5/10/2011 4:09:00 PM
The UGLY Truth about Buyer Agents
Home : Blogs : Debbie Espinoza GRI, Broker ePro, SFR, CNE : Deb Espinoza's Real Estate Blog I must admit- I LOVE working with buyers. I do extensive advertising on the internet to capture leads and educate them on the home buying process and then search ...
Views: 191
Comment
|
7/23/2010 10:06:00 AM
Home Buyer Beware; You Must Get Qualified for a Loan BEFORE you start the search
While the real estate market is clearly a Buyer's market today with low low interest rates and plenty of distressed homes on the market bringing the values to their all time lows; it's harder than ever for a Buyer to qualify for a loan. Home buyers ...
Views: 441
Comment
|
6/3/2010 10:55:00 AM
Homeowners get paid to short sale- Lenders pay qualified homeowners $3000
Fannie Mae to adopt Foreclosure Avoidance Program similar to government HAFA already in place Beginning August 1, 2010 FANNIE MAE backed loans will be eligible for a foreclosure avoidance program similar to the current HAFA program already in place to help ...
Views: 666
Comment
|
4/16/2010 2:56:00 PM
Foreclosures on the Rise, worst still yet to come..
A record number of homes were lost to foreclosure in the US in the first quarter of 2010. According to RealtyTrac Inc. the number of U.S homes taken over by banks is up 9% the first quarter compared to a year ago. Additionally, households facing foreclosure ...
Views: 293
Comment
|
3/12/2010 5:05:00 PM
3 Reasons to Buy A Home Now.. FHA Lending Changes May or ...May Not be in Our Future
Rising Interest Rates, Homebuyer Tax Credit expiration and possible changes in FHA lending could make it harder to qualify to purchase a home. If you are looking to purchase a home, NOW is the time. Interest rates will most likely take a jump when the government ...
Views: 377
Comment
|
9/11/2009 4:49:00 PM
First Time Home Buyer Credit Set to Expire
The government program that gives homebuyers that have not owned a home in the past three years an $8000 credit is set to expire on November 30th. Since the purchase of homes is critical to the recovery of our economy; much more so than giving $4500 for a ...
Views: 524
Comment
|
3/11/2009 9:58:00 AM
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac- Today's Home Buyers Pay for Yesterdays Mistakes
The government and the journalists seem to leave out some of the important stuff when they tout the "wonderful" lending opportunities of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac government backed loans. We need to remember that Fannie and Freddie are in the tank, ...
Views: 397
Comment
|
3/2/2009 5:38:00 PM
Southern California Housing Update First Time Homebuyer Info
The median price for all So. Cal homes combined last month was $250,000- This is down 10.1% from $278,000 in December- and down a whopping 39.8% from January 2008 when the median price was $415,000. All total Southern California is down 50.5% from it's ...
Views: 359
Comment
|
2/16/2009 3:46:00 PM
Hope for Homeowners Act of 2008: Hope Now. Update may shock you..
The basic principles for Hope Now; a program overseen by a board made up of Secretary of HUD, Secretary of Treasury, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board and the Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp; were that: Lender permission needed for the program ...
Views: 1550
Comment
|
9/23/2008 4:05:00 PM
FHA Tightens Up on Buy & Bail Home Purchasers
In an effort to stop homeowners from purchasing a new home and then defaulting on their current home (termed 'Buy & Bail' in the industry); the FHA is making it harder to qualify for a federally insured loan to make the new home purchase. New guidelines ...
Views: 402
Comment
|