By Dennis Norman, on June 11th, 2010
Dennis Norman
Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5072, the FHA Reform Act of 2010 which is good news for home-buyers that may need to rely upon an FHA loan for a home purchase. The bill will still need to be passed by the Senate and then signed into law by the President, [...]
By Dennis Norman, on March 29th, 2010
Dennis Norman
Last week HUD announced changes to FHA home loan programs to provide refinancing options to homeowners who owe more than their home is worth. Under FHA’s new plan, existing underwater homeowners can refinance their existing non-FHA loan into a FHA loan as long as they are current on their loan and their current [...]
By Dennis Norman, on January 22nd, 2010
Dennis Norman
This week FHA announced policy changes that are going to help them shore up their finances but will make it more difficult and/or costly for a borrower.
The FHA policy changes include:
By Dennis Norman, on December 22nd, 2009
According to NAR 51 percent of recent homebuyers are first-time buyers and 39 percent of recent home sales have relied on an FHA loan
Dennis Norman
The National Association of REALTORS just released a report showing that 51 percent of the homes sold recently have been to first-time home buyers and that 39 percent of all recent buyers have turned to an [...]
By Charles Hugh Smith, on October 26th, 2009
Loose lending standards in government-backed mortgages is setting up the next wave of defaults and sharp declines in housing prices.
Charles Hugh Smith, Of Two Minds
Beneath the hype that housing has bottomed is an ugly little scenario: lending standards are still loose and the low-down payment, high-risk loans being guaranteed by government agencies are setting [...]
By Dennis Norman, on March 30th, 2009
By: Dennis Norman
Dennis Norman
Effective April 1, 2009, FHA will lower the amount you can borrow when refinancing your home loan if it is a “cash-out” refi. The term “cash-out” simply means you are borrowing more than your existing debt…thereby resulting in you getting “cash-out” of your home’s equity.
In the past FHA has allowed you to [...]
By Dennis Norman, on January 12th, 2009
By: Dennis Norman
Many seniors find themselves in a situation where there are struggling to keep up with rising costs of gasoline, utilities, property taxes and insurance but yet they own a home that is either paid for or has a significant amount of equity. Since, in many cases, they have been in their homes for years, [...]
By Dennis Norman, on November 14th, 2008
By: Dennis Norman
Today many people that never thought they would find themselves in this plight are now facing the potential of losing their homes to foreclosure. Aggressive lenders, creative loans and a super charged real estate market for about 5 years until sometime in 2006 all helped put many people in a difficult position with [...]
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