Recent Posts Tagged With 'mortgage'

• Putting Mortgage Rates Into Perspective

  Posted on Friday October 16th, 2009 at 06:00 in mortgage, Interest rates, history, interest, historical, rate, buyer resources, mortgage lending

  I’ve heard some folks saying, “Uh oh…mortgage rates are up!” and “Mortgage rates went up a lot (1/4 point) since last week and I’m going to wait for them to go back down.” Yes, mortgage rates may have gone u...

• If My Iraq War Veteran Home Buyers Just Got a 3.875% Interest Rate, Why Can’t You?

  Posted on Friday August 28th, 2009 at 11:26 in mortgage, home, loan, buyer, veteran, time, interest, financing, va, rate, first, lending

  My Iraq War Veteran first-time home buyers (that’s them in the photo) and I thought we were hearing things when the lender said, “You qualify for a VA loan at an interest rate of 3.875 percent.” But we heard correctly! Qualified Vet...

• Good News For Home Buyers Using FHA Financing!

  Posted on Wednesday August 26th, 2009 at 06:00 in mortgage, housing, home, loan, administration, financing, buyers, federal, mortgage lending, fha, lender, hvcc

  Good news for  home buyers using FHA financing! The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has no plans to implement the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC), which has been the cause of a wide array of problems for home buyers, sellers and lenders. ...

• 3rd Largest FHA Lender, Taylor Bean and Whitaker Shut Down

  Posted on Thursday August 6th, 2009 at 06:00 in news, mortgage, loan, broker, bean, mortgage lending, taylor, fha, whitaker, lender, tbw

  If the Federal Housing Administration is trying to send a message, it just did - using an elephant gun. The country’s 3rd largest FHA lender, Taylor, Bean and Whitaker Mortgage Corp., ceased lending and closed its doors yesterday after being ba...

• Beazer Homes to Pay $50M to Victimized Home Buyers

  Posted on Monday July 6th, 2009 at 21:12 in mortgage, new, construction, homes, realtor, million, agent, buying, settlement, buyer resources, 50, beazer

  I’ve warned homebuyers before, “Don’t get taken to to the cleaners by home builders and their lenders”. And here’s why: In order to avoid prosecution on criminal fraud conspiracy charges, Beazer Homes agrees to pay $50 m...

• Say “Goodbye” to sub-5 percent Mortgage Rates?

  Posted on Friday June 5th, 2009 at 15:30 in mortgage, market, interest, rates, lending, mortgage lending

  Mortgage rates are ridiculously low right now. Words such as “historically” and “unbelievably” are being put in front of “low rate of…” by lenders, the media and consumers alike. But that may changing. And qu...

• Mortgage 101 - Resources and Information

  Posted on Friday October 10th, 2008 at 07:00 in mortgage, buyer resources, mortgage lending, mortgage basics, mortgage 101

  Buying a home and obtaining a mortgage can be stressful, particularly for first time home buyers. You probably have tons of questions especially when it comes to mortgages and lenders. "What type of mortgage loan should I get?" "What does PITI mean?"...