Currently up 25 bps on the day.
Recommend locking all and any transactions with these gains. The Treasury Auction is coming out later today, but I would not suggest risking your purchase/refinance on those results.
Good morning all…
MBS is currently up 16bp on the morning and hovering around the 1st level of support.
As for today, there are no economic reports set to come out, so looks like what will be a quiet Monday. (Kind of like what Tim Tebow’s experiencing today…)
2 important days this week are Thursday (Jobless Claims) and [...]
October 9, 2009
Mortgagee Letter 2009-39
TO: ALL APPROVED MORTGAGEES
ATTENTION: Single Family Servicing Managers
SUBJECT: Updated Claim Filing and Delinquency/Default Reporting Requirements
For FHA’s Making Home Affordable Modification Program (FHA-HAMP)
The purpose of this Mortgagee Letter is to provide updated claim filing and delinquency/default reporting requirements for the FHA Home Affordable Modification Program (FHA-HAMP). [...]
So, you’ve decided to buy a house?
GREAT DECISION, especially now since rates are super low and you can walk into plenty properties with some decent equity.
Ok, step 1 complete.
Next step, picking the right lender.
I’ve written several articles on this previously, but I will summarize countless hours of explanation into ONE sentence:
YOU WILL CHOOSE WHOEVER YOU [...]
I have voluntarily stopped watching news. Seriously.
What can CNN, FOX News, or even your local news tell us that we haven’t seen, or better yet, experienced first hand in this wild real estate market the past year or so?
Absolutely nothing!
If I wanted negativity, I would ask my Uncle Frank how his prostate is holding up.
All [...]
1. Is there a secondary mortgage market for Section 203(k) mortgage loans? Yes. The Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) permits the Section 203(k) mortgage to be placed in both GNMA I and II pools with Section 203(b) mortgages. GNMA accepts the 203(k) mortgage once it has been endorsed by HUD. The Federal National Mortgage Association [...]
A heads-up to realtors and buyers: the Feds want to help you buy and fix up existing homes. FHA 203K rehab loans are for you, not for someone else.
What’s in it for them? They want foreclosure properties and long-listed homes to get into the hands of caring owners.
How do they help you?
They guarantee mortgages that [...]
Comparing deals for a mortgage can be a very confusing task. You can shop til you drop for mortgage rates, mortgage fees, and the best APR (Annual Percentage Rate); however do you REALLY know what to look for?
Well let’s have a look.
Just the other day, I was having coffee with a potential client that was [...]
