Isaac Weller's (morethanamortgage) Blog

There are only a few zero down mortgage options still availabe today.  Those are VA, USDA, and HUD 184 loan programs.  Also, there are down payment assistance programs that allow for you to borrow the 3.5% down payment for an FHA loan.  A couple of local programs are Housekey, and Pierce County D...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will start collecting new, higher, guarantee fees on April 1, 2012.  That means mortgages fees to consumers will be .3-.4% higher than before.  For a $200,000.00 loan, that translates into an additional $600.00-$800.00 dollars in fees. The reason for the increase is tha...