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    • synthetik: ALERT: if you are planning on closing a mortgage with loan amounts of $417,001-$567,500 by the end of the year, you are a freaking moron. Deflation folks....
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    • Kristi: I have a question, If we purchase a home and close on February 6, 2009 when will we recieve the $7,500? Right away, not until we file our 2009 taxes?
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LPMI, PMI and 80/20 Mortgages…Oh My!

Note:  I should have titled this post:  ”LPMI, PMI and Piggy Back Mortgages…Oh My”.  I just realized my error thanks to Bill’s comment.   My bad…my apologies!  And there’s no way for me to 80/20 in the title. 
LPMI (Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance) is one of my favorite mortgage products to use for clients with less than 20% [...]

It may not be your business…but it is all mine!

Two years ago, our company switched our loan operating system to Encompass, so I have data available for the past two years (closed transactions from March 2005 - March 2007).   I’m pretty surprised at the results after analyzing my purchase transactions and so thought I would share this with you.
Mid Credit Scores
3% had credit scores [...]

It’s Friday…Mortgage Rates are unchanged (for now)

Rates are unchanged from last Friday. The rates are based on a purchase price of $500,000 with 20% down and a credit score of 680 or better and are priced with a 1% discount.
Every day, I’m receiving updates on guidelines from the varioius lenders we work with. Last night at 7:00 p.m. [...]