Financing

Homebuyer tax credit won’t have to be repaid

Although the $15,000 homebuyer tax credit for all buyers passed by the Senate on Tuesday was scaled back as part of a compromise in the economic stimulus package headed for...
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Buying your first home…

This can be a really exciting and scary time!  I still remember walking out of our closing on our first home many years ago – we got in the car...
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Credit reports and mortgage loans

Your credit report is very important when it comes to getting a mortgage.  Now more than ever before, your credit score determines your interest rate and what kind of loan...
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Getting a mortgage…

It's a new year and we are hoping the housing market will turn around this year, but no one knows for sure!! There is a lot of talk about it...
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Fixed Rate Mortgages Drop Below 4.5% on 30 Year

The 30 year fixed mortgage interest rates dropped to around 4.375% for qualifying borrowers. Rates may not have been this low in over 40 years. It is currently about ½%...
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FHA Rates and Monthly Payments Drop with Streamline Refinances

Many homeowners who took out a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage in the last year or so are dropping their interest rates and monthly payments by doing a “streamline Refinance.”...
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Interest rates…..how fast they can change!!

I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving!  Tuesday morning, November 25th, the Federal Reserve announced that they were going to purchase as much as $600 billion in debt and mortgage-backed...
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FHA Decreases their Maximum Loan Size Limit for 2009…

Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgages are decreasing the maximum loan size allowed to $318,550 in 2009, from $362,790 in 2008, within the greater Twin Cities metro market. This may reduce...
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