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Mortgage and Lending - Karen Cooper | Sr Mortgage Loan Originator ! NMLS # 223305 | First Federal Bank of Florida, Ocala, FL - NMLS 223305
Nationwide home mortgage lending, Jumbo High Balance Conventional and Government purchase loans, love to serve our Veterans, first time home buyers, buyers re-entering after a short sale or foreclosure, homeowners refinancing to obtain better interest rates|terms, FHA Streamline, VA Interest Rate Reduction, Home Affordable Refinance Program, down payment assistance, FHA 3.5% down, Fannie Mae 3% Down, Home Equity Loans and Lines of Credit, Austin Cedar Park Round Rock Georgetown Leander Texas, NMLS #223305

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2009 

Oregon Home Buyers and Real Estate Brokers, here's a tool you might put in your home buying chest. Did you know that if the property being purchased is an eligible property on the USDA Guaranteed Rural Housing loan program: •a)      Not only are some lenders able to fund these loans right now eve...
01/30/2009
If other mortgage companies have been anything like mine, it's been a pretty busy time these past 4-5 weeks! When the 30 year conforming fixed rates being locked in hit the mid-high 4's, the phones lit up like I haven't seen in a while.   Well, they are still lighting up, with homeowners and inve...
01/29/2009
Are you an Oregon Real Estate Broker whose buyer's financing has been affected by recent notifications that funding has been depleted for the 2009 allocation for the USDA Guaranteed Rural Housing program? Did you know that although many banks are just not funding these loans and waiting until fun...
01/29/2009
 Are you an Oregon home buyer thinking that you need to come up with a large down payment in order to purchase a home? You pay your bills on time, have a little bit of savings set aside, feel pretty secure in your job and are tired of renting? You are looking at the amazing prices available on ho...
01/29/2009
Traveling along the Interstate 5 Corridor through the Northern reaches of California, you can see some of the most amazing terrain to be found in this State filled with amazing natural beauty. As we travel to and fro between Southern Oregon where we live and work and California, where we used to ...
01/28/2009
Today is Martin Luther King's Day, our day to look back and reflect on the accomplishments this amazing civil rights leader contributed to us all, leading to freedoms I think we so often take for granted today. We celebrate this day of remembrance that every four years takes place just before our...
01/19/2009
Last weekend, my husband and I recently tried a new Thai restaurant, but it wasn't to our tastes. Do you ever get your taste buds set for a specific restaurant's flavors and cooking styles and then forever compare the dishes you try from other restaurants to your favorite one? I managed to break ...
01/19/2009
Welcome to my first MeMe!, thanks to being chosen by the lovely Leslie Stewart Leslie Stewart - Realtor ®, CRS, eCertified (Prudential Real Estate Professionals) of Stayton Oregon in her recent Seven Things MeMe post http://activerain.com/blogsview/888209/Seven-Things-MeMe .  So, like much of lif...
01/19/2009
So, do you want the good news or the bad news first? Presuming you are like many who prefer to get the bad news out of the way first, the bad news is USDA Rural Housing programs have already depleted their available funds until Congress reallocates additional funds to them. Stage two of the bad n...
01/14/2009
Janet Guilbault has once again very aptly described the mentality of many buyers participating in today's real estate market. What is the biggest misconception in the mind of the guy about to make an offer on a house?  This seller must be absolutely desperate to sell this house. I will ignore th...
01/07/2009
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Loving the challenge of a career in mortgage|real estate since 1983, keeping up with the progression of changes in this industry keeps one on their toes. What doesn't kill us makes us stronger, right? Here's to a few more decades of strength building!