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		<title>The Best Holiday Gift Some People Might Receive Would be help with a Down Payment on a House</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlo Capomazza</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Help with a down payment With most lenders requiring borrowers to put down at least 20 percent as a down payment – unless using an FHA or VA loan, or purchasing mortgage insurance – the best holiday gift some people might receive would be help with a down payment on a house.]]></description>
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		<title>Buyers: cash in on these conditions before competition returns</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlo Capomazza</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fannie Mae will probably lower the high balance conforming limit to $625,500</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlo Capomazza</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“The Obama administration proposes to reduce the &#8220;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAR&#8217;s Steve Goddard: Obama extends FHA loan limits through 2011 so current conforming loan limit of $729,750 for high-cost CA areas REMAINS</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlo Capomazza</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Late yesterday, President Obama signed a resolution that included a provision extending through fiscal year 2011 the current conforming loan  limit of $729,750 for high-cost areas, including many in California.  The same limits will also be extended to loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration.]]></description>
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		<title>Faster Sales Coming For Foreclosure Buyers in #realty</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlo Capomazza</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Faster Sales Coming For Foreclosure Buyers Foreclosure buyers got a Christmas Eve goodie from Fannie Mae, a new strategy that&#8217;s likely to make foreclosure purchasing very much quicker. The catch? A bunch of lenders are about to be very unhappy. Until the recent real estate meltdown, foreclosures were a problem but not too much of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage Insurance Industry Making Do On Its Own?</title>
		<link>http://www.visionaryrealtynews.com/2010/01/mortgage-insurance-industry-making-do-on-its-own/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlo Capomazza</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been following developments in the mortgage insurance (MI) industry for a while now, documenting the reasons why the industry has practically disappeared from the marketplace, questioning why it wasn&#8217;t being assisted to a greater degree by the government, and declaring that mortgage credit conditions won&#8217;t improve without the resurrection of MI.
About four months ago [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Qualify to finance up to an additional $35,000 into your mortgage to improve or upgrade your home before move-in!</title>
		<link>http://www.visionaryrealtynews.com/2009/10/qualify-to-finance-up-to-an-additional-35000-into-your-mortgage-to-improve-or-upgrade-your-home-before-move-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlo Capomazza</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Housing and Urban Development's FHA Streamlined 203(k) loan allows qualifying home buyers to finance up to an additional $35,000 into their mortgage to improve or upgrade their home before move-in. ]]></description>
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		<title>Start house-hunting now to qualify for tax credit for first-time home buyers #Realestate</title>
		<link>http://www.visionaryrealtynews.com/2009/08/start-house-hunting-now-to-qualify-for-tax-credit-for-first-time-home-buyers-realestate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlo Capomazza</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First-time home buyers had better get a move on if they hope to take advantage of the $8,000 federal tax credit. The window of opportunity is closing rapidly.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Choose a Home #Realestate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlo Capomazza</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by duane.schoon via Flickr Here are some tips to help determine which house is best for you so when the opportunity is right you may strike. Once you’ve settled on a couple of preferred neighborhoods for your home search, it’s time to pick out a few homes to view. Having a house features “wish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>C.A.R. Mortgage Update #realestate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlo Capomazza</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia This week’s C.A.R. Mortgage Update contains information about modifying FHA-insured loans; challenges condo buyers are having with obtaining approval on mortgages; the formation of a new consortium of lenders, brokers and mortgage-technology providers; a report on loan modifications; and current mortgage rates. Guidelines aim to help struggling borrowers The U.S. Dept. of [...]]]></description>
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