There are only a few more weeks before changes in Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance go into effect — changes that will cost millions of borrowers who need a government-insured loan to get into a home more money.
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Read More »In his State of the Union address, President Obama again asked Congress to consider legislation that will allow more homeowners to refinance mortgages that are currently higher than the value of their homes.
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Read More »During the last several years, the mortgage industry has undergone intense scrutiny. And with good reasons:
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Read More »As 2013 takes shape, it’s time for a hard look at what the mortgage industry will be facing over the course of the year.
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Read More »With all the political talk about reinvigorating and protecting the middle class, the government’s most venerable program for first-time homebuyers — that run by the Federal Housing Administration — may be on the verge of getting a little bit more expensive to use.
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Read More »With the election in the rearview mirror, it’s time to start speculating on what the next four years will mean to the mortgage and housing industry.
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Read More »Once upon a time, one of the most popular mortgage products being offered by lenders was the “interest-only” loan. Its popularity was simple to see; a borrower could get into a much more expensive home than he normally could have because he was qualified only on whether he could make the interest-only payment.
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Read More »Pity the poor loan officers. All they want to do is make their customers happy. Make their builders happy. Make their real estate agents happy. Make the company that they work for happy.
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Read More »In the last couple of years there has been a frenzy of home owners who have refinanced. Not just once. Maybe twice. Even three times. They’ve lowered their rates. They’ve lowered their monthly payments. They’ve lowered the number of years ...
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Read More »One question that typically pops up in discussion with friends or family is how does someone pick a good, professional mortgage loan officer?
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