Posted on May 24th, 2011 by Peter Miller
Despite continuing low mortgage rates, one prominent Detroit bankruptcy attorney says ARMs remain a looming danger and should be avoided.
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Posted on May 20th, 2011 by Carlo Capomazza
Please contact Congress today and ask them to make it clear to the regulators to implement a more reasonable QRM that will keep credit-worthy buyers in the market and able to acquire a loan.
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Posted on April 27th, 2011 by Carlo Capomazza
A chance to remodify your loan mod: If you were unsuccessful at modifying your home loan, perhaps this will sound familiar: while you were making your trial payments, your servicer simultaneously began the foreclosure process.
Due to the federal penalties against mortgage servicers and a recent court ruling in California, a new wrinkle to the foreclosure prevention effort has emerged. If you [...]
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Posted on April 25th, 2011 by Carlo Capomazza
Two weeks ago I suggested that homebuyers be ready to act swiftly if mortgage rates dipped, since most experts are predicting that rates will remain on an upward trend as we look forward. I hope you potential homebuyers out there were listening because mortgage rates did ease last week, and current market conditions have made [...]
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Posted on April 8th, 2011 by Carlo Capomazza
A rebound in mortgage rates from last year’s near-record low has reduced consumer demand for home loans and refinancings, leading Wells Fargo & Co. to join other industry stalwarts in laying off loan processors and related workers.
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Posted on April 8th, 2011 by Carlo Capomazza
The California Housing Finance Agency announced this week that people who cashed out equity on their home now are eligible for three of the four “Keep Your Home California” programs.
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Posted on March 29th, 2011 by Carlo Capomazza
There’s a pretty finite universe of documents you’ll really need to round up to get your home bought – or sold. Here they are…
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Posted on February 16th, 2011 by Carlo Capomazza
“The Obama administration proposes to reduce the “footprint” of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by reducing the ceiling on loans that the two government-controlled lenders can guarantee as of October 1, 2011. Current federal law allows the two agencies to guarantee mortgages up to $729,750 in some high-home price areas. The administration recommends that Congress [...]
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