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Tag Archives: Home Loans
Why Housing Affordability Is at Risk
The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to 3.68 percent last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. From 1985 through 1999, rates ranged from 6 to 13 percent. Present low rates have allowed buyers to purchase more … Continue reading
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No Money? No Worries. Home Lenders Ease Rules
The only low down payment loan left was through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)—the government’s loan insurer. The FHA took on a huge share of the market, far more than it was ever meant to, and while that helped prop … Continue reading
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Tagged Bethesda Maryland, Bipartisan Effort, Competitive Advantages, condos, Credit Scores, Down Payments, Federal Housing Administration, Fha Loans, First Time Buyers, Home Lenders, Home Loans, homes, Ltv, Mgic, Mortgage, Mortgage Insurance Companies, Mortgage Market, news, Private Insurers, Private Market, Private Mortgage Insurers, Radian, Real Estate, real estate business, Real Estate News, townhomes, U S Senate, Value Loans
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They Bailed on Their Homes—Now They Want Back In
While home ownership has fallen dramatically since the recent housing boom, from a high of 69.2 percent in 2004 to 65.4 percent at the end of 2012, according to the U.S. Census, the desire to own a home is still … Continue reading
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Tagged American Dream, Auto Loans, Business Unit, condos, Credit Accounts, Excess Liquidity, Fannie Mae, Federal Housing Administration, Financial Services Business, Group Vice President, Home Loans, Home Ownership, homes, Insurer, Jon Maddux, Market Segment, Mortgage, Mortgage Underwriting, news, Real Estate, real estate business, Real Estate News, Recession, Shot At Home, townhomes, Transunion, U S Census, Waiting Periods
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They Bailed On Their Homes
While home ownership has fallen dramatically since the recent housing boom, from a high of 69.2 percent in 2004 to 65.4 percent at the end of 2012, according to the U.S. Census, the desire to own a home is still … Continue reading
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Tagged American Dream, Auto Loans, Business Unit, condos, Credit Accounts, Excess Liquidity, Fannie Mae, Federal Housing Administration, Financial Services Business, Group Vice President, Home Loans, Home Ownership, homes, Insurer, Jon Maddux, Market Segment, Mortgage, Mortgage Underwriting, news, Real Estate, real estate business, Real Estate News, Recession, Shot At Home, townhomes, Transunion, U S Census, Waiting Periods
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Fewer Borrowers Are Behind on Mortgages, but for How Long?
“The declines in the mortgage delinquency rate will likely be muted for the foreseeable futures as the foreclosure process in some states can take more than 1,000 days,” notes Tim Martin, of TransUnion’s financial services business unit. “It is not … Continue reading
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Is the Refi ‘Apocalypse’ Really Upon Us?
In Bethesda, Maryland, Apex Home Loans CEO, Craig Strent, says a rise in rates could actually bring in more business in the short term. “There is a huge population that have benefitted from adjustable rate mortgages. When the rates adjusted, … Continue reading
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Freeman sees buyers market in Ridgecrest real estate
Freeman said the interest rate for most home loans at this point still hovered around 3.35 percent for the area, an indication that could change when the economy shifted forward. When the housing market bubble burst in 2007, home values … Continue reading
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Mixed Lamorinda Trends in Home Prices
Updated, 2:05 p.m. Friday, comment from John Heinzel. The real estate market in the Bay Area is accelerating as more homes sell for more money. In October, the volume of home sales in the Bay Area increased for the 16th … Continue reading
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FHA May Show Negative Reserves For Mortgage Losses
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), in a report due out Friday, could disclose that its reserves for future mortgage-insurance claims dipped into negative territory for the first time in almost a quarter of a century. Every year, the FHA, the … Continue reading
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How Does the Fed Help My House, My Mortgage?
For those of you who expected to wake up to a 30-year fixed rate mortgage below 3 percent, you may as well go back to sleep. Yes, rates moved down, 0.125 percent, according to several sources, but that was not … Continue reading
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