mortgage: Happy Birthday to my Dad! - 07/09/08 04:43 PM
Hey Folks!
This one is not about mortgages, rates, FHA, VA, bad credit, good credit, changes in underwriting, declining markets, drops in home prices, big unsold inventory, buyers market, mortgage implode, subprime lending, GFE's, TIL's, points, no-points, credit repair, reverse mortgages, or anything else to do with this business. It will … (5 comments)
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mortgage: URGENT ADVISE NEEDED!!!!! - 07/08/08 02:20 PM
The vine has the best minds in the market. I have a client (friend) that is closing next week.
Since Big Ben's talk today we have had a couple of favorable rate adjustments.
So here is the question:
DO I LOCK OR FLOAT?
This is not a fancy post filled with … (7 comments)
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mortgage: My Independence Day! Thanks for Sharing - 07/04/08 06:59 AM
Hey Folks!
Been way to long. After recovering from an injury, a job change and a whole heck of a lot of other things I have not posted since the end of April and I have missed it.
So today is my Independence Day to announce (to myself and I … (1 comments)
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mortgage: got gas? - 04/24/08 01:35 PM
Hey Folks!
Tony Grego here from Sagamore Home Mortgage in Lebanon, Indiana. Your Indiana Mortgage Partner for all your home lending needs.
Today I discovered a big money saving tip and wanted to share the savings with my AR family (along with anyone one else looking).
Looking at the recent profit announcements of … (6 comments)
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mortgage: I Expired Saturday! - 04/22/08 07:02 AM
Hey Folks!
Tony Grego here from Sagamore Home Mortgage in Lebanon, Indiana. Your Indiana Mortgage Partner for all your home lending needs.
I share this story so you will not endure the same fate. Saturday morning around 7:00 am I am doing chores around the house and notice that I … (12 comments)
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mortgage: Helped a Lafayette Senior Citizen to Avoid Foreclosure Scam - 04/04/08 11:02 PM
Hey Folks!
Been a crazy week around Sagamore Home Mortgage right here in Indiana with some great things and some big challenges. I want to tell everyone about a situation I was involved in yesterday now I am going to spoil the ending and let you know that it does not … (2 comments)
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mortgage: HELP!!!!!! Problems with a Short Sale (Possible Sales Lead for Indiana) - 04/03/08 05:21 PM
Hey Folks!
Really need some help with this one. Sorry if its gets boring but I want to be detailed here to help the client.
I have a client that is a long time personal friend. They are well qualified borrower's and have found their perfect home. It is located in Brownsburg, … (4 comments)
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mortgage: Video of the Day - I Really Like HBO More Than Ever - 04/01/08 11:12 AM
Hey Folks!
Hope all is well in your world? Here in Central Indiana we have a breezy and chilly day. Guess they all can't be slotted for the Chamber of Commerce Day.
Anyway you need to be careful today. Remember it is April Fools Day and while it is still … (2 comments)
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mortgage: Video of the Day - Why you need to Interview Your Home Improvement Specialist - 03/31/08 08:21 AM
Hey Folks!
Well here in Central Indiana March, is sure going out like a lion. While temperatures have gone up it is going to be plenty wet.
Now as we go into April many of us will start our home improvement projects we planned all winter. Please enjoy this video. … (0 comments)
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mortgage: Video of the Day - Google Street View - 03/27/08 08:31 AM
Welcome to Terrific Thursday!
Just a couple days left in March. Before I get to today's video I want to remind everyone to get your purchase and refinance mortgage contracts into to your favorite mortgage broker (if you don't have one, you always have me) before Monday. Most investors will not … (2 comments)
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mortgage: Video of the Day - Abbott and Costello Explain APR? - 03/26/08 06:30 AM
Understanding and explaining APR vs Rate is a challenge even for some experienced mortgage loan offices. Who could blame them. With all of the terms, costs, and fees it can get rather confusing.
I have seem some mortgage broker web sites do a great job at defining and others remind me … (13 comments)
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mortgage: "You Got Spam" How is your mail box? - 03/21/08 09:34 AM
WOW! Active Rain has arrived. This morning when checking my email I get this message:
I did a back track on the IP address:
Now my personal choice is to answer every email I get but like everyone I do have my limits. While I do get plenty of offers from … (13 comments)
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mortgage: Are They Buying a House or a Home - 03/09/08 02:13 PM
Hey Folks!
It is Sunday here in Indiana and like most Hoosiers I had to do what most others have been doing for years. Yes, change our clocks. You see it has only been the second time since the seventies!
Now because I wanted to watch my cell phone and "atomic clock" change … (8 comments)
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mortgage: Top Ten Reasons to Refinance Your Indiana Home this Weekend. - 03/07/08 11:15 PM
10. 30-fixed mortgage rates are at the lowest levels in 45 years.
9. No areas of Indiana is tagged as a declining value market.
8. Indiana property tax bills are starting to make sense.
7. FHA mortgage limits have increased.
6. With the state 20 degrees below normal who wants to go outside anyway?
5. Since … (2 comments)
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mortgage: Might as Well Join the Party! It is a Great One! - 03/06/08 01:01 PM
Indiana revised FHA mortgage limits listed here per county. Should offer plenty of help to help purchase and refinanced mortgages. For more information about FHA please drop me, Tony Grego - Indiana Mortgage Company a email and I will answer all of your questions. Let go the FHA way!
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mortgage: Mortgage Basics - What is PMI? - 02/11/08 02:00 PM
To follow up on an earlier blog about mortgage insurance changes I wanted to explain just want MI is?
PMI or MI is called many things:
Mortgage Insurance Personal Mortgage InsuranceMortgage Insurance Premium IT SHOULD BE "PROTECTS MORTGAGE INVESTOR" here's why,
When a potential homeowner needs a new mortgage or a current homeowner refinances a current mortgage and … (2 comments)
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mortgage: WARNING: Don't Choose a Broker/Mortgage Lender until you read this FREE Report! - 02/10/08 06:41 PM
WARNING: Don't Choose a Broker/Mortgage Lender until you read this FREE Report!
7 Questions Lenders Hate!
There are tens of thousands of mortgage companies in America. In some states, you don't even need a license or any experience to originate mortgages.
Because of the sheer amount of choices you will have when you go … (3 comments)
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mortgage: WARNING: Don't Choose a Broker/Mortgage Lender until you read this FREE Report! - 02/10/08 06:41 PM
WARNING: Don't Choose a Broker/Mortgage Lender until you read this FREE Report!
7 Questions Lenders Hate!
There are tens of thousands of mortgage companies in America. In some states, you don't even need a license or any experience to originate mortgages.
Because of the sheer amount of choices you will have when you go … (3 comments)
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mortgage: Mortgage Basics - Today, Just Make the Right DECISION - 02/10/08 08:46 AM
Well, its Sunday morning. Hope it is going well for you? For me, like most Sundays, it is a day of decision. How did it start?
Central Indiana had a big drop in temperature last night. While we enjoyed a 50 degree day on Saturday it is now single digits … (2 comments)
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mortgage: Mortgage Basics - "Urgent Breaking News" - 02/09/08 09:52 AM
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC), one of the nations top provider of mortgage insurance announces major policy changes.
Effective March 3, 2008 MGIC is revamping credit score guidelines that will have MAJOR implications with new and refinanced mortgages.
Current guidelines allow mortgage insurance (PMI) for consumers with a minimum LOW credit score of 575. … (8 comments)
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mortgage: Mortgage Basics - Let’s Talk Value (LTV)! - 02/08/08 10:06 AM
Hope everyone has been enjoying my mortgage basic tips this week? With all of focus on mortgage rates and if it is the right time to get a new mortgage to buy a house or is it the time to re-finance your current mortgage I feel that the basics can … (8 comments)
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mortgage: What If You Get a Email From Me - 02/07/08 04:28 PM
I guess I would call this an open letter to fellow profesionals on AR. I really need your opinon on this one.
I have spent a lifetime (28+ years) helping folks find the right financing for high ticket items (like a mortgage). I can count the number of companies I have worked for a a … (20 comments)
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mortgage: Mortgage Basics - What Do You Mean DTI Is Not For My New TV? - 02/07/08 11:12 AM
STATED OR NOT STATED, that is the question... Remember back in ancient times (2007) when a client did not qualify for a loan due to income it was not a problem. Most investors promoted stated income mortgages. What did that mean? Now I am not making this up. This is … (0 comments)
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mortgage: Mortgage Basics 101 - What's the Deal with Credit Scores? - 02/06/08 02:43 PM
OK, the search is over! After months of searching for homes and interviewing mortgage brokers you find the perfect deal
Now that home you have been planning on buying is in your site. Over the last year you made sure that your paid your bills on time. In fact when … (10 comments)
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mortgage: Record Breaking Day! What Time will the 70,000 Member Join? - 02/06/08 06:03 AM
Hey Rainers!
Well it looks like today will be the day.
What time do you think the 70,000 member will join? The next question will be when will the 100,000 member join. It is going to be a great year in our business and on this board. Lets go get'em
I am going for … (19 comments)
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mortgage: Mortgage Basics 101 - What's Your Rate? - 02/05/08 09:07 AM
Ever ask a mortgage broker for a rate only to hear the phone go quiet on the other end?
Besides the purchase price of your home, you mortgage interest rate is the most important factor determining how much your monthly payments will be.
You would think that when you … (6 comments)
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mortgage: Superbowl Quiz (It's Super Sunday, lets have some fun) - 02/03/08 06:59 AM
We have had a great week with good news for real estate agents and mortgage brokers. While I do know it is a sale day this Sunday tends to be a little slower than most. So enough learning about business this week and while my little circle of friends will … (6 comments)
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mortgage: Today in Mortgage News, Groundhogs day, Saturday, February 2, 2008 - 02/02/08 08:13 AM
Tony Grego here from Sagamore Home Mortgage! With my goal to become Central Indiana's #1 Mortgage Blogger this is the bog you will want to bookmark for all the news and updates you'll need to help your business and to be sure you are in the very best mortgage.
IT'S GOUNHOGS … (2 comments)
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mortgage: THIS WEEK IN MORTGAGES AND REAL ESTATE - 02/01/08 01:04 PM
Tony Grego here at Sagamore Home Mortgage. Working to be Central Indiana’s #1 Mortgage Broker Blogger!
Home Mortgage Rates Rise this Week
I have been posting all week that we have hit bottom and now Freddie Mac reports that Home-Mortgage rates have rose for the first time in five weeks. … (8 comments)
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mortgage: FEDS CUT RATES 1/2 PERCENT - 01/30/08 02:02 PM
Well it seems that the FEDS just cut another 1/2 percent making prime rate down to 6.0%. the FED move was voted on by a 9 to 1 margin.
This is the fifth rate cut since September 18, 2007.
In its statement, the Fed said that "sownside risks to growth remain" and pledged … (5 comments)
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