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• Mortgage Rate Rise Expected for Spring

  
  Move Trends Real Estate Blog - The Leader in Online Real Estate — Authority: 142
  During the first quarter of 2010, the Federal Reserve is expected to begin winding down it’s $1.25 trillion purchase program of mortgage-backed securities, which has decreased the 30-year conforming fixed-rate mortgage to all-time lows in the past year. CNN Money reports that the 30-year fixed mortgage rate, which ...
  11 hours ago

• Existing Home Sales Surge Q3, Prices Moderating as Well

  
  Melissa Savenko's Richmond Real Estate Review — Authority: 125
  This is an optimistic article from RISMedia, "Existing Home Sales Surge in Many States Third Quarter, Metro Prices Moderating."   Total existing home sales increased 11.4% 3Q 2009, and are 5.9% above 3Q 2008 sales.  Lawrence Yun, the Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors ("NAR"), chalks much of ...
  12 hours ago

• Lake Mary Real Estate Buyers Benefit from Tax Credit Extension

  
  FHA Mortgage Blog — Authority: 133
  Watch the Tax Credit Video here - Lake Mary Real Estate buyer’s are due to benefit greatly from the extension AND expansion of the $8000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit. Now it includes the $6500 Move up Buyer Tax Credit ! Not only do first time buyers get more time to find the perfect Lake Mary home, but ...
  14 hours ago

• Home Sales Expected to Increase

  
  Amy S. Myers, e-PRO, CENTURY 21 American Heritage, 724-845-4700 X 1330 — Authority: 117
  According to Realtor.org home sales are expected to increase in the coming year.  The tax credit has already shown to improve the market and the first time home buyer tax credit extension is expected to keep the momentum going bringing additional “step-up” buyers into the market.  Don’t let the holidays slow ...
  1 day ago

• Job Loss Protection Made Available to Auto and NOW Home Buyers

  
  Athens GA Properties - Athens Area Real Estate — Authority: 126
  Many industries from travel to more notably the much maligned and troubled Auto industry have some sort of Job Loss Protection plan for Buyers.  An article from RISMEDIA written February 6, 2009 announced in a press release that Creative Alliances, LLC announced it had secured a preferred relationship with the ...
  1 day ago

• Sally And Frank, Episode 2: Bob’s Buying A Home

  
  RErockstar.com — Authority: 467
  Meet Sally’s newest client, Bob. Sally meets with her latest client, Bob, Frank’s brother (you may remember Frank from his episode about the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit ). Bob is looking to buy a home and has a few questions for Sally before heading out to search for a house. Sally is more than happy to ...
  1 day ago

• Concerns Of Home Buyers

  
  Becoming Who You Want To Be — Authority: 150
  Many home buyers are scared off because they have heard all of the stories about how no one is lending money and that people with bad credit cannot buy a home and obtain a mortgage. First, there is always someone lending money. The high end banks may restrict how much they lend out and to who they lend to, but there ...
  1 day ago

• Realtor 101

  
  Clark County Real Estate Guide — Authority: 416
  Thinking of buying a home? Curious about some of the things to expect along the way? Here is a quick little video that breaks down a little of the process and explains some of what I, as a Realtor do. It also shares a few other portions of the home buying journey. If you have any questions about me and the way I ...
  1 day ago

• Florida residents have until April 30, 2010 in order to qualify for tax credit

  
  Florida real estate blog — Authority: 126
  Just like the rest of the country, Florida residents have until April 30, 2010 in order to qualify for home buyer tax credit that was recently enhanced and extended. The new law allows home buyers that are under contract by April 30, 2010 and who close by June 30, 2010 the opportunity to receive up to $6,500 for ...
  2 days ago

• First time home buyer tip #6

  
  Skinner Properties & Investments, Inc. Broomfield, Westminster, Northglenn and Thornton CO Real Estate — Authority: 126
  Try to decide what you want vs. what you need in a house. This helps your real estate agent narrow down the search and focus on specific neighborhoods and whatnot. For instance, maybe you want 3 bedrooms but really only need 2 – your agent can search for 3 bedrooms in your price range, but also show you ...
  2 days ago

• Home Buying: How Does Your Credit Score Rate? Posted By: Mike…

  
  Fisher Funding — Authority: 158
  Buying a home is something most people dream of being able to do at some point in their life. All you have to do is save enough money for a down payment and you’re in. Right? Maybe not. If your credit rating is not up to snuff, the road to your dream may be a little bumpy, but not impossible to overcome Continue ...
  2 days ago

• FHA Cash Reserves Down Sharply

  
  Melissa Savenko's Richmond Real Estate Review — Authority: 125
  This  is not good news.  The Federal Housing Administration ("FHA") has lending programs for higher risk borrowers, which provide minimum 3.5% down payments and allow extremely low credit scores.  FHA guaranteed loans to extremely marginal buyers in 2007 and 2008 (average credit scores of 633).  10% of 2007 FHA ...
  3 days ago

• Embrace the Homebuyer Tax Credit: Solution to the Problem

  
  BloodhoundBlog — Authority: 502
  The $8000 first time home buyer tax credit is a mistake.  Congress should have enacted the original idea: a $15,000 tax credit.  This goes for the repeat home buyer tax credit as well.  As a matter of fact, I would like to have seen both tax credits even higher.  If you’ll maintain an open mind for the next few ...
  3 days ago

• Sherry Chris Interviews Becky Boomsma – Realtor, Coldwell Banker

  
  Clean Slate — Authority: 420
  Sherry Chris chats with Becky at REBarCamp and covers some hot items affecting real estate agents today – from the extended First Home Buyers Tax Credit, through the domino effect it is having on consumer confidence. You won’t want to miss these insights.
  3 days ago

• First time home buyer tip #5

  
  Skinner Properties & Investments, Inc. Broomfield, Westminster, Northglenn and Thornton CO Real Estate — Authority: 126
  Homes aren’t free! I know, I say this a lot and people always look at me strangely. Actually they look at me strangely a lot , but that’s beside the point here. I say this because I’ve had more than one contract fall through on a home that I was selling because the first time buyers had no idea that they’d ...
  3 days ago

• Buying A Mortgage Soon?

  
  Pinchisgringos.com — Authority: 459
  In North America the mortgage industry has gone through radical changes since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Canada has seen its share of complexities for mortgages building from these changes. One of the toughest parts about getting home mortgage informationis that the mortgage industry is always changing. ...
  3 days ago

• First Time Home Buyers - The ACTUAL Dollar Cost of Waiting to Buy

  
  Melissa Savenko's Richmond Real Estate Review — Authority: 125
  I suck at math, which is why I went to law school rather than business school, a decision I still periodically regret.  So I am eternally grateful to Charles Dailey for posting this link to HIS post on one of my comment pages.  It QUANTIFIES the cost of waiting to purchase a $125,000-$250,000 home, assuming ...
  3 days ago

• Why does the government hate people who purchased homes between June 30, 2005 and April 9, 2008?

  
  Beyond Paycheck to Paycheck — Authority: 416
  Due to the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009 signed into law on Nov. 6, 2009, the rules surrounding the first time home buyer tax credit have changed again. However, these rules only apply to homes purchased after November 6, 2009. You: What if I  purchased a home before November 6, 2009? ...
  3 days ago

• Tax credit sparks potential homebuyers’ questions

  
  Home Buying and Home Selling Tips — Authority: 147
  A s soon as Congress passed legislation to expand the $8,000 first-time homebuyer credit, readers started sending in questions about whether they would qualify under the new rules. The legislation, signed into law last week, gives people more time to purchase a house and allows even current homeowners to receive a ...
  3 days ago

• New and Improved Tax Credit for Dallas Home Buyers

  
  Dallas Real Estate Blog — Authority: 114
  The new and improved home buyer tax credit is official and took effect Nov 9, 2009. The extended and expanded legislation extendeds the first-time buyer tax credit through May 1, 2010 and includes a tax credit to repeat home buyers.
  4 days ago

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