OK, so you’ve gone to your lender and been pre-approved for your home loan. You’ve saved up enough for your down payment. You’ve got a few months left on your lease, but it’s time to start actually looking for a new home. But, where do you look? How do you know whether one neighborhood is [...]
Read More →If you’re in the market for a brand new home, you’ve got plenty of exciting choices. Advances in housing technology, from new materials to architectural shifts to technological innovations to design trends have laid the groundwork for some really cool stuff.
So, line up your new home loan and get talking to your builder today. Here [...]
Anyone who’s ever purchased an existing home knows that every home, no matter how well kept up it has been or how careful the previous owners have been, is going to have some issues. If you’re lucky, those issues are going to be relatively small. If you’re unlucky, buying an existing home can turn into [...]
Read More →The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) from the U.S. Treasury Department is a plan that some critics fear might be a repeat of prior shaky home loan programs in the past. HAMP pays cash incentives to reduce mortgage payments for homeowner’s who are struggling.
However, the program doesn’t reduce the loan amount. It can leave borrowers [...]
If you’re seeking a home in Hillsborough County in Tampa, FL, help is available. The Hillsborough County Housing Finance Authority announced it has $20 million available to lend for mortgages on a first come first serve basis.
The mortgages are 4.99 percent, 30-year fixed rate loans. They’ll be funded from the proceeds of a bond sale.
The [...]