FHA loan limits put it firmly at the top of the heap! - 03/10/09 12:10 AM
One little recurring theme in my articles over the last 14 months has been that FHA loans have become increasingly more useful in this market. In the last round of stimulus rules, FHA went back to 2008 loan limits.
That means that in Sonoma County, the conventional loan limit is $520,950 but you can borrow up to $662,500 with FHA. In Marin County you can go to $729,750 on an FHA and you are limited to $625,500 on a conventional loan. FHA did not work well in the north bay for decades and now it is almost the loan of choice … (0 comments)

Barack Obama reads my blog! - 03/09/09 11:48 PM
Back in January in this very blog I posed the question – Refi or Modify? You can imagine my thrill when I saw in the latest round of stimulus packages that President Obama not only had read my article but came up with some answers and he was fairly quick about it. On March 4th 2009 the guidelines were handed down to loan originators and servicers the new rules concerning loan modification and addressing some issues with refinancing. My mother will be so proud of me ; )
But seriously, there are new rules here and this is timely. In the … (0 comments)

 
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