first time home buyers: St. Louis Real Estate - Mortgage News - Foreclosure
- 06/16/08 01:49 PM
Summer is almost here! by Chris Scheer, Cornerstone Mortgage, O'Fallon, MO After spending 5 of the last 7 days on the golf course, I realized (not for the first time) that my future is not in professional golf. Thus I am resigned to continuing to help people achieve the American Dream of home ownership. So what is going on in the real estate world you ask? Well we finally have the long awaited change in FHA mortgage insurance premiums coming into play. Therefore after July 14, 2008 it will be more expensive for borrowers with less than stellar credit to purchase a home. … (2 comments)
first time home buyers: St. Louis Real Estate - Building Inspection - The Report
- 06/02/08 12:53 PM
UNDERSTANDING THE REPORT by Harry Morrell, Allied Building Inspection, ASHI Certified Inspector Home inspection reports have made dramatic changes from its earliest beginnings of 25-30 years ago to now. Although there still are old time inspectors providing hand written check lists type reports, most of today's inspectors provide comprehensive computer generated reports that include color digital pictures. Even though these newer upgraded reports look spectacular compared with the obsolete hand written check lists, a new set of problems and concerns has raised its ugly head. There are a wide variety of home inspection computer software programs on the market that today's … (0 comments)
first time home buyers: St. Louis Real Estate - Mortgage News - The NEW King
- 03/19/08 01:44 PM
FHA is the King! The top Dog! The new economic stimulus package has allowed HUD to raise its maximum loan amounts for FHA loans depending upon the county of the property. For those in the St. Louis, Missouri area, that means we now can do an FHA loan for up to $281,250. The previous amount was $213,750, so that is a huge jump, almost a 33% increase. So who can take advantage of this? CONTINUE READING … (1 comments)
first time home buyers: St. Louis Real Estate - Fenton, MO
- 08/01/07 01:27 PM
It was a beautiful Saturday and I was admiring my lawn weeds last week when I struck up a conversation with my neighbor. We were laughing about the hot air balloon invasion the evening before and we both commented on how nice a place Fenton is to live and raise a family. I mentioned my blog to her and said I thought about writing an article about Fenton. Well, she volunteered, I accepted and here are her thoughts on Fenton. I thought she was very creative and it occured to me that some of you might like to post an article about your … (0 comments)
first time home buyers: St. Louis Real Estate - Dark Side (cont)
- 07/19/07 01:24 PM
So how do you avoid the "Dark Side?"by Chris Scheer, First Integrity Mortgage Let me first say that I believe that everyone should have the opportunity to make money. The Mortgage Industry is a great place to earn a living, provide for your family and help people make dreams come true. However, with every industry there are always people who are in it only for themselves. These people prey on others who are less educated, less intelligent and sometimes less qualified. When they do, they usually abuse the system, creating large incomes for themselves while staining the reputation of their entire industry. … (0 comments)
first time home buyers: Tips on finding a "Home Inspector" for St. Louis Real Estate.
- 06/04/07 01:13 PM
Another great post from our guest writer, Harry Morrell, ASHI certified home inspector. Contact Harry at Allied Building Inspections.If you are buying a home in a major metropolitan area in the United States and you have a Realtor representing you it is highly likely that your Realtor will recommend a full home inspection after you sign the contract. If you are in the metropolitan St. Louis area your Realtor will urge you to obtain a home inspection after the contract is signed. The Realtor may even advise you that you are on your own if you don't get a home inspection. For … (0 comments)
first time home buyers: St. Louis Real Estate Market Watch - June 1st, 2007
- 06/04/07 07:42 AM
Successfully Pricing Homes in a Shifting St. Louis Real Estate Market The Anatomy of the St. Louis Real Estate Market The The St. Louis Home for Sale Team provides a weekly St. Louis County Market Report to review and plug into your home buying or selling scenario. Your questions and comments are welcome! Of particular interest this week is the 650 -699 market. It's a strong buyers market with 9.2 months of inventory at the current pending ratio. Sellers are pricing their homes about 1.5% lower this period vs same time last year but are selling about .75% higher than last year. Sellers out beyond 90 days on market are also … (0 comments)
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Summer is almost here! by Chris Scheer, Cornerstone Mortgage, O'Fallon, MO;)
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