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Eight of 10 Prospective Homebuyers Opt to Shop Online

Franco Manueli, Branch Manager, Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. wrote 2 days ago: Technology plays a vital role in today’s society and is transforming the way Realtors do business. T … more →

Tags: National Association of Realtors, technology, Homebuyers, Realtor com, Real Estate Websites, Online, Internet

10 Mortgage Misconceptions

Franco Manueli, Branch Manager, Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. wrote 6 days ago: Mortgages are tricky and often hard to understand. Because most people only purchase a home every fi … more →

Tags: Mortgages, Mortgage Rates, fha, zillow, Appraisals, Transunion, Lenders, Equifax, FHA Loan

Homebuyers: 1 in 3 clueless about mortgages

Franco Manueli, Branch Manager, Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. wrote 1 week ago: Two new studies indicate that many people simply don’t know what they’re doing when they … more →

Tags: Mortgage/Industry news, Adjustable Rate, Interest Rates, mortgage, homeowners, zillow, Mortgage Insurance, Mortgage Lenders, mortgage points

Returning to the Housing Market After a Short Sale or Foreclosure

Franco Manueli, Branch Manager, Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. wrote 1 week ago: For the millions of Americans who lost their homes in a foreclosure or short sale during the recessi … more →

Tags: Short Sales, foreclosure, short sale, Las Vegas, recession, homeowners, mortgage payments, Mortgage Delinquency, mortgage qualification

One-third of homebuyers clueless about mortgages

Franco Manueli, Branch Manager, Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. wrote 1 week ago: The housing market is heating up, yet many house hunters are not prepared to take on the biggest pur … more →

Tags: Mortgage/Industry news, Housing Market, Federal Housing Administration, fha, Interest Rates, homeowners, Lender, zillow, Appraisals

SPRING CLEANING

Michelle Wickett MLO-62804 wrote 1 week ago: … more →

Tags: Michelle Wickett, Lacey, Olympia, Washington, Mortgage Info By Michelle Wickett, Spring Cleaning

Mortgage Interest Deduction Seen to Vary Geographically

Franco Manueli, Branch Manager, Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. wrote 1 week ago: The mortgage interest deduction is one of the largest tax expenditures in the U.S. tax code but the … more →

Tags: Mortgage/Industry news, mortgage interest deduction, mortgage interest, rental housing, Tax, tax revenue

TransUnion: Improving housing market helps lower rate of late payments on US mortgages in 1Q

Franco Manueli, Branch Manager, Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. wrote 1 week ago: A resurgent housing market, rising home values and steady job gains are helping more U.S. homeowners … more →

Tags: Housing Market, CoreLogic, homeowners, Mortgage Delinquency, Transunion, mortgage payment, job gains, Credit Reporting

Real estate trends for spring 2013: Homeowners, borrowers have upper hand

Franco Manueli, Branch Manager, Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. wrote 2 weeks ago: Homeowners who endured years of declining home values will discover that the game has changed in the … more →

Tags: Real Estate, Federal Housing Administration, fha, National Association of Realtors, N.A.R., homeowners, mortgage payments, Mortgage Insurance, Homebuyers

15-year mortgages at record low 2.56% avg.

Franco Manueli, Branch Manager, Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. wrote 2 weeks ago: The average rate on a 15-year fixed mortgage fell to a new low last week, and the rate on the 30-yea … more →

Tags: Freddie Mac, Refinancing, Home Buying, 15 year fixed mortgage, 30 year fixed Loan, Cheaper Mortgage Rates

It all comes down to trust

FriscoMortgageGuy wrote 3 weeks ago: As you consider your mortgage options in today’s lending world, there are basically three diff … more →

Tags: FriscoMortgageGuy.com, frisco texas, Mortgage Finance, Mortgage Industry, first united bank, mortgage, frisco, TX, Trust, Mortgage Banker

Not all mortgages are assumable

Franco Manueli, Branch Manager, Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. wrote 3 weeks ago: Q: I read your recent column titled “Giving up interest does not free you from mortgage obliga … more →

Tags: fha, Refinancing, Interest Rate, Homeowner, Employment, underwriting guidelines, assumable mortgage, mortgage obligation, Mortgage Assumption

Can I Get a Home Loan After a Short Sale?

Franco Manueli, Branch Manager, Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. wrote 3 weeks ago: The dream of homeownership doesn’t have to end when you sell your home through a short sale. U … more →

Tags: Short Sales, fha, Short Sales, mortgage qualification, homeownership, Mortgage Lenders, va, mortgage payment, Conventional

USDA CHANGES

Michelle Wickett MLO-62804 wrote 3 weeks ago: The long awaited USDA eligibility area updates are now available at: http://eligibility.sc.egov.usda … more →

Tags: Michelle Wickett, Lacey, Olympia, USDA, Washington, Mortgage Info By Michelle Wickett, 2013, USDA Changes, www.eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov

For Foreign Buyers, Tips to Purchase Your First U.S. Home

Franco Manueli, Branch Manager, Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. wrote 1 month ago: Nothing says you’re truly an American like owning a home. And just over half of all foreign-bo … more →

Tags: Real Estate, Equity, mortgage, I.R.S., Credit Score, homeownership, home loan, Education, Foreign-born households

Buying Parents a Home While Avoiding Investment Loans

FriscoMortgageGuy wrote 1 month ago: Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you wanted your folks to move closer to where you … more →

Tags: Family, Real Estate, FriscoMortgageGuy.com, Mortgage Finance, home loan, mortgage, Credit, Credit Rating, Home Buying

Signs of Easier Money for Mortgages

Franco Manueli, Branch Manager, Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. wrote 1 month ago: In the years after the housing bubble burst, borrowers had to practically promise their firstborn ch … more →

Tags: Mortgages, PMI, Private Mortgage Insurance, Housing bubble, Lenders, piggyback loans, Down Payment Loans

The Nation's Housing: Mortgage complaints available to public

Franco Manueli, Branch Manager, Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. wrote 1 month ago: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opened up its bulging online complaint hotline files to pub … more →

Tags: Mortgage/Industry news, fha, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, cfpb, Mortgage Lenders, loan modifications, Conventional Loans, Second Mortgages, reverse mortgages

MARKET VALUE DEFINED

Michelle Wickett MLO-62804 wrote 1 month ago: The most common definition of value used for real estate appraisals in the U.S. is referred to as ma … more →

Tags: Michelle Wickett, Lacey, Olympia, Washington, appraisal, Value, Mortgage Info By Michelle Wickett, market value, fair market value


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