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FHA to toughen rules for borrowers The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is proposing raising minimum credit scores for borrowers who receive FHA-backed mortgages, increasing down payment requirements, and limiting the amount of money sellers can provide toward closing costs. The proposed changes are part of an effort to shore up the ...

Last week I caught the premier of the show "Hoarders" on A & E (if you missed it, you can go to their website to view the entire episode). It was amazing, and got me to thinking about how someone goes from being a pack rat (guilty!) to being a hoarder. The show inspired me to get rid of some of the clutter around my home, and my ...

Pending US Home Sales Surge Pending US home sales skyrocketed to their highest number in 7 years, a sure sign that the bottom is forming and that bargain seekers have arrived.  The National Association of Realtors reported that its seasonally adjusted index of sales contracts signed (the Pending Home Sales Index) jumped 6.7% to 90.3, well ...

Here are the top five reasons current home owners should consider upgrading to their dream home: 1. Interest rates are at historic lows, which means you can buy more house than you could a year ago - for the same monthly mortgage payment. 2. Prices have come down. Even if your current home is worth less than during the last housing market ...

So we had the joy of sitting with a really great couple over the weekend. This husband and wife were reviewing an offer that came in over the weekend on the home we are selling for them. We got to the part about the buyers loan, and they were really surprised how easy it was for this first time home buyer to finance their home. The buyer is ...

Freddie Mac says housing sales are near bottom Frank Nothaft, chief economist of Freddie Mac, said on Saturday that housing sales are nearing a bottom, with foreclosures accounting for a third of all sales.  But you knew there's a "but" coming, right?  Yup...Nothaft added that unemployment and house price declines will ...

An estimated 36,215 new and existing homes and condos sold in California last month, a 23.9% month-on-month increase from February and 47.4% year-on-year increase from March 08, according to a report published Thursday by San Diego-based MDA DataQuick Information Systems. March marked the ninth consecutive month of year-over-year sales ...

Finally we have some help for the troubled housing market. A law passed by the federal government and is one of the boldest and broadest pieces of legislation related to the real estate market since the great depression. Among other relief details, the legislation devotes $300 billion to helping troubled homeowners avoid ...