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2010
Now buyers and sellers will have an easy, comfortable and FREE way to learn the basics about buying and selling a home. This new online workshops are on daily and consumers can pick from a list of topics, register and watch from the comfort of their home. The idea is to educate them and empower t...
06/17/2010
FHA Annual Mortgage Insurance Premium may go up and the program that has been helping thousand of new home buyers may become more expensive if approved by the Senate. In order to "heal" the finances of the Federal Housing Administration, FHA, the House of Representatives has just given the enti...
06/10/2010
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THIS IS ACTUALLY FUNNY...Well, not so if you're the buyer... I wasn't always a Mortgage Advisor but have been in this business long enough to know how a Realtor needs to work with their clients. I really wish I knew what I know now. Most likely I would have made better decisions when choosing a...
06/08/2010
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Lending Guides and The “Loan Quality Initiative” It’s on. Fannie Mae has put into effect their Loan Quality Initiative in order to prevent bad loans to happen. For home buyers and refinancing owners this will mean tougher times to secure a new loan. Does it sound familiar? Fannie’s Loan Quali...
06/08/2010
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I thought this post was pretty interesting. I wonder what your AR pages will rank. Mine wasn't that great....Got jsut "1". Now I have to figure out what to do to get better ranking. Would love to hear feedback. Good luck!when you put a link on a website and point it towards one of your real estat...
06/06/2010
A couple of weeks ago I was talking to a friend about the home buyer tax extension and realized that she wasn't aware of the extension for veterans who qualify. A few days after that, I ran into a Realtor who didn't know about it either. It seems like the extension is "old news" but I guess is ...
06/06/2010
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I'm not going to tell you that good credit is vital to your financial health because most likely you already know that. Lending guidelines are currently changing and we've seen credit history and FICO scores requirements get tighter by the hour. It's never too late to start working on your credit...
06/05/2010
Let’s face it. It’s getting more and more important for real estate agents to fully understand their clients’ mortgage approvals in order to save time, headache and help the purchase process go as smooth as possible. I know...this is the Mortgage Consultant job but I can assure you that if your...
06/05/2010
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I was so happy to listen to this interview. Rates have been so low...it's ridiculous! What I really like is that it is very "matter-of-fact" and helpful. It talks about the amazing opportunity home owners and future home owners have to save thousand of dollars on the life of their loan and at t...
06/05/2010
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Can anyone help me? For some reason people can't comments on my posts. It says "comments were disabled by author". I don't remmeber doing anything and haven't been on Active Rain for a while now. Does anyone know how I can "enable" comments? I couldn't find anything on the site. Most likely you'l...
06/05/2010