Brett Sampson's (bsampson) Blog

News on the USDA loan program… Those of you who are considering a USDA loan – you need to check and make sure the new maps will cover the areas you are interested in. New USDA loan eligibility maps will take effect on October 1, 2014 for purchase transactions. Here is a link to the USDA maps: Lin...

Recently, the Federal Housing Administration announced that they are halting the policy of allowing lenders to collect interest to the end of the month when the homeowner’s FHA mortgage is paid off. Beginning in January of 2015, lenders will be able to collect interest until the day the loan is ...

I probably don’t do this enough, but I wanted to take a minute to explain to exactly what I do. …that is to say what I’m good at. …what I specialize in. Yes, I’m in the mortgage industry. I make loans for people to buy and refinance houses. I can do all the mortgage loans any other bank or mortga...

I have a mortgage rate update for you… The Fed has their meeting on Wednesday. This meeting will include their policy announcements, as well as the Fed’s economic projections. It is expected that the Fed will say they are going to continue their tapering of Bond purchases. This news will likely ...

A quick note about interest rates…This past week’s jobs report gave us evidence that the economy is not about to overheat and thus the Federal Reserve Board is not likely to move on increasing interest rates more quickly than originally anticipated. According to the pundits at the Wall Street Jou...

  You would be surprised but there are many realtors out there that are unaware of the USDA program. If you are looking for a home in the outter suburbs or in a rural area make sure your realtor knows about this great 100% financing program. Here are some quick bullit points on the USDA program… ...

If you have an FHA loan and are considering a streamline refinance – you might want to wait until December to complete it. Here’s why… FHA has strict rules on maximum loan amounts for Streamline Refinances. …In other words they have limits to how much closing costs, and prepaid taxes and insuranc...

I’ve recently written two Special Reports. You might find them interesting, and if you don’t need them now perhaps you know someone who might benefit from them. …If so, please feel free to forward this to them. Here are the reports… How To Buy A House With No Money Down, Have A Super Low Rate, An...