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Converting Primary Residence to Second Home or Investment Property - Fannie Says Not So Fast...
Well, as if we didn't have enough changes taking place at lightening speed, now one more change from Fannie Mae came down effective August 1, 2008. This time the issue swirls around new rules that will affect converting your principal residence to Read More...
A Historical Look at Maricopa County First Mortgage Volume
For those of you, like us, who are numbers people, we wanted to pass along some more interesting facts (another hat tip to one of our lending partners, Rob Kanyur at Nova Home Loans in Scottsdale , AZ - www.robk@novahomeloans.com or www.robkanyurcandomortgages.com Read More...
Interesting Facts: Life By the Numbers!
BY THE NUMBER$. (Hat tip to one of our lending partners, Rob Kanyur at Nova Home Loans in Scottsdale, AZ - RobK@NovaHomeLoans.com or www.RobKanyurCanDoMortgages.com Hope you find it as interesting as we did!!! 1. MOST RECENTLY - 7 of the last 9 months Read More...
Home Financing Changes - What It Means to You!
We don't normally like to turn our blog posts into long diatribes, but at the same time, there have been so many changes this past year in lender financing, as well as multiple changes at Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac and most recently with FHA, we felt Read More...
So Why Do Canadians Get It and Americans Don't?
Most of us have heard by now that "it's a great time to buy", even though it seems many people still don't believe that here in the United States. Myriads of people continue to stand on the sidelines believing that next year will be Read More...
Today's Surprise Gift - The Fed Auction Facility Program
Just received this from one of our strategic partners regarding today's decision on the "Fed Auction Facility Program"... The markets were looking for a holiday treat yesterday by way of a 50 basis point Fed cut in the Discount Rate. And Read More...
My Home: The Stock, the Bond, the Credit Card, the Retirement Fund, the ATM
Time again for Mortgage Mondays and today we're going to chat a bit about our homes...and how we view them. Perhaps it's just because we come from the Midwest and homes are viewed a bit differently there than they are here in the Southwest. Or Read More...
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Implement New Risk-Based Pricing - So How's Your FICO?
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have announced that in order to compensate for the high delinquency credit losses on FNMA and Freddie MAC loans, certain loans that close after December 31, 2007, will be re-priced to reflect the new risk-based pricing. The Read More...
Would the Actual 2007 Real Estate Numbers Please Stand Up?
Welcome to Mortgage Mondays where we discuss lending, finances, and the markets overall. As promised in our post this past Saturday, today we are going to share a few more stats with you. Over the next few months, we'll be posting and sending out Read More...
Silly Saturdays - CEO Says Times Are Like "Great Depression" - Yet 98.7% of Their Mortgages Are Current - HUH?
Ok...so maybe we have a warped sense of humor, but we find this one pretty funny and needed to put it in our Silly Saturdays this week. Unfortunately, this is the kind of stuff we read every day in the media, and then of course they NEVER take any responsibility Read More...
Flippin Fridays - Househangout's Weekly Phoenix Real Estate Market Report - November 16, 2007
Welcome to Flippin Fridays with Househangout where we talk about what flipped (and what didn't) in the Phoenix metropolitan area over the past week. ( Note: This data has been pulled from the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service and is deemed Read More...
Mortgage Mondays - Househangout Answers Phoenix First Time Homebuyers: The Why and How of Mortgage Pre-Approval?
Welcome to Mortgage Mondays! Granted the thought of purchasing your first home is both exciting and somewhat daunting, but in the end it's well worth the time and effort. Today we'll be discussing some things that you, our first time homebuyers, Read More...