Commerce. According to the analysis, housing starts rose 5.7% in April 2019 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.124 million units. "New housing construction mirrored improvements in the ...

Grey Oaks: An upscale community in Short Pump attracts a variety of homebuyers – Richmond.com

Posted on May 23, 2019May 21, 2019 by Atty. Brown

When Jeff and Susan White set out to buy a new home last year, they were looking for a significant change. For the past decade, they’d lived in a Contemporary-style house on 14 acres in Hanover County, and while they had enjoyed country living, the yard work was getting to be too demanding. “It just got to be too much as we got older,” Susan White said. Their goal for th...

FHFA Chief: Won’t wait for Congress to take Frannie and Freddie public

Posted on May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 by Atty. Brown

CNBC's Diana Olick talks with Mark Calabria, newly confirmed Chief of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, about Freddie and Frannie Mac, the outlook for housing finance and more. Source link Contact: Attorney Zainab Brown, 678-761-0154, MajorBrownLaw.com, zmbrown@majorbrownlaw.com Major Brown Law provides efficient and reliable closing attorney who communicates with both...

GOOD DEEDS: Homeownership and the American dream – News – Stoughton Journal – Stoughton, MA – Wicked Local Stoughton

Posted on May 10, 2019May 5, 2019 by Atty. Brown

According to a recent real estate trade publication, the most popular reason for homebuyers to buy a home was their desire to own it. Now that may not sound like rocket science, but just think for a second about what’s behind that statement. After all, homeowners want to establish their independence. They want to lay down their family roots. They want to build equity. An...

Fast Facts: 2019 Equifax Financial Literacy Survey

Posted on May 8, 2019May 5, 2019 by Atty. Brown

Written by Equifax Reporter onMay 2, 2019 A survey of 1,000+ American consumers explores their financial literacy, specifically as it relates to credit. Read more about findings from the 2019 Equifax Financial Literacy Survey. The information contained in this blog post is designed to generally educate and inform visitors to the Equifax Finance Blog...

CFPB accuses two of the nation’s largest credit repair companies of tricking and cheating customers

Posted on May 6, 2019May 5, 2019 by Atty. Brown

Two of the largest credit companies in the nation illegally charged customers for credit repair services and used deceptive advertising to trick and cheat consumers, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau claims. The CFPB this week filed a lawsuit against CreditRepair.com and Lexington Law, which the bureau claims are two of the country’s largest credit repair companie...

Redfin: U.S. home-sale prices experience first annual decrease in 7 years

Posted on May 1, 2019June 26, 2019 by Atty. Brown

In March, the nation’s home-sale prices remained virtually stagnant, inching backward only 0.1% from 2018 levels, according to new data from Redfin. This means U.S. home-sale prices reached a median of $295,000 in March, marking the first year-over-year price decrease on record since February 2012. Despite this decline, Redfin’s data determined that only nine of the 85 la...