Fannie Mae, FHA and VA Loan Limits by County
To use one of my favorite Dirty Harry quotes, “A Man’s gotta know his limitations.” With all of the talk recently of Fannie Mae Jumbo loans, …More
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Why You Shouldn't Panic About June Mortgage Rates
What a week, huh? The mortgage rates meltdown scared a lot of people this week, me included. I was mostly worried that foreign investors believed American …More
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It’s Official: Some First-Time Home Buyers Can Use the $8,000 Tax Credit Now
The Federal Housing Administration today announced that first-time home buyers can use the $8,000 tax credit sooner rather than later, as long as they’re using an …More
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Friday Tip – Getting a Person to Speak to in Customer Service
Today’s shout out is for a great service. GetHuman tracks over 1,000 companies’ shortcuts to get a human voice on customer service – and not just …More
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Mortgage Market Update
Well, it’s a little later in the day than I had planned on, but here’s the latest on the markets today…… Rates have improved today. We’re …More
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“Ferris Bueller” Glass Home For Sale — $2.3M
Update (1/13/11): The “Ferris Bueller house” takes another price reduction — to $1.65 million. Bueller! Update (2/22/10): The “Ferris Bueller house” was originally listed for sale …More
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Bait and Switch: How To Ruin This Game
I got a call from a young lady in Oregon today who asked me a simple question: “Hello, I am about to close my loan tomorrow …More
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What Happened, What Does it Mean, and Where Do We Go From Here?
Wow! What a day in the mortgage and bond markets today. I think it’s a good thing to say that while a lot of us saw …More
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June '09 Mortgage Rates Higher? It's All Tom, Bill, and Mao's Fault
Update: June, 2009 Mortgage Rates Thoughts (added at midnight) We’re in the “Era Of Finger Pointing” so I”ll just pile on; mortgage rates have skyrocketed in …More
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Mortgage Market Update
It’s been a few days since I’ve done a Mortgage Market Update post, so here goes….. Rates have been feeling some upward pressure lately. We’re at …More
