fha financing: Paying the Bills on Time: The Building Blocks to Homeownership - 05/30/08 01:14 AM
If you have followed the real estate market and lending environment for the last 12 months, than you probably know that mortgage lenders have become quite strict on their mortgage guidelines.
The banks just do not have the money or resources to take any chances on what they deem as a
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fha financing: The Best Mortgage Alternatives in the Declining Arizona Desert - 03/06/08 03:45 PM
Lately, I feel that I have beating a dead horse over here with all the changes due to a declining housing market. Our lending environment has became so tight that good borrowers feel that there are really no options to help them get into a home today. Recently the mortgage guidelines have become more
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fha financing: What are the Best Mortgage Products for First Time Home-buyers in 2008 - 02/27/08 08:52 PM
So we just had the Oscars and if Hollywood can put together a list of awards for their industry, then I thought I would run down a list of mortgage products that I feel are best for First Time Home-buyers in 2008. And the Winners Are? FHA Mortgages: This is a great product
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fha financing: Arizona Identified as a Declining Market: 5% More Down Payment Required - 01/25/08 12:39 PM
Attention Realtors and Home-buyers in Arizona: We are in a market identified by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to be a moderate declining market. This is not the first time I wrote about this issue:Arizona Identified as a Declining Market: Appraisal Reviews Required, but because I am having more people contact me about
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fha financing: Arizona Identified as a Declining Market: Appraisal Reviews Required - 11/14/07 12:55 AM
Attention Realtors in Arizona: We are in a market identified by Fannie Mae to be a declining market. Tom Burris wrote a great post a couple of months back warning all about this: Attention Realtors in Declining Markets!!! Well this is real and let me elaborate more upon what Tom stated
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fha financing: Mesa, Arizona: First Time Homebuyer Workshop and Complimentary Dinner - 11/08/07 06:31 PM
Special Dinner Invitation Free first time home buyer workshop, plus a complimentary dinner at Matta's Mexican Restaurant 932 E. Main St. Mesa, AZ 85203. The workshop will teach you how to buy your First Home. This event will be held on November 15, 2007 at 7:00P.M. Topics Covered: How to get into a home with
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fha financing: Can I get 100% Financing if I am a First Time Home Buyer? - 10/29/07 11:06 AM
Lately I have been asked by a large group of people if I can get 100% financing for first time home buyers. There is been so many changes to mortgage guidelines lately that most of us get really confused on who we can really qualify for a home. So I will set the record
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fha financing: Another Update about the Ameridream DPA Program - 10/19/07 08:06 PM
I have been trying to keep everyone updated on what is going on with Ameridream, and just got another update from them today. They have asked for me to share with as many people as possible. I am a big supporter of DPA's and feel they do have a viable market
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fha financing: How Much of a House Payment can I Afford? - 10/16/07 10:48 AM
The days of explaining interest rates and how much of a home can I afford to buy are gone. Most of the time its a matter of knowing how much is in your monthly budget for a payment and can you qualify for that loan. Shoppers today are very payment sensitive, and bottom line, if you can
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fha financing: Another Update about the Ameridream DPA Program - 10/15/07 02:41 PM
I have been trying to keep everyone updated on what is going on with Ameridream, and just got another update from them today. They have asked for me to share with as many people as possible. I am a big supporter of DPA's and feel they do have a viable market
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fha financing: An Update from Ameridream as a Viable Down Payment Assistance Program - 10/09/07 06:08 PM
I do not usually like to do like to continue a discussion from another post, but I have been getting so many calls myself about if Ameridream will be in existence at the end of the month, that I thought I would share what I have gathered from Ameridream themselves. First of
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fha financing: FHA Loans and the Back End Investor Buying the Paper - 10/08/07 02:08 PM
Ok, I learned something that I was not aware of until recently and thought I would share with everyone. Recently (during the last 6 months) I switched to a different mortgage company. In my prior life, I worked for one of the big box lenders who we did about 98% of
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