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Want to Purchase a Home After a Short Sale, Foreclosure or Bankruptcy?

What you need to know when buying a home after a short sale, foreclosure or bankruptcy. A common question sellers from a short sale, foreclosure or bankruptcy have now that they want to re-purchase a home today is, “How long must I wait before obtaining financing after short sale,  foreclose or bankruptcy?” An important step […]

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Mortgage Rates Continue Inching To New All Time Lows

Mortgage Rates Continue Trickling Lower To New All Time Lows Tuesday, July 10, 2012 2:51 PM Mortgage Rates continued lower today, marking the third consecutive day at new all-time lows. Broader Bond Markets continued to benefit from a generally skeptical and negative outlook on the European debt crisis. That skepticism helped push the European currency […]

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Who's Back Does Your Realtor Have, Buyers, Sellers, Both?

Understanding the ins and outs of real estate agency relationships can be confusing, especially since there are often multiple real estate agents and brokers involved in the transaction. We’ll explain the different forms of agency relationships along with a brief description.   SELLER’S AGENT: The relationship between the Listing Agent and/or Broker and the Seller through […]

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How to Buy a Home How to Sell a Home

Who’s Back Does Your Realtor Have, Buyers, Sellers, Both?

Understanding the ins and outs of real estate agency relationships can be confusing, especially since there are often multiple real estate agents and brokers involved in the transaction. We’ll explain the different forms of agency relationships along with a brief description.   SELLER’S AGENT: The relationship between the Listing Agent and/or Broker and the Seller through […]

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Home Mortgage News

Great News for FHA Loan Applicants; Ease of Credit Restrictions

FHA rescinds tough new credit restrictions on loan applicants The withdrawn policy change, which had been scheduled to take effect Sunday, would have affected borrowers with collections or disputed-bill accounts in their credit files. In a policy switch that could be important to thousands of applicants seeking low-down-payment home mortgages, the Federal Housing Administration has […]

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Mortgage Rates at Record Lows

EXTRA EXTRA – Mortgage Rates at Record Lows  for Friday July 6th, 2012 Record-low mortgage rates stuck around for another week, allowing home buyers and homeowners looking to refinance to lock-in super low financing. Both the 30-year and 15-year fixed-rate mortgages matched their all-time lows. “Mortgage rates were virtually unchanged this week hovering at or […]