January 2009 - Posts

Look For New Mortgage Disclosure Rollout
H omebuyers will soon have improved mortgage disclosures to help with their decision-making, the result of Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act rules finalized by the Department of Housing and Urban Development in November. Although the new disclosures Read More...
Posted 06 January 09 12:02 by Robert Buckman | 0 Comments   
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The Housing Watch List for 2009
T here are a few trends /issues to which we think you should pay particular attention this year. Builders require extra due diligence. In November, homebuilders started the fewest number of new homes since 1959. That’s tough for builders, but good Read More...
Posted 06 January 09 11:56 by Robert Buckman | 0 Comments   
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The 2009 Mortgage Landscape
M ost prospective mortgage shoppers should be aware by now that mortgages are tougher to get. “Stringent” is the word we keep hearing used to describe the tests for borrowers these days. That’s putting it mildly! The traditional touchstones Read More...
Posted 06 January 09 11:50 by Robert Buckman | 0 Comments   
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Loan Modification Dilemma
H omeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments or who are poised to do so in 2009 will find that mortgage lenders are more willing to try to keep them in their homes and avoid foreclosure than in previous years. Lenders have learned a lot, Read More...
Posted 06 January 09 11:43 by Robert Buckman | 0 Comments   
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2009 Housing Market Preview
W i ll 2009 be the year that we finally see an end to the slide in home prices and the start of a rebound? Some market watchers think so. Of course, recent spells of optimism about the housing market have proven premature and that could be the case again. Read More...
Posted 06 January 09 11:21 by Robert Buckman | 0 Comments   
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