There's No "I" in Loan! - 06/10/09 10:38 AM
I am very thorough at my job. I analyze every piece of data I am given, undercover every possibility, and work to identify the right product for every borrower. But with all my expertise and hard won knowledge, the work to actually close a deal has quadrupled over the last year and a half. And I know that story is the same for all you Realtors out there.
There are tremendous opportunities for buyers as we all know; opportunities from extraordinary prices to low interest rates to the new and improved down payment assistance disguised as an $8000 tax credit.
But … (1 comments)

Down Payment Assistance - 06/02/09 04:53 PM
OK, so just add me to the endless list of bloggers blogging about the $8000 tax credit turned additional down payment/pay down option/closing costs supplement. I do say "hooray!" to this assistance as it will help get more people back into homeownership. My customer roster alone has as many true first time homebuyers as buyers who have not owned a home in over three years. I've attached a link to some additional tax credit info from HUD.
There is just the caveat that the buyer still needs to come up with the 3.5% minimum that is required of FHA insured loans. … (3 comments)