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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 ...

Starting July 30, 2009, if the APR on an initial Good Faith Estimate is no longer accurate (within a 0.125% range) at close of escrow, a lender must generally provide a residential borrower with a new disclosure and a three-day right to rescind before consummating the loan. REALTORS(R) are forewarned that, because of this new three-day waiting ...

Calif. median home price - May 09: $267,570 (Source: C.A.R.) Calif. highest median home price by C.A.R. region April 09: Santa Barbara So. Coast $875,000 (Source: C.A.R.) Calif. lowest median home price by C.A.R. region April 09: High Desert $106,210 (Source: C.A.R.) Calif. First-time Buyer Affordability Index - First Quarter 2009: 69 percent ...

CNN is searching for a bottom in the housing market With consumer confidence rising in May to its highest level in eight months, housing starts increasing more than 17 percent in May compared with the previous month, and sales of existing homes climbing 2.9 percent in April nationwide, it appears that the housing market may be stabilizing. So ...

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 ...

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 ...

Interest Rates are Falling! 30 Year Fixed  5.91%15 Year Fixed  5.47%5/1 Arm           5.52%30 Year Fixed Jumbo  6.58%5/1 Jumbo Arm 5.99%Thank You to Bankrate.com for providing the rates!Thank you for visiting, and have a safe and happy Thanksgiving week! Liane Thomas, ...

As announced on Wednesday October 31, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point! What a wonderful Halloween treat for homeowners and investors! What does this mean to you? If you have a revolving HELOC, it has been at 7.75%. As of now it has dropped to 7.50%, and you didn't have to ...