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A quick word to the wise, and home buyers. We all know the tax credit is ending soon, and the “target date” for the majority of folks is April 30th. Well, set those clocks back because if you are thinking of going to go with an FHA loan, mark April 5th down and circle it! Here are the [...] If you are a first-time homebuyer, have less than perfect credit, or simply just do not have a 20% down-payment, then an FHA loan may be for you. We know everything there is to know about FHA loans. While FHA has been the hot and “new” topic for the past [...] I’ve been asked this a number of times here in the last 2 months or so, and since I’m preparing to do my second FHA Streamline 203(k), here are the basics of how it works (from HUD). MORTGAGEE LETTER 2005-50 December 29, 2005 TO: ALL APPROVED MORTGAGEES, ALL APPROVED APPRAISERS SUBJECT: Enhancements to “Streamlined (k)” Limited Repair [...] Good morning all! The only economic report for today is the Jobless Claims, and that figure has come in at 434k, a little bit lower than the 439k that was expected, and not much different than the prior 433k. Mortgage bonds are not moving much from yesterdays losses, as we are currently up 3 basis points and [...] Good afternoon, MBS is under the 50 day moving average (1st level of support) and down 22 bps. Rates will get bumped up a little bit this afternoon. Good morning folks, Currently we up about 36 basis points (bps) as of this morning, as stocks are in negative territory and the Philadelphia Fed Index (an indicator of manufacturing sector trends) came in higher than expected. We’re bouncing back from some of the losses from the past week, but I wouldn’t expect MBS to move enough [...] On a recent FHA post that I had, I wrote about how FHA is, bluntly speaking, up shi*s creek. Well, earlier this morning I received an update stating that HUD asked Congress to raise FHA requirements up to 5%. Enter FHA Taxpayer Protection Act of 2009… Basically because of all the financial issues the Federal Housing of Administration [...] Morning all, currently down about 6bp for the morning. There’s no economic reports coming out today, however, MBS started in negative territory early in the morning and has rebounded back to even levels We’re attempting to hold above the 25 DMA (Day Moving Average), and are nearing the 1st level of resistance, so I think today should [...] by Rob Chrisman I have decided to hold a press conference to confront stories that I was Tiger Woods’ mistress. I’ve never held one before, nor have I ever met the man, nor am I “inclined” that way. But I figure that now is a good time to jump on the band wagon, especially if magazines [...] Potential home buyers looking for FHA loans are soon going to have to make larger down payments and will need to have a higher credit score under changes announced today by HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. I have blogging about this for a VERY long time, as the writing has been on the wall from late 2008. [...] |
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