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Friday, January 29, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Real Estate Regulation Now Leading to "Misdirected"Money-Making
Anyone in the Real Estate Industry should know what AMC's are. Now this Appraisal Management Companies are trying to take over lending?? Obserd.
Contact me with your view: Steven DeMorett 651-208-4168
Contact me with your view: Steven DeMorett 651-208-4168
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
LACK OF ENFORCEMENT IS THE REAL CAUSE
We are told and shown again and again that the lack of enforcement is the real cause of the "mess" we are in and throwing more regulations which end up ultimately costing the customer more is really not the answer!
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Mortgage Industry Update
Attached is a video on "Red Lining" and REO property advise for realtors.
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
FED: Rates to Stay Low !!
The federal reserve met today and choose to keep the Fed Funds rate at or near zero .......at least for the the near future.
My blog yesterday was supposed to say "Rates Stay Low Until 2011, not 2001" typo.
My blog yesterday was supposed to say "Rates Stay Low Until 2011, not 2001" typo.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
FHA is on the road to tightening up !!
I hate to think where we are headed in the Real Estate Market if FHA raises the down payment required on an FHA mortgage? The other option I have heard to help raise the reserves fund for FHA, which remains dangerously low, is to consider raising the UFMIP and Monthly factors. This would be much more "gentle" as this would slightly raise overall mortgage payment to the borrower without removing the purchase option altogether which is what I'm afraid an increase in down pmt would do.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Time To Buy or Refi ??
Interest rates have declined over the last couple weeks but edged higher on Tues Dec 1st - is it time to "Get off The Fence"? Contact me and we can go over the many options available to you.
Interest Rates
Steven DeMorett Interest rates have declined over the last couple weeks but edged higher on Tues Dec 1st - is it time to "Get off The Fence"? Contact me
Monday, November 30, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
USDA Rural Development
Please contact me about this program if you are interested in a:
No Money Down, low interest rate loan for the purchase of a primary residence!
You DO NOT have to be a first time homebuyer.
With the inventory of homes on the market, the prices at the lowest level and GREAT rates---people are finding it easier than ever to qualify!
No Money Down, low interest rate loan for the purchase of a primary residence!
You DO NOT have to be a first time homebuyer.
With the inventory of homes on the market, the prices at the lowest level and GREAT rates---people are finding it easier than ever to qualify!
Friday, November 20, 2009
Work Every Deal
I was able to work a deal that was turned down by another bank/broker/lender. If we work though every deal we sometimes come up with a new solution. What a Great Feeling When That Happens!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Training for the January 1st RESPA changes
HUD has firmly stated that they will NOT delay the effective date of January 1, 2010 - BUT they will not enforce sanctions in the first 120 days, as long as the company has shown a "good faith effort" to comply with the "Good Faith Estimate" ;-)
We have scheduled an in-depth online training with two RESPA attorney experts. To get details, go to:
www.RESPA-Training.com
We have scheduled an in-depth online training with two RESPA attorney experts. To get details, go to:
www.RESPA-Training.com
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
GFE and HUD-1
Some POSITIVE news to start our morning.!!!
HVCC over the next couple days and now this --- EVERYONE should keep an eye and hear out and please report any news you have and I can distribute it.
**** I will be looking into the validity and following the discussions on this but this NEW GFE AND HUD-1 EFFECTS EVERY TRANSACTION and a delay would be a start.
HAVE A GREAT DAY!
HVCC over the next couple days and now this --- EVERYONE should keep an eye and hear out and please report any news you have and I can distribute it.
**** I will be looking into the validity and following the discussions on this but this NEW GFE AND HUD-1 EFFECTS EVERY TRANSACTION and a delay would be a start.
HAVE A GREAT DAY!
Monday, November 16, 2009
HVCC--IMPORTANT
HVCC -- There should be a segment on HVCC this Wed and possibly again Thurs morning on Fox news network ( more info on time will follow if I can get it). The petition that has been circulating and signed by several thousand to contest "Home Valuation Code of Conduct" is being presented to Mr. Cuomo on Wednesday afternoon. We hope to see a lot of news outlets covering these events in the coming days--it will be very interesting to see what happens.
Friday, November 13, 2009
HUD and the new RESPA Laws
HUD / FHA websites
HUD on FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/HUD HUD on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/opahud/HUD on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/HUDchannelHUD on Twitter: http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/FHA_Home/twitterFHA Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Housing_Administration
HUD on FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/HUD HUD on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/opahud/HUD on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/HUDchannelHUD on Twitter: http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/FHA_Home/twitterFHA Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Housing_Administration
Monday, November 9, 2009
Do you heat with Propane?
A customer who was purchasing a rural home asked me yesterday what the cost of propane is per gallon. Since I don't heat with propane I had no idea of the cost. I thought, no problem, I'll just google "cost of propane in Minnesota"
I was suprised how hard it was to find specific information. The attorney general's office made reference to a weekly table of current, average propane costs, but they made it hard to find and hid it at the bottom of a bunch of other figures that had nothing to do with propane -- at least from my point of view.
This is the link to the chart and below is what I learned.
The lowest price in Minnesota for propane on November 2nd, 2009 was $1.32 per gallon
The highest price was $2.51 per gallon.
The average price was $1.64 per gallon
I also learned:
If you own your propane tank you can shop around for fuel at the cheapest price.
If you rent your tank you might be charged more by your provider just because they know you can't shop around.
I was going to supply a link to the article that tells about this but I can't find it again even though I know exactly what I'm looking for - the state needs to spend a little effort on making it possible to find things -- good grief!
The AG makes it sounds like buying propane could be tricky business. They make a point of saying "shop around".
The two bedroom house that started me on this search has a 750 gallon tank. At the average of $1.64 per gallon you would think it would hold $1,230 worth of propane, but you can only fill a propane tank a little more than three quarters of the way which brings the value down to $1,155. I doubt you'd want to let your tank go empty so it seems to me $1,000 would be an expensive fill for a 750 Gallon tank.
The next question, which I can't answer, is how many times a year do you have to fill a 750 Gallon tank for a 1200 sq ft house? I know that natural gas is a little cheaper than propane to heat with and a lot of 1200 square foot houses average more than $100 per month for natural gas. I would bet that for this 1200 square foot house with a 750 Gallon propane tank, the gas man would come at least twice a year to fill the tank.
It would be nice if someone who uses propane in this part of the country would share what they know.
Here's a link to the energy web site: http://www.state.mn.us/portal/mn/jsp/home.do?agency=Energy
Here's another link to a report on some of the AG's actions related to propane:
http://www.state.mn.us/mn/externalDocs/Commerce/Propane_Prebuy_Program_Report_062708011030_PropanePreBuy.pdf
I was suprised how hard it was to find specific information. The attorney general's office made reference to a weekly table of current, average propane costs, but they made it hard to find and hid it at the bottom of a bunch of other figures that had nothing to do with propane -- at least from my point of view.
This is the link to the chart and below is what I learned.
The lowest price in Minnesota for propane on November 2nd, 2009 was $1.32 per gallon
The highest price was $2.51 per gallon.
The average price was $1.64 per gallon
I also learned:
If you own your propane tank you can shop around for fuel at the cheapest price.
If you rent your tank you might be charged more by your provider just because they know you can't shop around.
I was going to supply a link to the article that tells about this but I can't find it again even though I know exactly what I'm looking for - the state needs to spend a little effort on making it possible to find things -- good grief!
The AG makes it sounds like buying propane could be tricky business. They make a point of saying "shop around".
The two bedroom house that started me on this search has a 750 gallon tank. At the average of $1.64 per gallon you would think it would hold $1,230 worth of propane, but you can only fill a propane tank a little more than three quarters of the way which brings the value down to $1,155. I doubt you'd want to let your tank go empty so it seems to me $1,000 would be an expensive fill for a 750 Gallon tank.
The next question, which I can't answer, is how many times a year do you have to fill a 750 Gallon tank for a 1200 sq ft house? I know that natural gas is a little cheaper than propane to heat with and a lot of 1200 square foot houses average more than $100 per month for natural gas. I would bet that for this 1200 square foot house with a 750 Gallon propane tank, the gas man would come at least twice a year to fill the tank.
It would be nice if someone who uses propane in this part of the country would share what they know.
Here's a link to the energy web site: http://www.state.mn.us/portal/mn/jsp/home.do?agency=Energy
Here's another link to a report on some of the AG's actions related to propane:
http://www.state.mn.us/mn/externalDocs/Commerce/Propane_Prebuy_Program_Report_062708011030_PropanePreBuy.pdf
Thursday, November 5, 2009
A message from Steve at SJD Mortgage
The legislature did extend the $8,000 homebuyer tax credit to contracts signed by April 30 and closed by June 30.
The Senate's bill also creates a $6,500 credit for those who buy a home after living in their current house at least five years. That measure would also apply to contracts signed by April 30 and closed by June 30. The current credit defines a first-time homebuyer as someone who has not owned a residence within the past three years. ( this information is coming from the cnn.money.com site ).
The Senate's bill also creates a $6,500 credit for those who buy a home after living in their current house at least five years. That measure would also apply to contracts signed by April 30 and closed by June 30. The current credit defines a first-time homebuyer as someone who has not owned a residence within the past three years. ( this information is coming from the cnn.money.com site ).
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