All Posts Tagged With: "mortgage"
American Chopper Vs. Jesse James: Who Really Wins?
The stage is set for the most-publicized motorcycle build-off in recent memory. The two-night battle to be shown live from the Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas will feature three well-televised bike builders, Paul Teutul Sr. with Orange County Chopper, Paul Teutul, Jr. from PJD designs and Jessie James, the once-host of Discovery’s Monster Garage [...]
28Nov2011 | Peter G. Miller | 19 comments | Continued
VA Funding Fees Set Through September 2016
Military homebuyers finally got some clarity this week regarding the VA Funding Fee, a mandatory governmental charge applied to all VA loans that has been in a legislative limbo. The fee helps fund the VA Loan Guaranty program and ensures this long-cherished lending mechanism remains outside any Congressional appropriations process. Confusion took root this fall when [...]
28Nov2011 | Chris Birk | 0 comments | Continued
Will The FHA Go Bankrupt?
A new study says the FHA is likely to need a $50 billion bailout and perhaps as much as $100 billion. But is the FHA really in trouble? And if so, why? The paper, written by Joseph Gyourko, a professor of real estate and finance at the Wharton School of Business at the University of [...]
16Nov2011 | Peter G. Miller | 3 comments | Continued
Why VA Loans Are More Important Than Ever
The last few years have proved a mixed bag for home buyers and homeowners alike. Borrowers who qualify have reaped the benefits of government-sponsored tax credit programs and record-low interest rates. At the same time, the subprime mortgage meltdown and ensuing financial crisis created a restrictive credit environment and made it significantly tougher for some [...]
14Nov2011 | Chris Birk | 0 comments | Continued
Spread the Word: Millions of Veterans Unaware of their VA Home Loan Benefits
The VA loan program has helped more than 18 million service members achieve the dream of homeownership since 1944. Today, these flexible loans remain the safest and most powerful lending option on the market for military borrowers and their families. Qualified veterans can purchase a home without having to spend money on a down payment, [...]
11Nov2011 | Chris Birk | 0 comments | Continued
October Foreclosure Activity Down 31 percent, Says RealtyTrac
Foreclosure activity remains hounded by robo-signing disputes. The result is that October foreclosure filings were down 31 percent when compared with a year ago according to RealtyTrac, the leading online marketplace for foreclosures. The company said that foreclosure filings for October — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions – were reported on 230,678 U.S. properties in October, [...]
10Nov2011 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
American Chopper — Foreclosure Vs. No Foreclosure
So which is it: Was the Orange County Chopper world headquarters foreclosed or not? The answer as derived from the American Chopper TV show and public information is very simple: Both. Let’s start with foreclosure. It’s plain that a foreclosure action was initiated by the lender, the GE Commercial Finance Business Property Corp. The matter [...]
7Nov2011 | Peter G. Miller | Comments Off | Continued
Why Bernanke Is Wrong On Mortgage-Backed Securities
Oh no, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke wants more taxpayer dollars to bailout the upper-class. He doesn’t actually say that, of course, but what else would be the result if the government — us — starts to buy mortgage-backed securities from poor, down-trodden investors who hold billions of dollars in mortgage-backed securities? In basic terms [...]
3Nov2011 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
Who Will Get Help Under Fed Mortgage Review Plan?
Mortgage borrowers with claims against lenders for improper foreclosures may well get some relief under a new plan proposed by several government regulators. The catch: Most distressed borrowers won’t qualify for assistance. “Remediation will be based on documented financial harm stemming from improper foreclosure practices by the servicer,” says one regulator. If a foreclosure activity [...]
2Nov2011 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
Why Mortgage “Checks” Are Not In The Mail
The checks are no longer in the mail and this is one time you really can blame the government. Until recently the daily mail would often include one or more “checks” to buy or refinance real estate. Such checks looked real with lots of “official” numbers and “genuine” markings. Most importantly, they included your name [...]
27Oct2011 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
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