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Real estate tips, trends and insights for home buyers and sellers

What Are Jumbo Loans?
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What Are Jumbo Loans?

Securing a mortgage is more achievable than you may realize. This handy guide aims to shed light on the concept of a loan. Whether it aligns with your financial situation. What Is a Jumbo Loan? A jumbo mortgage, also referred to as a conforming mortgage is a loan provided by a lender that does not

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What Is Seller Financing?
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What Is Seller Financing?

Seller financing refers to obtaining a loan from the seller of a home of going through a bank. Lets discuss the scenarios where this method’s appropriate, along with the advantages and disadvantages for both buyers and sellers. When to Consider Seller Financing Seller financing is not very common in a real estate market where sellers

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Your Mortgage Loan Servicing Rights: What You Need To Know
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Your Mortgage Loan Servicing Rights: What You Need To Know

After your mortgage closing you will begin to receive statements that must be paid to maintain a standing, on your loan. The entity responsible for sending these statements and addressing any inquiries is referred to as the loan servicer. It’s important to note that the loan servicer may not necessarily be the entity that initially

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What is the Qualified Mortgage Rule?
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What is the Qualified Mortgage Rule?

A Qualified Mortgage (QM) is a loan type, with features outlined by federal regulations to help ensure that you can manage the payments effectively. Moreover, according to the ability to repay (ATR) law lenders must sincerely assess your capability to repay the mortgage before granting it.Let’s explore how these QM and ATR regulations can impact

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Underwater Mortgage: Which Refinancing Program are You Eligible for?
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Underwater Mortgage: Which Refinancing Program are You Eligible for?

Are you all caught up with your mortgage payments? If yes lets move on to the step. If not. You have a VA loan proceed to the step. If not a VA loan holder, get in touch with your mortgage servicer. At present you are not qualified, for refinancing through programs meant for borrowers. Nonetheless

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Underwater Mortgage: Refinancing Options for Underwater Borrowers
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Underwater Mortgage: Refinancing Options for Underwater Borrowers

Are you currently, in a situation where the value of your home loan exceeds the value of your house. You’re looking to reduce your mortgage payments? Perhaps you’re interested in transitioning from an interest rate mortgage to a fixed interest rate one. Regardless of the reason there are opportunities for refinancing a mortgage. Yes it’s

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How to Stop a Foreclosure
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How to Stop a Foreclosure

If you’ve fallen behind on your mortgage payments due, to a situation like losing your job or going through a divorce and you’re at risk of foreclosure know that many others are in the boat. Since the housing market crash countless homeowners have faced the loss of their homes to foreclosure. The silver lining is

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How to Get a VA Loan: Step-By-Step Process
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How to Get a VA Loan: Step-By-Step Process

The process of securing a VA mortgage follows a path, to the mortgage process albeit with some variations. Step 1; Establish Your Eligibility for a VA Loan VA loans, which are supported by the Department of Veteran Affairs and offered by mortgage lenders nationwide begin with a requirement; demonstrating that you meet the criteria as

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VA Loans - Most Frequently Asked Questions
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VA Loans – Most Frequently Asked Questions

Can I obtain a loan, from the VA to purchase a house? The VA does not directly provide VA loans; instead, it backs the loans issued by lenders. The VA establishes the loan criteria for approval and lenders are responsible for providing the loans. Therefore you cannot receive a loan directly from the VA. Can

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HomeReady Mortgage: Qualification Guidelines & FAQ
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HomeReady Mortgage: Qualification Guidelines & FAQ

The Fannie Mae HomeReady Mortgage caters, to home buyers who may not fit the lending criteria. If you’re in a situation where you have a payment need to include income from someone not listed on the loan require a co-signer or plan to use rental income from a room in the purchased property then the

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Low Down Payment Mortgage Options: Home Loans with 3% Down
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Low Down Payment Mortgage Options: Home Loans with 3% Down

When purchasing a home it is generally recommended to make a payment of at least 20%. However, saving up such an amount can be quite challenging. The good news is that there are down payment mortgage options available nowadays. If you’re looking for a mortgage, with a payment the minimum requirement is usually three percent

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Guide To Low Down Payment Mortgages
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Guide To Low Down Payment Mortgages

Leading up to mid-2007 it was relatively easy to purchase a house without any payment. The mortgage market was primarily driven by “zero mortgages” and “100 percent financing home loans.” However, these types of loans played a role, in the financial crisis as many were issued without properly assessing or documenting the borrower’s ability to

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Native American Home Loan Programs
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Native American Home Loan Programs

The program aims to provide opportunities, for tribes, Indian Housing Authorities and American individuals and families who wish to own a home on trust land or in an approved Indian or Alaska Native area. It offers homeownership, property rehabilitation and new construction options. Lets take a look at some asked questions about the Section 184

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Investment Property Mortgages: Everything You Need to Know
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Investment Property Mortgages: Everything You Need to Know

When it comes to buying property for investment purposes there are interpretations. Sometimes people even use this term to refer to purchasing a home that they will live in because ultimately that property is an investment, for them. However, the common understanding of investment property relates to buying a home to rent it out than

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When You Should Buy Down Your Interest Rate
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When You Should Buy Down Your Interest Rate

The relationship, between mortgage rates and fees is direct meaning you have the option to pay fees in exchange for a rate. This is commonly referred to as “buying your rate down” or “paying points.” Lets go over these terms and discuss how to understand loan quotes as when it benefits you to buy down

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