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Mortgage 411

McCain Wants to Buy Up Bad Mortgages

Republican presidential candidate John McCain proposed during Tuesday night’s debate using $300 billion of the $700 billion of the financial bailout money to buy up bad home mortgages, instead of rescuing the financial markets. “I would order the secretary of the Treasury to immediately buy up the bad home-loan mortgages in America and renegotiate at […]

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HOPE for Homeowners Expands Rescues

HOPE for Homeowners, a federal program to allow the replacement of up to $300 billion in underwater U.S. mortgages with federally backed FHA financing, began accepting applications under a legislatively authorized expansion Wednesday.  To qualify, borrowers must be spending more than 31 percent of their income on mortgage payments. Loans made this year are excluded, […]

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6 Creative Ways to Afford a Home

1. Investigate local, state, and national down payment assistance programs. These programs give qualified applicants loans or grants to cover all or part of your required down payment. National programs include the Nehemiah program, www.getdownpayment.com, and the American Dream Down Payment Fund from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, www.hud.gov. 2. Explore seller financing. […]

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VA Loans Still Don’t Require Down Payment

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, whose loans remain one of the few no-down-payment options in this tight market, have made more than 162,000 home loan guaranties this year, an increase of more than 31 percent over the same period last year. The VA has tried to streamline the loan process by allowing veterans to […]

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Banks: No Exceptions for Short Sales

 Increasingly, sellers seeking short sales are encountering a new twist. Lenders are agreeing to let some short sales go through, but they want the home owners to sign a note promising to pay some or all of the balance due – debts that could burden borrowers for the rest of their lives. Moody’s Economy.com estimates […]

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This hit home today…

being that I’m from NY and have worked on Wall Street with Lehman…I was saddened, and a bit fearful when I saw the headlines.. Then after my prayers,- I know that God is still on the throne and all that is, will not break my spirit.  With renewed strength, my prayers are with those whose […]

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Facts About Seller-funded Downpayment Assistance Provision

The Housing bill signed by the President on July 30, 2008, does not eliminate all downpayment assistance programs from eligibility for FHA insurance. Only those programs that are funded directly from the seller or other party to the transaction are prohibited. Downpayment assistance from family members, government programs, or charities that are not seller-funded is […]

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How the New First-Time Buyer Tax Credit Works

Under the new housing bill, home buyers who have not owned a home in the last three years will be eligible for a tax credit equal to 10 percent of the property up to a maximum of $7,500. Here’s how it works: The credit is $3,750 for married couples filing separately. Unmarried people who jointly […]

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Foreclosure Rescue Scams on the Rise

Foreclosure rescue scams, in which con artists prey on struggling home owners, are becoming more of a problem, according to the Federal Trade Commission.The FTC has already filed three major foreclosure rescue cases this year, compared with zero a year ago; and one case involves thousands of victims and property worth millions of dollars, according […]

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