First Time Home Buyers

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HGTV’s “My First Place” is Looking for First Time Homebuyers in the Bay Area

I was just contacted by HGTV’s “My First Place” to see if there are any first time homebuyers out there interested in a unique opportunity.  Here is the 411:
BUYING YOUR FIRST PLACE?
Then HGTV is looking for you!
MY FIRST PLACE, HGTV’s hit series, is coming back for an eighth season and we’re looking for first-time homebuyers [...]

So Much for the Move-Up Tax Credit

There is so much mixed feelings about the market right now.  In the Berkeley and surrounding areas, one street is seeing multiple offers and the next isn’t.  The number of foreclosures has gone down drastically, although most buyers think there are buckets of bank-owned homes ready to come on the market.  I don’t think this is the [...]

Google Launches New Mortgage Comparison Chart

Google just launched a way cool new advertising service which allows consumers to anonymously compare interest rates and fees from mortgage lenders.  The “Comparison Ads for Mortgage” is the latest development from the internet search giant.

Qualifying Factors For FHA and Fannie Mae Loans Are Changing Dec. 12th

I am getting many updates from my favorite mortgage brokers about the changes to the qualifying factors that are about to come on Dec. 12th to the Fannie Mae and FHA world.  I am also receiving updates from mortgage brokers I don’t have contact with, and some of the updates are inaccurate.  To spell out the [...]

With F.H.A. Help, Easy Loans in Expensive Areas

be sure to check out the last paragraph
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/business/20limits.html?_r=2&th=&adxnnl=1&emc=th&adxnnlx=1258823045-jkAzkd6FNo1zZNxkfMSHlA

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