Patti Shawgo's (pshawgo) Blog

This is great, great news! I've written a lot  about about CDA, but in the last couple of months, the program has not been as useful since their rates were higher than the market rate.Today, CDA has caught up!  100% financing on one loan with 0 points is now 5.875% down from 6.75%!  You can get a...

Rates are lowest they've been in 2 1/2 years and it's a buyer's market, meaning buyer's can get some great deals on properties that sellers NEED to sell.So how much of a difference does 1% really make to the home buyer?  Let's take a closer look.About this scenario: We're going to use an FHA 30 y...

I am going to be doing a workshop on grant/loan programs for first time buyers, as well as optimizing your credit score throughout 2008.   The first workshop will be Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 at 11am, and should last about an hour and a half.These workshops are geared for both home buyers and ...