Fannie decided they were hurting the market and reversed their position slightly- agreeing to do 5% down in a declining market.  BUT,  and it was a big but, the PMI companies did not get on board immediately. 

There now seems to be a meeting of the minds and in somewhat limited circumstances you can now do 5% down.

FHA is still a good alternative.

 
Posted by lynn christensen on 06/02/2008 06:58 PM   Comments (0)  
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