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Are Mortgage Referral Sites on the Internet Useful?
Column Delivered February 4, 2002 "I like the idea of shopping for a mortgage on the internet, and the ?referral sites? you mentioned in a recent column seem like a good first step. Are they?" To answer your question, I recently took a hard looks at six sites that ... more...

Lies Mortgage Shoppers Hear
    December 2, 2002, Revised July 16, 2004 "I am about to shop the market for the mortgage I need to finance my home purchase.  Is there a danger that people won?t tell me the truth?  Any lies I should look out for in particular ... more...

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Section 8 Housing
Section 8 Housing The Section 8 program began during the Great Depression to increase the housing choices available to very low-income households by making privately-owned rental housing affordable to them. It provides rent subsidies, either rental certificates or vouchers, on ... more...

Section 8 Homeownership Program
Section 8 Homeownership Program - American Dream Commitment Fannie-Mae and Freddie-Mac expand their underwriting requirements necessary for Freddie Mac to purchase mortgages originated under the Section 8 Homeownership Program, and pledge funds in form of Section 8 vouchers, also ... more...

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The US Dollar Is Not Weak
In 2004, The USD Was Falling, But the Dollar Was Never Weak!Germany's long term economic policy has been to cultivate a permanent trade surplus by saving more, and consuming less. But there is another side to their trade surplus/high savings rate story. Growth in Germany is 1/3rd that in the US, ... more...

How and Where To Get Big Real Estate Loans Today
SOME OF THE BIGGEST REAL ESTATE LOANS you can get today come from the FHA--Federal Housing Administration. These loans are often in the range of $500,000 to multi-millions. Why are they available to you? For several reasons:1. The Government wants to encourage certain types of building construction ... more...

Housing Bill - Changes in the Right To Buy Scheme
Presently council tenants are able to purchase their rented property after 2 years of tenancy. However, this is about to change. As of the 18th January 2005, the new Housing Bill becomes law and the current 2 years will change to a period of 5 years. This means, that once the proposals come into ... more...

Do You Qualify For The FHA Home Loan?
The FHA Home Loan is a home loan program established by the federal government in order to assist more families in being able to achieve the American dream of owning your own home. The FHA home loan is specifically designed for the first time home buyer but can also be accessed by any other home ... more...

What Is A FHA Loan?
Most of us need to borrow some money at least at one point of time in our life. When we want to buy a car, to study at the College or University, when we want to buy a house or home, when we need money to start our own business - even when we use our credit cards.There are many types of loans and ... more...

Can You Afford Your Dream House?
So you want to buy a house eh? And you want to get a mortgage loan to cover the bulk of the cost. Well, this is a common way for people to purchase a new house and if you are going to get approved for a mortgage you will fist have to meet with a lender. This lender will go over all of your finances ... more...

Non-conforming Home Loans vs Conforming Loans
The simple definition of a "non-conforming home loan" is: You have a job and can make the payments. Your credit is used only to determine your interest rate and the loan amount to value of the home ratio. This ratio is referred to as your "LTV" or "Loan To Value". There are many lenders who will ... more...

Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
FHA loan programs:FHA AccessFHA Cal GoldFHA Rural GoldFHA Mutal Mtg. InsuranceFHA 203 (k)FHA 203 bFHA 251FHA Title I programFHA MIP RefundThe Federal housing administration was created by Congress in 1934 as part of the national housing act. The purpose of the act, and of the FHA, was to generate ... more...

Real Estate Investing - Makeovers vs. Flipping
Please dont call it "flipping."Some real estate investors who practice the technique of buying property for immediate fixup and resale call it "flipping houses." I have never liked this term, for it strikes me as reference to a gimmick. It seems "flippant!" It sounds like crude tagging of a very ... more...

What if Real Estate Prices Always Went Up?
What if your house always increased in value and you did not have to worry about a downturn in the economy or housing bubble burst? What if you were not worried about your homes equity becoming negative and you being upside down in value to your borrowed amount?What if you did not have to worry ... more...

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