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There’s a few major problems in the new FHA Short Payoff refinance that has been added to the “Making Home Affordable” family of solutions. I’ll later take the time to write the full details of this issue, but I need to get this message out over the next couple of days. The new FHA program includes [...] It’s scary applying for a home loan. The commitment to buy a home is stressful enough. Adding the fear of being turned down for a home loan can be too much for a consumer. I find that most consumers who are concerned with their credit feel that a credit blemish from years ago will keep them [...] In January, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the first major changes to FHA financing for the year changing the maximum seller concessions from 6% to 3% early summer 2010. The changes to seller concessions will have a large impact. Concessions include what the seller is contributing to the buyer in the transaction. A [...] The answer to this question varies depending on the loan program a buyer is looking at, but most buyers who have past credit problems rely on FHA loans as their fastest track back to homeownership. This is due to FHA’s lenient credit guidelines compared to conventional loan programs. HUD (The Department of Housing and Urban Development) [...] It appears that more homeowners with little-to-no-equity are gaining an interest in refinancing. More importantly, they’re gaining confidence that there is an option. This is good news as it appears the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) is gaining both momentum and attention. This seems like the right time to give homeowners an extensive guide to HARP, including [...] The temporary high-balance loan limits for Conforming GSE (Government Sponsored Entities) and FHA loans have been extended through 2010.
This means the current loan limits set to expire this year will continue through next year. This will help keep the real estate market on track for recovery. According to a related blog on Zillow, the [...] Recently, I was having lunch with my friends Rob Novak (fellow Loan Officer) and Andrew Norman from ING. It was one of those lunches where topics moved left to right without filters or agenda. While sharing ideas and opinions of the current marketplace, the topic of first time home buyers was mentioned. At that moment, [...] |
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