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FHA Key to Housing Market and Recovery
The Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance program is a critical part of the American housing fabric and has never been more important than it is in today’s market, NAR President Vicki Cox Golder told a congressional panel this week.
Testifying before the House Committee on Financial Services, Golder said that the FHA program is fiscally sound [...]
Buying a Home Will Go Down in History
The real winners in this recession are the young people that are just getting their feet wet to invest and buying their first homes. First-time home buyers between the ages of 25 and 45 were the the make up for about 45% of home sales through the first half of 2009.
This will be a historic [...]
FHA Steps Up Their Game To Help Home Owners
FHA has made a giant leap to help those struggling home owners out there. With the newly enhanced FHA Making Home Affordable Loan Modification Program, those who qualify will have their monthly mortgage payments reduced significantly. Thus, allowing more people to stay in their homes.
The changes expand the Obama administration’s Make Home Affordable Loan Modification [...]
Perfect Time to Buy
Ladies and Gentlemen, the stars are aligning. You can sit back and wait and disregard all the obvious signs or take advantage of an opportunity that doesn’t happen very often. Now is the perfect time to buy, but that opportunity may be slipping away. This is not for everyone, but for those of you that [...]
Full Story5 Tips for the Greenest Grass on the Block
As most of you have witnessed, the record low mortgage rates, tax credit incentives, and amplified FHA loans have created a trend for people to make that first home purchase. The National Association of Realtors reports that first-time home buyers make up 29% of existing homes sales in June of 09. However, many of these [...]
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