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Jumbo Conforming Loans More Affordable?

Finance Blog Online | May 15th 2008 by CP

Jumbo Loans More Affordable? The federal government has made an effort to make Jumbo loans more affordable but the move may not be paying off quite yet, or as the government thought it would, as the loans remain difficult for borrowers to get. Jumbo read more

FHA Chief Shoots Down Housing Bailout Bill

Boom2Bust.com | May 14th 2008 by Christopher E. Hill

Here’s another great piece that was suggested to me. As you may have heard already, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill last week that would enable struggling mortgage holders to refinance into more affordable loans guaranteed by Uncle read more

About the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage

Up 2 Date Rates | May 14th 2008 by Up2DateRates

The Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) is the oldest and most popular reverse mortgage product, accounting for an estimated 90 percent of the total market. Available since 1989, HECMs are insured by the federal government through the Federal Hous read more

Real Estate News 05/12/08

Naples Florida Real Estate Homes | May 12th 2008 by Glenn Ginsburg

REAL ESTATE ECONOMY The nation’s foreclosure hemorrhage slowed a bit last month, according to Foreclosures.com, down 5 percent from March. "The sky isn’t falling, and the bottom of the housing market is in sight," says Alexis McG read more

You Condo Needs to be FHA Approved

Arizona Mortgage Guru | May 12th 2008 by Arizona Mortgage Guru

With all the press FHA loans has garnered recently we have received quite a bit of inquiry on this government insured mortgage. We have been able to qualify most who have contacted us, however, we’ve had to disappoint a few. The crazy thing is read more

You Condo Needs to be FHA Approved

Real Estate Blog | May 12th 2008 by Lost One

With all the press FHA loans has garnered recently we have received quite a bit of inquiry on this government insured mortgage. We have been able to qualify most who have contacted us, however, we’ve had to disappoint a few. The crazy thing is read more

Whats New With FHA- The Bay Area is Ready and Waiting…

Green Mortgage Group | May 11th 2008 by Brian LeBars

FHA Action to Resume Despite Veto Threat The House of Representative was slated to resume consideration of a Federal Housing Administration refinancing bill this morning despite a veto threat from President Bush and efforts by Republican congressm read more

House Says Aye to Housing Plan Amidst Controversy

Finance Blog Online | May 9th 2008 by CP

House Says Aye to Housing Plan Amidst Controversy It’s been on the table now for a little while, and the House has said Aye to approve a federally-backed loan program for mortgage borrowers who can’t meet their monthly mortgage payments. read more

Did You Miss Us?

Sadie's Take on Delaware Ohio | May 8th 2008

Didn’t think so. Been a busy week, thanks to some new buyers and a couple of new sellers.New Web Site We have been able to launch TobyBoyce.com and it is in its infancy — right now a canned site from Keller Williams, but hopefully soon a read more

US Pending Home Sales Retreat In March; Down 20% On Year

Investment Blog | May 7th 2008 by Admin

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–A forecasting gauge of existing- home sales decreased in March as expected, with would-be buyers having trouble getting loans. The National Association of Realtors’ index for pending sales of previously owned homes read more

The Basics Of Fha Real Estate Mortgages For Investors

All About your Life | May 7th 2008 by joom

As an investor, it’s important to know the details of HUD/FHA programs so you can deal effectively with buyers and sellers, particularly in the area of foreclosures. Owner-occupants have first choice on these properties, but when repossessed pr read more

Mortgage Delinquencies and Foreclosures

Consumer Mortgage Reports | May 6th 2008 by Consumer Mortgage Reports

President Bollinger, Dean Hubbard, Co-Chairman Kravis, and distinguished guests, I am very pleased to be here and especially honored to receive the Columbia Business School’s Distinguished Leadership in Government Award. This evening I would read more

Foreclosure Neglect: Media Panic Ensues

Busted: Bankers and the Digital Economy | May 6th 2008 by TNTalk

For some time the United States has known about the enlarging mortgage foreclosure crisis and little of practical value has been done to stem the tide of a financial disaster on the horizon. Finally, the mainstream media has picked up Federal Reserve read more

FHA: The Be All and End All of Loans

Real Estate Blog | May 5th 2008 by Lost One

FHA here, FHA there, wherever you look it’s FHA these days. With the increase in loan limits, competitive loan rates and very low down payment requirements often times its the only loan program that makes sense in todays credit crunch. And it a read more

FHA: The Be All and End All of Loans

Arizona Mortgage Guru | May 5th 2008 by Arizona Mortgage Guru

FHA here, FHA there, wherever you look it’s FHA these days. With the increase in loan limits, competitive loan rates and very low down payment requirements often times its the only loan program that makes sense in todays credit crunch. And it a read more

FHA Update-House Panel Passes FHA ‘Underwater’ Bill

Green Mortgage Group | May 4th 2008 by Brian LeBars

By a 46-21 vote, the House Financial Services Committee has approved a bill that provides the Federal Housing Administration with $300 billion in loan commitment authority to refinance “underwater” mortgages. The bill, crafted by the comm read more

Funds Reallocated in Downpayment Assistance Program

Arizona Mortgage Guru | May 4th 2008 by Arizona Mortgage Guru

The downpayment assistance program, which we participate in, the Home in Five Program (only for Maricopa county) had been running out of funds recently. Actually to be more precise funds for non targeted areas had been running out, there was always p read more

Funds Reallocated in Downpayment Assistance Program

Real Estate Blog | May 4th 2008 by Lost One

The downpayment assistance program, which we participate in, the Home in Five Program (only for Maricopa county) had been running out of funds recently. Actually to be more precise funds for non targeted areas had been running out, there was always p read more

San Diego First Time Home Buyers are Winners

Carlsbad, Encinitas and San Diego Luxury Real Estate | April 29th 2008 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy We have rediscovered the joy of working with San Diego’s first time home buyers. It’s not that we avoided them in the past, it was just the pricey nature of San Diego’s real estate that kept most first time buyers read more

Real Estate News 04/28/08

Naples Florida Real Estate Homes | April 28th 2008 by Glenn Ginsburg

COUNTRYWIDE Consumer advocates claim Countrywide has not been responsive enough to homeowners struggling to make mortgage payments, and that Bank of America needs to do more when it takes over the troubled lender. The Fed is currently investigating read more

First Time Homebuyers

HomeZill Blog | April 26th 2008 by homezill

Owning a home has been part of the American Dream. However, nowadays it’s becoming harder to live that dream. With the mortgage crisis, higher credit scores, larger down payments, and PMI are becoming more common. Fewer people are qualifying read more

Bush Approves More Mortgage Assistance

Mortgage And Real Estate Blog | April 25th 2008 by Chris McElroy

With the real estate market suffering considerably for some time now, additional mortgage assistance for sub prime borrowers has been approved by the Bush administration for those who are at risk of foreclosure. Because the market has caused loans t read more

Simple Facts About FHA Refinancing Program

MJ's Hurrah | April 18th 2008 by Marie

The housing market is down as of the moment. A lot of homes are now in foreclosure because the owner cannot sustain to pay the month mortgage or else they are on an adjustable mortgage and all of a sudden the monthly mortgage increases and they can� read more

Instead of Flag Lapel Pins and ’60s Radicals…

Reconstitution | April 17th 2008

…wouldn’t it have been nice if ABC had thrown away the FOX-produced script for last night’s debate and talked about this? This is, of all the proposals I’ve seen, the best one yet. Frank is targeting the only place that will m read more

FHA Loans For Moms Returning to Work

Real Estate Blog | April 14th 2008 by Lost One

Recently I wrote about how a mortgage approval pretty much lives and dies through income verification these days. While it may seem like a dramatization it really is not, in fact its almost an understatement. This is because not only is income verifi read more

FHA Loans For Moms Returning to Work

Arizona Mortgage Guru | April 14th 2008 by Arizona Mortgage Guru

Recently I wrote about how a mortgage approval pretty much lives and dies through income verification these days. While it may seem like a dramatization it really is not, in fact its almost an understatement. This is because not only is income verifi read more

FHA Modernization Bill & Reverse Mortgage Update

Reverse Mortgage Daily | April 13th 2008 by John Yedinak

The major news that came out of the NRMLA event in Philadelphia was regarding the FHA Modernization bill and how it would apply to reverse mortgages. Below is an overview of what Peter Bell told us: Agreed on a compromise that would replace the read more

The Housing Bailout Battle

Busted: Bankers and the Digital Economy | April 11th 2008 by TNTalk

President Bush has decided to scramble for his own federal aid project for homeowners. At the end of the eleventh hour, Bush has decided to head off foreclosures, clashing with both parties who want the government to step in with a broad housing resc read more

Bush and Lawmakers Battle Over Housing Bailout

TNTalk! Smarter Thinking for Better Times. | April 11th 2008 by TNTalk