Howard Hanna Shippen offers this collection of handy tools to help you determine how much home you can afford, evaluate renting vs. buying options, learn real estate terms, understand principles of mortgages, research schools in your target area, keep up with the latest real estate industry news, and locate useful online resources to help you on your quest for that perfect property.

• Mortgage Calculations
  • Mortgage Qualification Calculator
  • How Much Can You Afford?
  • Simple loan payment calculator
  • How Long Will It Take to Pay Off?
  • Renting vs. Buying
    
    
• Articles from Bill Smathers' Home Page:
  • Mortgage Glossary
  • Understanding the Loan Process
  • When to Refinance
  • Mortgage as Investment
  • Loan Purchasing Strategies
  • Maximizing Your Buying Power
  • No Closing Cost Refinances
  • Current Lenders - Top Banks
  • Private Mortgage Insurance
  • Paying Points
  • Loan to Value Ratio
  
  
• Consumer Notice Statement - Download in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format
  
  
• School Information and Reports
  
  
• Real Estate News from CNN
  
  
• Useful Education, Commerce, Tourism, and State Government Links
  
  

(Many of these links take you to resources offered on other sites; Howard Hanna Shippen makes no guarantee as to the accuracy or usefulness of these resources)