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23 February 2010
FHA to Provide Early Relief to Struggling Homeowners
Homeowners with FHA-insured mortgage loans who are experiencing financial hardship are now eligible for loss mitigation assistance before they fall behind on their mortgage payments. Previously, these homeowners were not eligible for such assistance until Read More...
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23 February 2010
Jumping into the Housing Market?..consider this:
If you have a good job and good credit, the next few months might be a good time to go house hunting. Fence-sitters take the risk that Congress may let a rich tax credit expire, and that interest rates may rise. Buyers and sellers should consider the Read More...
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19 February 2010
Feds move "Discount Rate"
Jumbo rates have dropped another .25%! So a 30 year fixed loan up to $2,000,000 could be as low 5.375% @ 1 point or 5.625% @ 0 points. Haven't seen rates like this in a long, long time. The last time the FED moved on rates was back in December 2008. Read More...
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18 November 2009
Fed Scaling Back Bond Buys..this affects Interest Rates!
Last week (11/13) the Federal Reserve stepped in with more buying of Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS), helping Bond prices recover from news of a weak Treasury Auction. Overall, home loan rates bounced around last week and ended the week very slightly Read More...
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31 July 2009
Lender Questions-My Interview with Dean Wong at First Capital Mortgage
It is with great pleasure to post my Interview with one of my favorite Lenders Dean Wong at First Capital Mortgage. (His contact is at the end of my post). Tom: Hello Dean. How are you doing? Dean: Great Tom Tom: 1).I have heard that there are some changes Read More...
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18 May 2009
May 18, 2009-Real Estate News This Week
(Remember, inflation is the archenemy of Bonds and home loan rates, so I will be keeping a close eye on this in the coming months.) The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Federal Housing Administration making a very interesting announcement Read More...
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15 December 2008
Fed to Cut the Fed Funds Rate
This week, look for the Fed to cut the Fed Funds rate (the rate for overnight loans between banks) by a half point, to 0.50 percent. While a cut by the Fed often causes home loan rates to rise (because a Fed cut can lead to inflation, which is the arch Read More...
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15 October 2008
Fed Cuts Rate by .50==Multi-Family Financing Still Unknown
Fed Cuts Rate by 50 Basis Points, Impact on Multi-Family Financing Still Unknown The Federal Reserve today ordered an emergency interest rate cut of half a percentage point , knocking the key rate down to 1.5 percent. The Fed fund rate is the interest Read More...
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13 October 2008
Stock Market at a 5 year low...Oil down!
"THOSE WHO CAN SOAR TO THE HIGHEST HEIGHTS CAN ALSO PLUNGE TO THE DEEPEST DEPTHS." Lucy Maud Montgomery . Despite all of the government's efforts, markets here and around the world plunged this week as the financial crisis continues to grow. Read More...
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22 September 2008
Determined Actions by the Feds
"THE PATH TO SUCCESS IS TO TAKE MASSIVE, DETERMINED ACTION." Anthony Robbins. And success in stabilizing the markets and the economy is exactly what the government is hoping will happen as a result of the massive, determined actions they took Read More...
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