Mortgage Financing

July 28, 2010

Bank of America Begins Mortgage Principal Reduction Program Under HAMP | Loans – Credit – Debt – LoanSafe.org

Many people in real estate withhold information regarding principal reductions. The HAMP program has a four prong approach to modifying home loans to get homeowners to the magic 31% of income payment amount. The principal ways loan servicers have used to meet this magic number  are to extend the term …Read the Rest

Qualifying for a HAMP Loan
July 28, 2010

Qualifying for a HAMP Loan

There are a number of rules regarding the HAMP program – many homeowners who are unemployed or under employed believe …Read the Rest

HAMP modifications versus principal reduction modifications – what makes more sense?
July 27, 2010

HAMP modifications versus principal reduction modifications – what makes more sense?

Principal reduction offers benefits to both banks and homeowners – which may be the reason banks aren’t offering principal reductions …Read the Rest

Seeking a Mortgage? Don’t Get Pregnant
July 20, 2010

Seeking a Mortgage? Don’t Get Pregnant

But, brokers said, many lenders are clearly reading those guidelines through an increasingly conservative lens. “Lenders are picking and choosing …Read the Rest

IMPORTANT CLAUSES IN FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
July 19, 2010

IMPORTANT CLAUSES IN FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

A. ACCELLERATION CLAUSE: Means exactly what it says; speed up! If a borrower does not do something the loan requires, …Read the Rest

Government Participation in Real Estate Finance
July 15, 2010

Government Participation in Real Estate Finance

There are two federal agencies and one state agency that help make it possible for people to buy homes they …Read the Rest

Types of Liens
July 6, 2010

Types of Liens

It gives a party the right to foreclose and sell the property if the borrower doesn’t pay for the loan in full

Types of Voluntary & Involuntary Liens:
July 6, 2010

Types of Voluntary & Involuntary Liens:

A LIEN IS a document that uses property to secure a debt. It is usually recorded at the local House …Read the Rest

How do life estates work
July 6, 2010

How do life estates work

This is referred to a “LIFE ESTATE.” There are two types of life estates. 1. An Estate in Reversion. Title …Read the Rest

Common land description terminology
July 6, 2010

Common land description terminology

Calif. starting points for land descriptions using U.S. Gov. Rect. Survey System: A rectangular system of land survey that divides …Read the Rest

Mobile Home Financing programs
December 1, 2009

Mobile Home Financing programs

A term used when describing a mobile or manufactured home mortgage. Specifically when the home is not financed with the …Read the Rest

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