Forget about clipping coupons and go paperless. Coupon Sherpa (www.couponsherpa.com), a new iPhone app, allows shoppers to access in-store coupons for more than 100 retailers on an iPhone or iPod Touch. Available for $1.99, the Coupon Sherpa app offers discounts for more than 100 participating retailers including Bloomingdales, GNC, JCPenney, Kmart, Office Depot, TGI Friday’s, [...]

Home sales increased 35.2 percent in May in California compared with the same period a year ago, while the median price of an existing home declined 30.4 percent, C.A.R. reported last week. “With affordability for first-time buyers at a record high, sales of existing, single-family homes continued to remain above the 500,000 level for the [...]

During the height of the real estate market, most borrowers who applied for a mortgage received one.  However, in today’s lending environment, consumers should be more cautious about where they apply for a loan and from which Web sites they receive quotes.
 
Borrowers should be cautious about sites that request a Social Security number and address [...]