Financing

Reasons People Can’t Get a Mortgage

The great news for home buyers is that home prices are low and interest rates are also very low.  The bad news is that with the number of people that...
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The Home Affordable Refinance Program Extended

The Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) has been extended to June 2012.  It is a program that was initiated in 2009 to help homeowners that were upside down on their...
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Does that credit inquiry affect your credit score?

When you are shopping for a mortgage, the lender has to pull your credit report to see if you qualify and what your credit score is.  The issue has always...
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How do you “lock” in your interest rate?

When you buy a home (or refinance), you want to get the best interest rate that you can.  How do you know when to lock or if you are locked? ...
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This week’s Fed statement…

The Federal Open Market Committee met this week and the main news was that they left interest rates unchanged.  No one really expected the Fed to change interest rates.  Their statement released after...
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Mortgages…what’s coming next!!

Over the next few years home mortgages may look totally different.  It seems like everyday I see another possible change from eliminating Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to needing 20%...
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Get $8000 Cash back with Federal Home Buyer Tax Credit for Military Buyers

For most Americans, the Federal First Time Home Buyer Credit expired last year on April 30th.  However, when the program was created, Congress wanted to give deployed employees of the...
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Reminder of FHA changes

On April 18th, FHA is changing their mortgage insurance fees.   Currently FHA charges .90% for the monthly mortgage insurance premium if you are putting less than 5% down on a...
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