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Real Estate Conditions 4 – Mortgage & First Time Home Buyer Dec08 FHA Financing with low Rates
First Time Home Buyers use FHA Mortgage and Seller Paid Closing Costs to Buy Real Estate Now. Best Market Conditions for Foreclosures and Short Sales in Decades. Go To http://RealEstateMarketingThisWeek.com
Part 4 (Excerpt)
80% of homes can be purchased with FHA Financing
You also talked about this graph you put together, it talks about the month of November was a 25% increase over the previous year. Obviously prices have gone down and it looks like it then has gone back up, and so once we finish selling off this inventory there is a good chance that were going to be finding or hitting the bottom.
I think just in that region of $150,000 to $200,000 region that prices have really stabilized at this point, they may go down a little bit more, but I think for the most part, because that is where the financing is right now, with the FHA and the conforming loan limits, anybody in that price range can still get a loan. If youre looking to buy something over $400,000 youre going to have a lot more trouble just because the financing is not available.
Well the financing is a lot more difficult over the $417.000 loan amount number. Luckily Velocity Financial still has some of the interim small jumbo financing available, still with decent rates and the larger jumbos there is still financing available but nothing like this median home price of $275,000 and below. Well and I think what that goes back to, specifically with the FHAs, because, what percentage of the closing costs can be contributed by a seller on an FHA loan? Its pretty high right?
FHA financing, the Federal Housing Administration has had a standing rule for quite some time that the seller can contribute up to 6% of the sales price towards the closing costs. Realistically on a $250,000 purchase price youre not going to need 6% towards closing costs, so you would want to use that money to lower the price or buy down the interest rate, or any number of different things. So in a situation like that you could have the seller come in, pay all of your closing costs for you, you can keep that money in the bank, you could use it to fix up the house, you can do whatever, and all you would be responsible for is a small down payment.
Thats correct, 3% of the sale price down, you can have the seller pay the property taxes up to a year in advance, the home owners insurance, the home owners association fees, they are called prepaid or escrows. They can pay all of that. What is the loan limit right now for FHA? Currently the FHA loan limit is $346,250, its kind of an odd number, that does go away at the end of this month, December. However if youre lucky enough to have a home picked out in that price range, you want to try to get it done by the end of the year, so long as were able to get it underwritten in house, our firm will still be able to close on that with a higher loan limit after the first of the year.
The new limits probably going to be your next question, so as of January 1 in Maricopa County its $271,000. Even at 271, with the scenario I was talking about before, in Maricopa County, 70-80% of the home sales still would have fit within that 271 limit. Yes, one thing that I do want to point out is that when the Housing and Recovery Act of 2008 expires that huge loan limit of 346 expires, that was the deal, they are going to try to get it extended but we cant plan on that necessarily, but only 10% of the properties in Maricopa County fit into that 271 to 346 range.
Now I know the answer to this but you dont happen to be qualified to do FHA loans are you? Yes Velocity Financial is FHA approved, were one of less than 15% of the lending institutions in Arizona that can do FHA financing, not only for purchases but for refinancing as well. Which I think is some of the stuff we want to talk about as well because some of the old rules for refinancing simply dont apply anymore.
Brett did you have anything to add? Yes, two things stood out to me in that discussion and one of the things was the bigger picture concept in my mind thats the way it works. Its how I am wired, I start with that then I narrow my way down to the specific scenario given a clients circumstance.
What that big picture represented to me and one of the things that you pointed out with your charting Dan and the work that you have done, is the year over year home sales is shrinking the inventory that exists in Maricopa County, and when that inventory shrinks, we all know that new homes and building had pretty much dried up, so allowing that inventory to shrink is a very positive thing in terms of stabilizing, or placing a bottom, or putting the housing market back on a path of growth long-term, and so that was one of the things that stood out to me.
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What if I don’t qualify for a loan modification?
Loan Modification Attorney , Michelle Morelli with FMG in San Diego answers consumers Top Loan Modification questions as Seen on The Trust Factor and Legal Advice Lawyers. These Loan Modification questions include; “What is a Loan Modification?” “Why can’t I just Modify my loan without using an attorney?” “If I am upside down in my home, what can you do to help me as a Loan Modification Attorney?” “What if I don’t qualify for a Loan Modification, are there other options?” “Do I have to be delinquent on my payments to get a Loan Modification?”
With FMG’s flat fee Mortgage Mitigation Program we make an effort to help people obtain the best solution to reduce their mortgage rate to a level that makes their monthly payment more affordable, or to otherwise find relief from their problem mortgage debt. We work diligently to bring homeowners together with their lender to achieve a resolution that benefits both parties.
FMG has a “preeminent” AV® rating, the highest rating possible under the national attorney peer-review system provided by Martindale, is rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau, and has been in existence for more than 15 years. FMG has law offices located in California and Nevada, with affiliates in Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Utah, Illinois, and Hawaii. The specialty of our mortgage mitigation group is to help people find the best alternative to allow them to reduce their monthly payment or sell their home by participating in FMG’s flat fee Mortgage Mitigation Program.
http://fmglegal.com/loan_mod.html
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Blowing the Whistle on Mortgage Fraud
Mortgage fraud is pervasive in America. The mortgage companies are not the victims. They are the culprits! Find out if they have victimized you, putting you into a mortgage that you can’t afford in order to swindle you out of your home. Use federal laws like TILA & RESPA, in addition to state laws, to protect yourself from predatory lenders.
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What if I am upside down in my home?
Loan Modification Attorney , Michelle Morelli with FMG in San Diego answers consumers Top Loan Modification questions as Seen on The Trust Factor and Legal Advice Lawyers. These Loan Modification questions include; “What is a Loan Modification?” “Why can’t I just Modify my loan without using an attorney?” “If I am upside down in my home, what can you do to help me as a Loan Modification Attorney?” “What if I don’t qualify for a Loan Modification, are there other options?” “Do I have to be delinquent on my payments to get a Loan Modification?”
With FMG’s flat fee Mortgage Mitigation Program we make an effort to help people obtain the best solution to reduce their mortgage rate to a level that makes their monthly payment more affordable, or to otherwise find relief from their problem mortgage debt. We work diligently to bring homeowners together with their lender to achieve a resolution that benefits both parties.
FMG has a “preeminent” AV® rating, the highest rating possible under the national attorney peer-review system provided by Martindale, is rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau, and has been in existence for more than 15 years. FMG has law offices located in California and Nevada, with affiliates in Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Utah, Illinois, and Hawaii. The specialty of our mortgage mitigation group is to help people find the best alternative to allow them to reduce their monthly payment or sell their home by participating in FMG’s flat fee Mortgage Mitigation Program.
http://fmglegal.com/loan_mod.html
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Walk away from your mortgage!
With banks refusing to help homeowners with their underwater mortgages, a New York Times story advocates simply walking away.
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Big Island Homeowners Bargain Home/Credit Ratings
Hawaii homeowners are being given one more chance to save either their home or credit ratings.3/2/2010.
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The Subprime Mortgage Crisis: Code, Crash, & Open Source
Erik Gerding, assistant professor, UNM School of Law, discusses how mortgage investments work and how that process led to the subprime mortgage crisis. Part of Global Instability: Causes, Consequences, and Cures, a lecture series organized by UNM’s International Studies Institute.
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How to Stay in Your Home Mortgage Free For a Very Long Time – Techniques They Don’t Want You to Know
Visit http://Mortgage-bad-credit.us for free mortgage calculators and mortgage rates..
Almost anyone can get a mortgage so unless you have unbelievably bad credit you will have no problem getting a mortgage for your new home. If you have a few blemishes on your credit report you will still be able to get a home mortgage loan. You can find mortgages online and offline that can hook you up with a great mortgage no matter what your credit looks like.
If you have poor credit what you will have to find is a good subprime lender. If your credit score is under 620 you will have to get a subprime mortgage. You will find yourself in this category if you usually pay your bills late, the later you pay them the worse your credit score is going to be as a result. When you are talking to lenders about getting a mortgage they will not actually use the word subprime but that is what the mortgage will be. They have stopped using these sorts of words because they tend to scare customers away.
Getting a home mortgage loan is simple if you have excellent credit and even if you shop around you will not find that the rate vary that much. But if you do have bad credit then shopping around is a must. Rates can be very different from lender to lender. The reason for this is because all of these subprime lenders will decide what kind of risk you pose in a different manner. So if you have a low credit score then you absolutely have to shop around for the best possible rate.
The interest rate on a subprime loan is higher than that on a prime mortgage loan. Before a lender will give you a rate on a mortgage they will have to do risk assessment on you. This means that they will do what is called risk based pricing to come to a final rate for your loan. SO while your interest rate is higher from these lenders just how much higher will depend on several different factors. Such as the amount of down payment that you have, the size of the loan, your credit score and report and even the amount of money you have to pay each month towards your other debts.
You could also have to face some penalties if you decide to pay off the loan early. So down the road and your credit has improved if you then want to refinance the loan you will be hit with hefty fines. These loans may also have balloon payments. With a balloon payment you will have to pay the entire loan amount after only a few years all at one time. If you cannot do this you will then be forced to get a new loan to cover the first. And some loans will even have a combination of the above.
There are many shifty lenders out there that will take advantage of subprime borrowers. They will use the fact that you cannot get a good loan from some other lender against you in order to make more money off of you. Some common ways that these lenders act in a predatory manner are by having unbelievably high interest rates and fees. Some of these lenders will even lie to customers like you and tell them that their credit score is much worse than it really is in order to keep them from trying to get a better loan somewhere else.
Another predatory act is to try to get customers to refinance on a regular basis. They will tell you that you will be saving money but in actuality all you are doing is paying them more money in closing and other costly fees. They then rolled these new fees into the amount that you owe. Some lenders even go so far as to give home loans to people that they know will not be able to pay them off. By doing this they can then foreclose on the home and sell it off for their own profit.
Before you meet with any lenders you need to find your own credit score. This will keep you from being mislead by lenders. Then do some serious mortgage shopping in order to find the lowest possible interest rte. This is the way to save on your home mortgage.
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$500 Toward Closing on New Loans – Alliance Financial Resources
Get a $500 credit on new loans at Alliance Financial Resources, AFRHomeLoans.com. AFR is a mortgage banker, not broker, so we approve all of our own loans. Go to AFRHomeLoans.com now to get your new loan or refinance started. AFR services Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, South Carolina, Texa and Utah.
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Mortgage Fraud Investigation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: K.B. Forbes (202)320-1212
Thursday, February 28, 2008 kbforbes@hotmail.com
AS HOME FORECLOSURES SKYROCKET,
MORTGAGE FRAUD HELP ARRIVES IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
EAST LOS ANGELES, CA—A leading consumer advocacy group announced free help to the thousands of homeowners in Southern California who have lost their homes, are in the process of losing their home, or believe they will lose their home in the near future due to mortgage fraud. The group is documenting cases of mortgage fraud for a report to be issued this summer in the nation’s capital and will have all cases reviewed by a legal aid team.
“Shady realtors, greedy mortgage brokers, worthless appraisers, and careless escrow companies are to blame for some of the crisis many homeowners face today,” said K.B. Forbes, Executive Director of the Consejo de Latinos Unidos, a national not-for-profit organization and public charity which investigates and educates the public about consumer fraud and abuses. “We suspect that at least one in five homeowners in Southern California has been hoodwinked by one of the key players involved in the transaction. The mortgage and real estate industry cannot claim innocence.”
Rueben Preciado, a homeowner from Moreno Valley, discovered that his supposed 30-year fixed loan was not fixed last September. “Our payment went much higher and we didn’t know why. Our loan, it turned out, was a three-year fixed and 27-year adjustable.” When he tried to refinance, he discovered that his loan included an unconscionable pre-payment penalty equal to six months of interest. He could not afford to refinance. “We are barely making it,” said Preciado, a tire mechanic who works at an auto tire store in Pomona. “I have had to borrow money from family to stay afloat and not lose my house.”
Consejo has reviewed Preciado’s case and found that he was never given final documents showing the loan change and it appears his escrow company and mortgage broker deceived him.
Consejo has set up a toll-free hotline at 1-800-474-7576. All services are free.
The Consejo, which has published ten investigative reports on hospital price gouging, religious fraud, police abuse, and pharmaceutical corporate deception, has helped spur at least three U.S. Congressional investigations and hearings. Consejo’s work against hospital fraud was profiled on CBS’ 60 Minutes in 2006. Over 500 news articles have been written about Consejo’s work since the organization was founded in 2001.
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