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fha: FHA + Nehemiah: A Path to 103% Financing - 02/05/08 11:58 PM

With the rapid demise of 100% financing, first-time home buyers are finding it increasingly difficult to purchase homes, even as prices become more tempting. Yet there is one solution often overlooked by borrowers and lenders alike. It is the Nehemiah program, and when used in conjunction with a normal FHA … (20 comments)

fha: The New FHA: What You May Not Know About Down Payments - 09/15/07 10:59 AM

With the tide shifting back toward old-school underwriting, source of down payment is once again becoming an issue. Conventional loans often require that the borrower have 5% of their own funds, and that money must be “seasoned”.
FHA is different and far more flexible.
Did you know that FHA loans … (2 comments)

fha: The New FHA: What You May Not Know About Appraisals - 09/12/07 12:20 PM

During the sellers’ market of the early 2000’s, FHA loans were the forgotten stepchild of the mortgage business. No seller would even talk to a buyer approved through FHA or VA. One big reason for that avoidance was the FHA appraisal and related property issues.
All that has changed.
While … (1 comments)

fha: FHASecure: The Solution to Foreclosure? - 08/31/07 05:33 PM

President Bush today announced FHASecure, a new FHA refinance program designed to help trouble homeowners keep their homes. The new program should provide an option for at least some of those people headed into foreclosure due to interest rate resets and skyrocketing mortgage payments.
Who will benefit? Hard to say … (2 comments)

fha: FHA Access–A Safe Way to 103% Financing - 03/31/07 06:41 PM

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article called Qualifying For a Home Loan: 6 Reasons to Consider FHA. Not all lenders have been around long enough to remember FHA loans. Those who have remember the extra requirements that made FHA loans unpopular with sellers. But it’s a buyer’s market … (2 comments)

fha: Qualifying For a Home Loan: 6 Reasons to Consider FHA - 03/12/07 10:31 AM

FHA loans are the forgotten toy in the box. Gathering dust like some old Atari game while we’ve played with our shiny new Xbox, FHA loans years ago lost their appeal. It’s time to reconsider.
Here six reasons every first-time buyer should consider an FHA loan.
100% financing. FHA … (0 comments)

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