Real estate blog entries tagged with home mortgages

Blog entries tagged with "home mortgages":

home mortgages: Fannie & Freddie's Woes are Trickling Down to Consumers - 08/20/08 01:09 PM

Fannie & Freddie Woes are Trickling Down to Consumers As the mortgage melt down continues and whether a government bailout will or will not be needed for Fannie & Freddie, the mortgage finance companies' decline has brought their woes to their consumer. There are four downsides the borrowers are seeing … (5 comments)

home mortgages: Home Mortgages - 07/14/08 09:31 AM

Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation)Primary Mortgage Market Survey
Monthly Average Commitment Rate on 30-Year FRMs in the North Central Region
Here is a look at a time line break down of home interest rates from 1980 to 2008. As you can see interest rates are great so now is … (2 comments)

home mortgages: Will inaccurate information in my credit report affect my credit score? - 05/08/08 11:56 PM

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home mortgages: Warning: This Might Help you Understand Interest Rates - 04/19/08 09:57 PM

Why is it important for me to understand interest rates?
Well this is a big DUH!
How about saving money or buying a bigger home? If you just get this one concept then you will be ready to go shopping. Interest rates are not just numbers for bankers or mortgage people to review, they are … (0 comments)

home mortgages: Warning: This Might Help you Understand Interest Rates - 04/19/08 09:57 PM

home mortgages: Top 10 Credit Do's nd Don'ts - 04/10/08 01:14 PM

Good credit is critical when it comes to obtaining the best interest rates and terms on a mortgage. Here are the top 10 do's and don'ts when looking to secure a mortgage.
Don't Apply For New Credit. Every time you have your credit pulled by a potential creditor or lender, you can … (1 comments)

home mortgages: Top 10 Credit Do's nd Don'ts - 04/10/08 01:13 PM

home mortgages: Top 10 Credit Do's nd Don'ts - 04/10/08 01:12 PM

home mortgages: Interesting older Forbes article on the biggest product the US produces....home mortgages - 03/10/08 08:27 AM

My husband and I were thubming through older Forbes magazines looking in particular for an article we had seen on recycling used tires and I stumbled on this article "UNCREATIVE DESTRUCTION" by Bernard Condon which published in December 2007.
In the article Mr. Condon brings up that our country is so creative, coming … (0 comments)

home mortgages: Want to sell or Buy Home- Help is here the FHA Mortgage Amount Increased! - 03/06/08 02:49 PM

Yesterday, the FHA increased its amount it will lend to $341,250 in Franklin County Ohio. This is great news for both home sellers and home buyers, so just maybe we'll see buyers firm up and buy and seller will sell theirs homes!! It's a great time to buy your dream home! … (1 comments)

home mortgages: Positive Outlook for Commercial Real Estate - 02/05/08 03:39 PM

By, Gaurav Bhola, MSM
The housing and mortgage market have been going through some difficult times in recent months. However, unlike the residential real estate cousin, the commercial real estate market has been doing well.
The construction spending on shopping centers, office buildings, and other nonresidential projects rose by 15.2 percent in … (0 comments)

home mortgages: Know if you use Deeds of Trusts or Mortgages - 11/30/07 03:36 PM

I live in a state that is very unique. Half of the state has deeds of trusts, the others have mortgages. There are only a handful of states that use mortgages and the majority use the deed of trust. The major difference lies after a person defaults. With a mortgage, the … (1 comments)

home mortgages: New Lending Policies - 11/13/07 01:20 AM

The Fed's survey, which was conducted in early October, found that 41 percent of banks responding said they had tightened loan standards either "considerably" or "somewhat" for prime residential mortgages, or loans offered to borrowers with solid credit histories. * To read the full post please visit the San Diego real … (0 comments)

home mortgages: How to Turn a Non-Buyer... Into A Buyer ! - 10/01/07 04:38 PM

With the Financial and Mortgage Industries "tightening up" their loan requirements... an extra boost is often needed for buyers to be able to qualify for the home they want to purchase. Here are a few suggestions on how to help someone who wants to buy a home... but really needs some … (14 comments)

home mortgages: Rate Cut by the Fed! - 09/18/07 08:15 PM

For those of you living under a rock. The feds cut rates today by 1/2%, which is even a larger cut then expected. In response the conforming rates have already started to come down. Now the big question is, what will this do to our market? Well that depends on how … (7 comments)

home mortgages: Make Good on Bad Credit - 08/24/07 03:23 PM

Though it may look like the new lending rules are excluding first time buyers and people with a less than perfect credit rating from owning a home, look again. What we're seeing now is just a return to tried and true rules when it comes to mortgages. So rather than … (0 comments)

home mortgages: A little curb appeal never hurt anyone and sure not your wallet - 06/19/07 09:10 PM

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home mortgages: What's Really Behind Higher Bond Yields - 06/17/07 09:31 PM

What's Really Behind Higher Bond Yields
Here's something you probably won't hear in the media: Last week's big surge in bond yields had nothing to do with inflation. Instead, it's the private equity boom that's fueling the rise in yields. Strange? Well, let me explain.
The perfect environment for private equity … (4 comments)

home mortgages: “HELP – I Ran One Of Those Direct Response Ads And I Didn’t Get Any Calls!” - 05/07/07 12:37 PM

Lot’s of times I hear from people who tell me “I ran one of those direct response ads and I didn’t get any calls.” When I hear that I immediately go through this checklist with them, and we’re able to figure out why.
Who is your target market?Many times an ad will … (3 comments)

home mortgages: Your Business is to Complicated! - 04/23/07 12:14 PM

Your Business is to Complicated!.
I know this because I hear it, and see evidence of it when I talkto Realtors and Lenders from all over.Almost without exception, you're trying to do too much.Spreading yourself too thin.When you try to do too much, cover too wide an area, serve toomany … (1 comments)