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Breaking News: Free Home Mortgage Protection Program from C.A.R.

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Real Estate Agent with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties 01238708

Breaking News:  C.A.R. is launching a Home Mortgage Protection Program! The Best part it is Free. 

James Liptak, the 2009 President of C.A.R (California Association of Realtors) has sent out an e-mail blast, notifying the membership. Effective this Thursday April 2,2009 C.A.R. will launch a new program designed to give peace of mind to the First Time Home Buyers, who are afraid or are hesitating to enter the housing market, because of concerns of potential job loss.

 This is fantastic news. Through the C.A.R. Housing Affordability Fund Mortgage Protection Program (C.A.R.H.A.F.MPP), first time home buyers who get laid off may be eligible to receive up to $1500 per month for up to six months to help make their mortgage payments.  Even Co-buyers may participate in the program at a reduce monthly benefit of $750 per month.

 To qualify for the Mortgage Protection Program, the applicants must be:

 •1.      Be a first-time home buyer-someone who has not owned a home in the past three years.

•2.      Open Escrow April 2, 2009 or later and close Escrow on or before December 31, 2009

•3.      Use a California REALTOR in the transaction.

•4.      Purchase the property in California

•5.      Be a W-2 employee (can not be self-employed or military personnel)

 This is truly innovative. There is no cost to the Realtor or the clients to participate in this program.. So who said you can not get something for nothing.So what is the hidden item? There is none.

If you are a consumer  who is considering buying  or selling  a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 (USA) or email me at EndreBarath@TheMLS.Com  or visit one of my websites at http://www.endrebarath.com  

 

Bruce & Mary Smith
Savannah Lakes Homes - McCormick, SC
REALTORS, Savannah Lakes Village McCormick SC

Endre - Hope the program provides the needed assurance to first-time home buyers.  It is unfortunate that it discriminates against the self-employed but why in the world does it exclude the military?

Mar 31, 2009 11:47 PM
Harrison K. Long
HomeSmart, Evergreen Realty - Irvine, CA
REALTOR , GRI, Broker associate, Attorney

Endre ... thanks for this post about the new CAR Mortgage Protection Program, which will be launched April 2, 2009. Best wishes.

Apr 01, 2009 03:12 AM
Harrison K. Long
HomeSmart, Evergreen Realty - Irvine, CA
REALTOR , GRI, Broker associate, Attorney

Endre ... thanks for this post about the new CAR Mortgage Protection Program, which will be launched April 2, 2009. Best wishes.

Apr 01, 2009 03:13 AM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Harrison Thank you for stopping by, I see the direction we are heading is very positive. What a great move by CAR

Apr 02, 2009 08:43 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Bruce & Mary, My sentiments the same. I could not understand for the life of me why California Association of Realtors would not  include the military. The only thing I thought being an ex Airborne Ranger, the inidividuals that got layed off the millitary were not of good character, hence noone gets downsized...

Apr 02, 2009 08:56 PM
Pacita Dimacali
Alain Pinel - Oakland, CA
Alameda/Contra Costa Counties CA

I posted this, too, just days after you did, apparently. This is good news for us, and it deserves to be shared with prospective buyers and sellers. I have it now on the home page of my website.

 

Apr 07, 2009 07:44 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Pacita, you are so right id deserves to be shared. I was at a Broker's Open house, and we were discussing this, when I realized they were not Realtors just agents, this is a huge advantage for a buyer today.

Apr 07, 2009 07:49 PM