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FHA Program Offers Purchase, Renovation Aid

niaknowles wrote 4 months ago: The Federal Housing Administration is encouraging use of its little-known 203(k) loan program. The 2 … more →

Tags: Real Estate, Homes, Renovate, fha, purchase, 203k, down, repair

Sam Thompson Mortgage Update: "Get Over it! Please"

niaknowles wrote 6 months ago: I could hear the frustration in the agent’s voice when he left me the following  voice message … more →

Tags: mortgage, Sam Thompson, Home Loans, Update, Wells Fargo

FHA Expands Role in Financing Homes

niaknowles wrote 6 months ago: The Federal Housing Administration’s involvement in mortgage financing is likely to grow, HUD Secret … more →

Tags: mortgage, fha, Insurance, HUD, Financing

Fidelity Mortgage offers JOB LOSS PROTECTION

niaknowles wrote 6 months ago: I received great news this weekend;  Fidelity Mortgage is offering Job Loss Protection! This is a wo … more →

Tags: News, 30310, mortgage, First time home buyer, Fidelity, protection, job loss, Ron Draluck

Industry Lobbies to Extend Buyer Tax Credit

niaknowles wrote 7 months ago: Key organizations in the housing industry are urging Congress to increase the $8,000 home buyer cred … more →

Tags: Real Estate, tax credit, First time, increase, Government, Congress, Home Buyers

Bill Offers Renewed HOPE for Troubled Owners

niaknowles wrote 7 months ago: The Obama Administration on Wednesday signed a bill that attempts to inject some hope into the housi … more →

Tags: Real Estate, mortgage, fha, Bill, refinance, homeowners, Loan, J.P. Morgan Chase, Obama Administration

Tax Credit Can Be Used for Down Payment

niaknowles wrote 8 months ago: Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, on Tuesday said th … more →

Tags: fha, tax credit, Down Payment, N.A.R., Urban Development, First Time Home Buyers, Department of Housing

Putting Mortgages into 'Plain Language' 1 comment

niaknowles wrote 8 months ago: Bank of America has debuted www.BankOfAmerica.com/HomeLoans, a new Web site for borrowers that inclu … more →

Tags: Real Estate, mortgage, Information, Bank of America, borrower, Terms, BofA, Flat Fee Mortgage Plus

Buyers Shouldn't Dismiss All ARMs

niaknowles wrote 8 months ago: Potential home buyers in search of a mortgage are wary of all kinds of adjustable rate loans these d … more →

Tags: Buyers, mortgage, refinance, Lending, Products, fixed, Arms, broker

U.S. to Offer Incentives to Modify Seconds

niaknowles wrote 8 months ago: The Obama administration is announcing incentives today for mortgages servicers to modify home equit … more →

Tags: mortgage, refinance, obama, bank, Government, incentives, administration, Modify

Federal Housing Rescue Plan Launches

niaknowles wrote 8 months ago: The Obama Administration’s program to rescue distressed home owners got off the ground this week. Th … more →

Tags: mortgage, Plan, obama, Banks, modification, federal housing, Urban Development, reduce interest rates, loan balances

Is FHA Key to Housing Turnaround?

niaknowles wrote 8 months ago: Federal Housing Administration loans can be a very good deal for home buyers, especially those who d … more →

Tags: West End, fha, low credit score, LOAN MODIFICATION, low-down, LOW RATES, new mortgage, easy refinance

Foreclosure Plan Doesn't Reach Everyone

niaknowles wrote 10 months ago: Not everyone was a winner under the program to help troubled homeowners announced Wednesday by the O … more →

Tags: foreclosure, mortgage, Plan, ca, homeowners, FL, Refinancing, Nevada, arizona

Details of the $ 8,000 Purchase Incentive1 comment

niaknowles wrote 10 months ago: This is current information comparing the previous Tax Credit and the Current First Time Home Buyer … more →

Tags: tax credit, Real Estate, mortgage, purchase, new, First-Time Homebuyer stimulus plan, President Obama, Jay Mitchell

West End, short on foreclosures1 comment

niaknowles wrote 10 months ago: this maybe the reason: Foreclosures on Hold While Stimulus Crafted Home foreclosures are slowing as … more →

Tags: Real Estate, Foreclosures, 30310, Short Sales, loan mitigation, Stimulus Plan, Hold

Beltline Affordable Housing Trust Fund

niaknowles wrote 11 months ago: Mortgage assistance up to $50,578 Contact Tracey Powell ADA Mortgage Officer at 404-614-8280 for mor … more →

Tags: BeltLine, 30310, mortgage, Down Payment Assistance, Ada, Loan, Affordable Housing, TAD, Second Mortgage

Government Struggles to Keep Interest Rates Low

niaknowles wrote 11 months ago: Mortgage rates are rising, despite the government’s efforts to hold them down.   The government can’ … more →

Tags: Buyers, mortgage, RATES, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Interest, Banks, Government, Bonds

Can You Still Buy Without a Fixed Mortgage?

niaknowles wrote 11 months ago: Buying a house doesn’t necessarily require getting a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage. More and more peo … more →

Tags: Real Estate, Buyers, mortgage, Securities, Private Money, fixed, Alternative Financing, Creative, assuming a mortgage

4 Tips to Getting a Loan

niaknowles wrote 11 months ago: These days one of the biggest impediments to closing a real estate sale can be the buyer’s ability t … more →

Tags: Real Estate, mortgage, credit, Lenders, fha, Loans, Tips, Home Purchase, va


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