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fha: Sherwood Oregon Home Values September 2009 - 08/29/09 02:54 PM
Sherwood Oregon Real Estate Update September 2009 Sherwood has been and continues to be a desirable place to live.  In 2007 Money Magazine voted Sherwood as the18th Best Place to Live. " Like much of the Northwest, Sherwood is home to an array of beautiful parks and natural beauty. But the quickly growing commercial sites of Sherwood offer true insight into the town's character: a juxtaposition of old and new, with reverence toward both the city's historic past and its bright, expanding future. The community events calendar is always full and the town's location makes for a fairly easy commute to … (2 comments)

fha: Sherwood Oregon Home Value Update - August 2009 - 08/04/09 01:15 AM
Sherwood Oregon Home Value Update August 2009 Sherwood has been and continues to be a desirable place to live. It has seen some of the fastest growth in the state of Oregon, and most of it has been residential homes. People moved to Sherwood to live, not necessarily to work. With the economy tanking, many homes went into foreclosure and people moved out. This left us with a lot of stagnant properties that until recently, weren't moving. But there seems to be some positive news according to Zillow.com. Below is a chart of their estimated Sherwood Oregon home values from June … (0 comments)

fha: Update on the $8,000 Tax Credit - 05/29/09 05:06 PM
Special Update:New guidelines were issued today for the monetizing of the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit that was announced by HUD and then delayed by HUD. The primary change is that the money cannot be applied toward the 3.5% down payment. It can be used for a larger down payment or applied toward closing costs. We'll provide more details soon.
Here's a link to the HUD site. Click on Mortgage Letter 09-15 http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/hudclips/letters/mortgagee/index.cfm
Again, it appears that it can be used as "a" downpayment, but the borrower still needs to come to the table with 3.5% on FHA loans.
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