Getting FHA & VA purchase offers approved can seem daunting to a home buyer (and Realtors too). Many buyers experience a long frustrating process when trying to bid on Bank Owned, REO, Short Sale, or Corporate Owned Properties with a FHA loan or VA loan. Why is this? Steve Hall with RE/Max
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03/31/2010
FHA High Balance or FHA Jumbo? What is the difference?FHA High Balance or FHA Jumbo? What is the difference? (January 2023 update) The answer is simple: None. FHA loans that are over $726,200 and up to the county FHA Loan Limits are called both FHA Jumbo and FHA High Balance loans. These a
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03/28/2010
An agent friend sent me a link to this website today: www.crimemapping.com . This is a great tool to research your area for crimes, both big and small. It is also a great tool for prospective homebuyers to research neighborhoods that they may not be familiar with for the types of crime that o
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03/17/2010
FHA Home Loans are not just for First Time Homebuyers. It is a long held myth that FHA Loans are for First Time Homebuyers. This is not the case. FHA Loans are eligible for Primary Home Purchase and Primary Home refinance. With increased FHA Loan limits up to $729,750 and several FHA refi
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03/14/2010
I just posted a FHA Refinance Case Study for a loan over $417K, here is another FHA Refinance Case Study to show another area where FHA can help homeowners. Let's say you live in Los Angeles California. Your home is now worth $400K. Your First Mortgage is $340K, and you have a small second mo
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03/14/2010
Here is a scenario to show why it can be beneficial to Refinance your loan or loans into a safe, secure, fixed rate FHA Loan. Let's say you live in Seattle, Washington. Your home is worth $600K and you currently owe $460K on your first mortgage, and you have a second mortgage for $100K. Let
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03/14/2010
HUD announced in January that the Mortgage Insurance premiums for FHA will be increasing in April. For a standard FHA Purchase or FHA refinance, the Upfront Mortgage Insurance Premium (AKA UFMIP on your GFE's) will increase from 1.75% to 2.25%. The monthly premium will remain at today's level
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03/10/2010
VanDyk Mortgage is a FHA Direct Lender and we offer FHA Jumbo loans up to your full County FHA Loan limit for 2010. This may sound strange, but many lenders are capped at $650K on FHA Loans, regardless of the corresponding FHA County Loan Limit. This constraint is due to their warehouse financin
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03/10/2010
VanDyk Mortgage allows you to borrow up to your full County Loan Limits. Our VA Jumbo loans are not capped at $650,000. This may sound strange, but many VA lenders do not offer VA loans above $650k. Why $650K you ask? It doesn't correspond with any VA County Limit (check yours here). This
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03/10/2010
VA Home Loans are not just for First Time Homebuyers anymore. With increased VA Loan limits and enhanced VA refinance options, VA Home Loans offer current Veteran Homeowners two opportunities. Veterans looking to purchase a new home (ie move up VA buyer) can now take advantage of much higher
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03/10/2010
