USDA Insured Home Loans with Zero Down Payment

USDA insured home loan key points:
 
·         100% loan to value, no down payment required!
·         Unlimited seller assist – payment towards buyer’s closing costs
·         Finance closing costs up to the appraised value of the home
·         30-year fixed rate, no balloons, no prepayment penalties, no recapture fess, etc.
·         Current interest rate:  6.50%  (8-29-08, subject to change, borrowers [...]

Buyers flock to FHA, government-backed loans

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Borrowers are flocking to government-insured loans, particularly those offered by the Federal Housing Administration, as they seek to refinance out of costly adjustable-rate mortgages or take out purchase loans with low down payments.  The Mortgage Bankers Association says applications for government-insured loans were up 133.9 percent in July from a year ago, [...]

Bridge Loans Explained

Bridge loans, sometimes known as swing loans, are short term loans intended to access trapped home equity for the purchase of buying a new home.  For example, if John and Mary Homebuyer have their current home for sale and will net $200,000 (equity) after paying their selling costs and current mortgage.  That $200,000 will be [...]

Northampton County eyes foreclosure moratorium

Northampton County is researching whether it has the legal authority to temporarily suspend sheriff sales to try to help residents whose homes are in foreclosure. County Council on Thursday asked County Executive John Stoffa to study the issue and report back, but the panel tabled a resolution that called for a 90-day moratorium on the [...]

Lehigh Valley Short Sales and Pre-Foreclosures

So what exactly is a shot sale anyway? A short sale is when a home is in pre-foreclosure and the bank allows the owner to list the home with a Realtor and try to sell the home and avoid foreclosure. In most cases it is being sold for less than what is owed to the bank. The [...]