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of the sites listed in this appendix may have changed, moved or
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has moved without a forwarding link try a
search engine, such as iWON or
Yahoo.
Chapter
1
Preparing to Buy a
House
Quicken
Mortgage 
www.quickenmortgage.com
E-Loan
www.eloan.com
iOwn
formerly Homeshark www.iown.com
Lending
Tree www.lendingtree.com
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Chapter
2 Creating
a Game Plan for Buying a Home Online
MoneyWeb
Net Worth Calculator www.moneyweb.com.au
BYG
Publishing www.bygpub.com/finance/calculators.htm
Iowa's
News and Information Network www.fyiowa.webpoint.com/finance/calcnetw.htm
SmartMoney
www.smartmoney.com/ac/estate/index.cfm?story=networth
MetLife's
Budget Maker www.metlife.com/Lifeadvice/Money/Docs/budget4.html
ABC
News www.abcnews.go.com/sections/business/DailyNews/makeover0227/
Personal
Budgeting www.personalbudgeting.com
Right
On the Money www.rightonthemoney.org/shows/104_budget
Experian,
formerly TRW www.experian.com
Equifax
www.equifax.com
Trans
Union Corporation www.tuc.com
Consumerinfo.com
www.consumerinfo.com
Mortgage.com
www.customlending.com/learn_cl.asp
What's
a FICO Score? www.smi-loan.com/htdocs/faq/fico.htm
Credit
Repair Institute www.legalresource.com/credit4.htm
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Chapter
3
Is Now The Right Time to Buy a House?
Homefair
www.homefair.com/homefair/sept95/frrent.htm
Investor
FAQs www.invest-faq.com/articles/real-es-rent-vs-buy.html
Loanworld
www.loanworld.com/calc/rvb_cl.htm
(Re)Finance:
Calculators and Advice www.reficenter.com/calculators.htm
HomePath:
Calculators www.homepath.com/calcs.html
Mortgage
calculators www.mortgagecalc.com
Genus
www.genus2.org
Mortgagecalc
www.mortgagecalc.com
GE
Loan www.geloan.com/tools/prequal.html
Accel
www.interest.com/accel/pq-accel.html
Lenox
Financial Corporation www.dreams.net/lxfm/rfp
RE/Max
Gold www.remaxgold.com/prequal.htm
Apponline
www.apponline.com/frames/ap/preapp.htm
Ameriwest
www.ameriwest.com/applyonline.html
Mortgage1.com
www.mortgage1.com/preapp.html
Countrywide
www.countrywide.com
PNC
Mortgage www.pncmortgage.com/pre_approval.html
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Chapter
4 Finding
a Neighborhood Online
Federal
Reserve Bank of Boston[md]Regional Economic Information Links
www.bos.frb.org/economic/reglink.htm
Bureau
of Economic Analysis www.bea.doc.gov
Economic
Statistics Briefing Room www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/employment.html
USDA
Economics and Statistics Search www.usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda
American
Community Network www.can.net
Washington
Homefinders Inc. Real Estate www.nwdir.com/relo.htm
Alaska
Employment & Unemployment www.labor.state.ak.us/research/research.htm
Iowa
Economy www.state.ia.us/trends
Nebraska
Databook & Economic Trends www.info.ded.state.ne.us
Relocate
America www.relocateamerica.com
RPS
www.rpsrelocation.com/community.htm
Regional
Financial Association www.rfa.com/free.stm
U.S.
Census Bureau www.census.gov
Fedstats
www.fedstats.gov
Realtor.com
www.realtor.com
Dataquick
www.dataquick.com
Monster
Daata.com www.monsterdaata.com
American
Demographics www.demographics.com
CrimeCheck
www.crimecheck.com
Homefair
www.homefair.com/homefair/cmr/salcalc.html
Fortune
www.pathfinder.com/money/bestplaces/col/compare.html
DataMasters
www.datamasters.com
Cost
of Living Calculator www.204.203.220.1/ERIRA.htm
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Chapter
5 Finding
a Realtor Online
The Chicago
Sun-Times www.suntimes.com/realestate/homebuyingfaq1.html
Open
House America www.openhouse.net/realtors.html
Homeowners
online www.homeowners.com/new35.html
Realtor.com
www.realtor.com
MSN
Homes advisor www.homeadvisor.msn.com
Home
Buyer Agents www.homebuyeragents.com/presentation/slide7txt.html
Homeweb
www.homeweb.com
The
Buyer's Agent www.forbuyers.com
Exclusive
Buyers Agents.com www.exclusivebuyersagents.com
National
Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents
www.naeba.org
The
Motley Fool www.fool.com/house/find/find3.htm
The
Memphis Area Association of Realtors www.maar.org
The Chicago
Tribune: Real Estate Essentials
www.chicagotribune.com/marketplaces/homes/ws/0,1246,16622,00.html
Better
Business Bureau: Tips for Consumers Selecting a Real Estate Agent
www.bbb.org/library/selectagent.html
1Agent
www.1agent.com
Minnesota
Attorney General's Office www.ag.stat.mn.us/home/consumer/housing/homebuyers/default.html
Oregon
Directory Real Estate Guide www.presys.com/shopper/cities/realestate/rightagent.html
The
Home Spot www.homespot.com/r3real2.htm
Residential
Referral Network www.galaxymall.com/realestate/referrals/works.html
Relocation
Scout www.relocationscout.com
American
Relocation Center www.buyingrealestate.com
Better
Homes and Gardens
www.bhg-real-estate.com/consumer/realserv/relocate/relocate.html
U.S.
Relocation www.usa-relocation.com/index_main.htm
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Chapter
6 Finding
Your Dream Home Online
California
Department of Developmental Services
www.dds.cahwnet.gov/OW/ah03.htm
American
Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
www.aahsa.org
HUD
for People with Disabilities www.hud/gov/disabled.html
Alliance
for National Renewal www.ncl.org/anr
Our
Family Place www.ourfamilyplace.com/homebuyer/scorecard.html
Homeadvisor
What You Want Checklist www.Homeadvisor.msn.com/ns/homes/whatyouwant.asp
Realtor.com
Worksheet www.realtor.com/aspcontent/compare.asp
House
Hunter's Helper www.hypervigilance.com/househunt.html
NewHomeNetwork.com
www.newhomenetwork.com
Homebuilder.com
www.homebuilder.com
Internest
www.internest.com/xyz/newhomesstart.asp
Washington
Post Home Hunter www.washingtonpost.com
Realtor.com
www.realtor.com
Cyberhomes
www.cyberhomes.com
MLS
Listings www.mlslistings.com
Open
House America Real Estate Network www.openhouse.com
Old
Houses.com www.old-houses.com
Building
Online www.buildingonline.com
Buildnet
www.buildnet.com
FixerUpper:
The Home Improvement Community www.fixerupper.com/xi/places/home/index.rage?loc=FixerUpper
Houseclick
www.houseclicks.com/selling/cma.html
Coldwell
Banker www.coldwellbanker.com
Transamerica
www.taintellitech.com/products/reap/index_reap_content.htm
Yahoo!
Real Estate www.realestate.yahoo.com/realestate/homevalues
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Chapter
7 Online
Mortgage Advice and Lending
FHA
loans www.hud.gov/mortprog.html
VA
loans www.va.gov
Mortgage
Maze: Loan Advisor www.maze.com/rates/advisorq.htm
Banksite
www.banksite.com/ccontent.htm
Mortgage
Mart www.mortgagemart.com
Mortgage
X www.mortgage-x.com
Mortgage.Quicken
www.mortgage.quicken.com
Home
Mortgage Guide www.homemortgageguide.com
Credit
Information Center www.creditinfocenter.com
Nolo
Encyclopedia www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/dc_ency.html
Keystroke:
FICO scores www.keystroke.com/mortgage/homefinance/buying/fico_score.html
First
Team www.firsteam.com/buysell/buy4.htm
Credit
Quality Estimator www.snws.com/loan-bin/credit
Mortgage
quotes www.mortgagequotes.com
Rate
net www.rate.net/index.htm
Bankrate
monitor www.bankrate.com
National
mortgage loan directory www.mortgageloan.com
The
Mortgage Insurance Companies of America
www.privatemi.com/main.html
Understanding
private mortgage insurance www.hsh.com/pamphlets/mgicpmi.html
Homebuyer
Questions and Answers www.pmigroup.com/homebuyer/qanda.html
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Chapter
8 Avoiding
the Down Payment Cash Crunch
Mortgage
University www.amo-mortgage.com/library/index.html
Family
Haven www.familyhaven.com/money/lowdownpayment.html
Fannie
Mae's Community Home Buyer's Program (CHBP) includes Fannie Mae '97 no
down payment program www.homepath.com/hsp3.html
Freddie
Mac's Affordable Gold no down payment program
www.mortgage-x.com/library/affordable_gold_100.htm
Information
Center www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/housing/low_down/low_down.txt
National
Mortgage Directory www.mortgageloan.com
National
Mortgage News www.nmnews.fgray.com
Real
Estate Web www.real-estate-web.com/links
Interest.com
www.interest.com/editorial/Mortgage_column/mtg_story_970624.htm
Bankrate.com
www.bankrate.com/brm/news/mtg/19990624.asp
The
Mortgage Money Guide www.remax-of-boulder.com/set1/finance/money9.htm
Real
Estate Web Library www.real-estate-web.com/library/money9.htm
Homeowners.com
www.homeowners.com/new89.html
Real
Estate Web www.realestateweb.com/assume.htm
Homeward
Bound in Texas www.amcity.com/austin/stories/1997/10/27/focus5.html
Affordable
Home Ownership in Washington's King County
www.metrokc.gov/exec/news/7698nr1.htm
First-Time
Homebuyer Mortgage Programs for Iowa
www.ifahome.com/partner_sf.htm
The
California Housing Financing Authority
www.chfa.ca.gov
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Chapter
9 Online
Help with Appraisals, Inspections and Insurance
Data
Quick Real Property Information Center
www.dataquick.com
The
Home Purchasing Guide www.homeowners.com/new135.html
Bankrate.com
www.bankrate.com/brm/news/moving_on/edit/appraisals.asp
Appraisal
FAQ List www.hom.net/~owas/faqlist.html
National
Association of Real Estate Appraisers
www.iami.org/narea.html
The
Federal Financial Institution Examination Council Appraisal
Subcommittee www.asc.gov
Appraisal
Institute www.appraisalinstitute.org
Appraisal
Network www.appraisal-network.com
Home
Inspection Kit www.freddiemac.com/homebuyers/index/.html
Home
Inspection and You www.pueblo.gsa/gov/cic_text/housing/inspect/inspect.txt
American
Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)
www.ashi.com
Insight
Professional Home Inspections www.inspectit.com/insight/questions.html
The
Real Estate Library www.realtimes.com/rtnews/rtcpages/19990820_inspector.htm
Insweb
www.insweb.com
Online
insurance quotes www.4freequotes.com
4InstantQuotes
www.4instantquotes.com/Insurance
Quoteshopper
www.quoteshopper.com/shop_ann.htm
Stewart
Title www.stewart.com
Lender’s
Service www.lenderservice.com
Insurance
News Network: The Basics of Title Insurance
www.insure.com/home/title.html
Free
Advice.com www.freeadvice.com/gov_material/hud-title-insurance-6-97.htm
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Chapter
10 Negotiating
and Closing the Deal with Online Help
Appraisal
Network www.appraisal-network.com/avm.htm
CSWOnline
www.cswonline.com/index.shtml
HomeValueCheck
www.homevaluecheck.com
Realestate.com
www.realestate.com
Yahoo!
By Address www.realestate.yahoo.com/realestate/homevalues/
Acxiom/DataQuick
www.products.dataquick.com
Real
Estate FAQs Home Buying www.suntimes.com/realestate/homebuyingfaq3.html
The
MSN HomeAdvisor Guide to "Negotiating the Deal"
www.homeadvisor.msn.com/ns/offerclosing/finalsteps.asp
"The
Eight Rules of Negotiating"
www.homespot.com/r4main3a.htm
Paragon
Decision Resources www.pdr.com/beforeoffer.htm
Real
Estate Offers and Contracts www.nolo.com/encylopedia/articles/re/re17.html
Homebuyer's
E-Guide www.recenter.tamu.edu/hguide/hboffer.html
Inman
News Features www.inman.com/inmanstories.asp?ID=10005&cattype=
Homespot
www.homespot.com/homespot/r4main3e.htm
Fannie
Mae's Homepath www.homepath.com/hpp51.html
Realtor.com
www.realtor.com/closing/closing.asp
Owners.com
www.owners.com/Tools/Library/ShowArticle.asp?ID=17
Our
Family Place www.ourfamilyplace.com/homebuyer/closing.html
IRichmond
www.irichmond.com
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Chapter
11 Costs
and Tax Benefits Associates with Buying a Home
Settlement
statement (records what goes on at the closing): Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) Web site www.hud.gov:80/fha/sfh/res/resappa.html
Truth-in-lending
disclosure (shows the major financial terms of the loan): Lenders
trust www.lenderstrust.com/forms.html
Promissory
note (the borrower’s promise to repay the loan): Refer to HUD's
"Buying Your Home Guide"
www.hud.gov/fha/sfh/res/sfhrestc.html
Deed
or deed of trust (conveys title of the property): Lenders trust
www.lenderstrust.com/forms.html
FinanCenter
www.financenter.com
Realtor.com:
Closing Cost Worksheet www.realtor.com/AspContent/closingcostsworksheet.asp
MSN
Home Advisor: Estimate of closing costs
www.homeadvisor.msn.com/ns/offerclosing/settlement.asp
Government's
Consumer Information Center www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/housing/settlement/sfhrestc.html
Pitt
Miller: Example of a Good Faith Estimate
www.pitt-miller.com/good.htm
Department
of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service
www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/forms_pubs/pubs/p530toc.htm
IRS
Publication 936 www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/forms_pubs/pubs/p936toc.htm
Lycos
Real Estate Guide www.lycos.com/realestate
The
IRS Problem Solver www.taxhelponline.com/solp5.htm
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Chapter
12 The
Internet and Do It Yourself Real Estate
4SaleByOwner
www.4salebyowner.com
Advanced
Real Estate Listing Service www.homeportfoliojunction.com/home/index.htm
BuyOwner.com
www.buyowner.com
RealScout.com
www.realscout.com
Virtual
For Sale by Owner www.virtualfsbo.com
Private
for Sale www.privateforsale.com
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Chapter
13 Getting
Online Help with Becoming an Owner-Builder
The
Owner Builder School of Oregon www.ownerbuilderschool.com
You
Build Owner-Builder Center www.youbuild.com/home.htm
Equity
Builders www.degeorgehomesalliance.com
Landvest
Owner-Involved Building Program www.landvesthomes.com/ownerin.html
All
American Homes www.allamerhomes.com
Endeavor
Homes www.endeavorhomes.com
Alternative
Home Plans www.alternativehomeplans.com
Homes
for Today www.homes4today.com
Stephen
Fuller www.stephenfuller.com
Planhouse
Home Plan Studio www.planhouse.com
Craftsman
Book Company www.craftsman-book.com/downloads/index.htm
Construction
Software www.constructsoftware.com/demos/demos.html
National
Cost Estimator www.nwbuildnet.com/nwbn/esti_books.html
UDA
Construction Office 99 www.uniteddesign.com/home_building_guides.html
Contractor.com
www.contractor.com
American
Builders Network www.americanbuilders.com
Contractornet
www.contractornet.com
North
West BuilderNet www.nwbuildnet.com/nwbn/barnsoutbuildings.html
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Chapter
14 Getting
Moving Help Online
SmartMoney.com
www.smartmoney.com/ac/home/buying/index.cfm?story=moving
Relo.com
www.relo.com/relo/publicgoodies/faq.cfm
Windham
International www.windhamworld.com
Homefair
www.homefair.com/wizard/wizard.html
Atlas
Van Lines www.atlasvanlines.com
Probe
Consultants, "The Economical Do-it-Yourself Residential Moving
Organization Guide" www.go-probe.com/beforeumove.shtml
Moving.com:
"Do-It-Yourself Moving"
www.moving.com/gmoving/diy.asp
MoveCentral
www.new.movecentral.com/planyourmove/
U-Haul
www.uhaul.com
AAA
Move www.aaamove.com
Realtor.com
www.realtor.com
Avatar
Moving www.avatar-moving.com/kb/doc_apples.html
Allied
Van Lines www.alliedvan.net/02guide/04charg.html
Bekins
www.bekins.com
MoversNet
www.moversnet.com
StartSmart.com
www.startsmart.com
RealTimes
www.realtimes.com/rtnews/rtcpages/19981020_utilityconect.htm
Smart
Money www.smartmoney.com/ac/tax/index.cfm?story=moving
Times
Online www.timesonline.webpoint.com/home/movetax.htm
Internal
Revenue Service www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/forms_pubs/pubs/p52101.htm
IRS
Tax information for You www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/ind_info
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Chapter
15 Online
Help for Making Your House a Home
Remodeling
Online www.remodeling.hw.net
Build.com's
Home Improvement Web Site Directory
www.build.com
Builder
Online: Spotlight Collection www.remodeling.hw.net/spotlight
HomePoint.Net
www.homepoint.net/products/products.html
Improvenet
www.improvenet.com
Toiletology
101 www.toiletology.com
Remodel
Online www.remodelonline.com
Home
Repairs & etc. www.repair-home.com
Home
Depot www.homedepot.com
Lowe's
www.lowes.com
Old
House Journal www.oldhousejournal.com
Antique
Hardware and Home Store www.antiquehardware.com
Balmer
Studios www.balmerstudios.com
Salvo
Web www.salvo.co.uk
Money.com
www.money.com
FinanCenter
www.financenter.com
HUD
Home Investment Partnership Program www.hud.gov
Owners.com
www.guides.iown.com/scripts/Refinance.dll/Start?Source=Owners2
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Chapter
16 Marketing
and Selling Your Home Online
Yahoo!
Classifieds www.classifieds.yahoo.com
The
United States Real Estate Directory www.1realestate.com
New
Realty.com www.newrealty.com
Homescout
www.homescout.com
Realty.com
www.realty.com
Note: If you hire a real estate agent to
list your house, your home can be listed at the Homeseekers
www.homeseekers.com
and MSN HomeAdvisor www.homeadvisor.msn.com
Web sites.
The
Virtual Real Estate Store www.virtualrealestatestore.com/selling-a-home-main-page.htm#what_happens_after_home_listed
SmartMoney
www.smartmoney.com/ac/home/selling/index.cfm?story=choose
Ehome
www.ehome.com
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