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Time is Running Out for Significant Savings!

February 10, 2010 by Jeff Thomas · Leave a Comment 

The Clock is Ticking!
Time is Running Out for Significant Savings!

 

Attention home buyers! Waiting to buy a home could cost you nearly $20,000 or more over a seven-year period if you time your purchase incorrectly. While the actual impact will vary depending on purchase price, the impact will certainly be significant because of stimulus programs scheduled [...]

Fannie Mae Unveils Underwriting Changes

December 10, 2009 by Jeff Thomas · Leave a Comment 

Vienna, Virginia: Fannie Mae has updated its automated underwriting software recently. The changes are major and could affect how many potential home seekers actually become homeowners. Having a loan underwritten by an actual person are almost non-existent these days. Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac feel they are better served using their proprietary software programs.  Desktop Underwriter® (DU) [...]

FHA Streamline Loan Program Changes

November 20, 2009 by Jeff Thomas · Leave a Comment 

Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has implemented significant changes for streamline refinances . These changes will affect all FHA streamline loans across the country and in the northern Virginia area, Vienna, Virginia, Alexandria, VA, Fairfax and the surrounding cities and county’s. These changes take place on all FHA case numbers ordered on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 [...]

2010 Loan Limits Remain The Same

October 31, 2009 by Jeff Thomas · Leave a Comment 

Congress passed a resolution yesterday to keep mortgage loan limits to the 2009 loan amounts. (This is good!) The current limit is $417,000 for most areas of the country. While if you live in a high cost area, like most of northern Virginia and the surrounding areas the limit is $729,650.
To check what the maximum [...]

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