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Scottsdale Home Buyer Assistance - Home in Five has new money

June 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Shailesh Ghimire over at CTX Mortgage posted yesterday that new home buying assistance funds are available for home buyers in Phoenix, Scottsdale, and …. basically the whole of Maricopa County.
This program has some great features and down payment assistance.
Income limits will work for purchasing in many Scottsdale neighborhoods, too!  Since Scottsdale is a not-targeted area, [...]

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Tags: Buyers · Mortgage

Buy or Rent - Now there’s a calculator

March 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Here’s a helpful home buying vs. home renting calculator from the New York Times web site.  What I really like about this calculator is that it gives you a lot of info with just a couple changes to match your location.  It also gives you a visual look at when you start seeing the savings (if [...]

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Tags: Buyers · Mortgage · Renting

Mortgage Rates - Where Do We Stand?

January 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Earlier this week, I got an email from clients I leased a condo to last year.  At the time, they were saving up to buy a house, but weren’t quite ready, so opted to lease for a year. 
“We’re dreading another move so soon and have been dragging our feet with leaving this cozy little apartment but it’s [...]

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Tags: Mortgage · Phoenix Metro

Lower your Monthly Costs with Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance

January 15th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I love it when I come across something new (to me) that will save home buyers money! 
While financing for buyers with large down payments still seems to be sliding through the mortgage machine, first-time home buyers and other with less that 20% down are having to be even more diligent in their financing search.  Now [...]

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Mortgage Update for Home Buyers

January 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Paul Wakefield at Security Mortgage Company emailed me his Friday update, with some helpful info for today’s home buyers.
“Contrary to the Media”

0 Down programs are still available for home buyers, and sellers can even contribute between 3% & 6% towards closing costs.
Stated income loans are still available, even up to 95% LTV. 90% LTV gets the [...]

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New Mortgage Fees Coming

December 14th, 2007 · No Comments

Today, Dan Green from The Mortgage Report blog posted “Do The Math : Exactly How Much Money Will Your Credit Score Cost You On Your Next Mortgage?”.  New fees starting March 1, 2008 will be directly determined by your credit score.  Read more on these new credit score base fees…

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Tags: Mortgage · Scottsdale