Tampa, Florida is located in Hillsborough County and was originally a United States Army outpost named Fort Brooke. In fact, the original settlement spot was located right where the convention center is today. Tampa also boasts three major sports franchises, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning and the …Read More
FHA Home Loan News, Tips & Information
Reasons Why Millennials Should Purchase a Home
Millennials have officially taken over as the driving economic force today. As more and more baby boomers face retirement and are no longer in the workforce it’s the millennial who will wield the purchasing power. This age group ranging from 18 to 34 or so which also means their buying …Read More
Pittsburgh Reduced Down Payment Jumbo Loans
Jumbo mortgage options have recently expanded in Pittsburgh – Allegheny County over the last few years. The new programs today include low down payment financing structures with only 10% and 5% down for approved home buyers. In addition, the programs are not limited to only Jumbo purchase transactions, but also include rate-term …Read More
Indiana First Time Buyer Program Recap
There are many mortgage options that allow Indiana homebuyers to purchase a home with little to NO down payment. Conventional mortgages have always required a 5% -20% down payment, which is fine for more seasoned home buyers, but out of reach for the average first-time buyers. Other options in today …Read More
Tips For Purchasing Your First Home
Purchasing your first home is one of the most important financial decision you ever make. Once the crucial decision to go ‘home shopping’ has been made, you will realize that there is a host of options and simply going through the different alternatives may turn out to be an experience …Read More
FHA Loan Limits For 2018
UPDATE: Please see new 2020 FHA Loan Limits here. FHA has published the latest loan limits for 2018. The FHA’s floor is currently set at 65% of the national conforming mortgage limit, which recently increased from $424,100 to $510,400 for 2018. As a result, this increases the FHA limit $275,665 to …Read More
FHA 203(k) Loan Program Requirements 2020
The Federal Housing Administration first introduced the FHA home loan program back in 1934. Prior to this time, there really were no universal lending guidelines banks could follow. Instead, banks could issue a loan to buy a home under most standards they deemed necessary. Down payment requirements for most loan …Read More
FHA 203(h) Loan For Home Rebuild-Replacement
The Section 203(h) program allows The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) provides home financing to victims of a major disaster who have had their homes substantially damaged or flooded. 2017 has been a devastating Hurricane season, Harvey in Texas, Irma in Florida and Hurricane Nate on the Gulf Coast. FHA 203h …Read More
Massachusetts VA Purchase & Jumbo Loan
Countless veterans and active military personnel are eligible for 100% VA financing in Massachusetts. Even though some veterans may have already used their VA home benefits in the past, they can still use the program again by utilizing remaining or restored loan entitlement. Below we will discuss all the basics for the …Read More
Oregon FHA Mortgage Requirements, Loan Limits
First time home buyers often face challenges not seen by more seasoned homeowners. The FHA mortgage allows these borrowers with less robust qualifying standards a chance to still obtain financing for their home purchase in Oregon. FHA Loans offer more “common sense underwritten” and the main thing they want to see is that …Read More