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2008
Thats right folks. The VA has recently changed it's guidelines to allow a veteran borrower to borrower 100% of their home's value on a cash out refinance loan. This is an increase from the previous maximum of 90%. You gotta love the VA, especially when FHA is decreasing their max ltv to 85% on a ...
11/28/2008
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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! In spite of the sh*tty economy and real estate/ mortgage market, we still have a lot to be thankful for. Thought this was appropriate to add: Â George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Al...
11/25/2008
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you know who should bail out ford, gm, and chrysler? the friggin' oil companies! they are the ones who have been making record profits from the gas guzzling suv's, so i think it's only fitting. what do you think?
11/19/2008
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I am going to try and keep this short. The new good faith estimate is a joke. the problem with the good faith estimate is that there is often no good faith involved. a big part of the problem in the past and present is most originators never take the time to go over the gfe with the customer. in ...
11/18/2008
People tell me all the time that they can't qualify for a mortgage because they haven't been on their job for two years. I usually respond "what makes you think you have to be on your job for two years?". The usual answer is something like " that's what i heard' or "that's what the last mortgage ...
11/05/2008