Financing

TIME TO MOVE--MORTGAGE RATES ARE GOING UP

If you have been waiting for the market to improve before buying a Cape Cod property, it’s time to get the job done.  The Fed has indicated that mortgage rates are on their way up, and in anticipation the markets have already started raising rate.  Last week alone we saw the rate for a 30 year conventional fixed mortgage at one local bank [...]

Home ownership rates down, but don't be discouraged

According to the US Census bureau's third quarter housing report released this week, home ownership rates in America are down to their lowest point in 19 years.  Sounds like bad news for buyers and sellers alike, right?  Not so fast...a closer look reveals that buyer behavior has more to do with it than strict market [...]

Appraisal Basics

Planning financing?

If you are planning on securing funding from a bank or other lending institution for the purchase of your home, that institution will require an appraisal by a third-party. This appraisal will be used to establish an independent opinion of the value of the home, which assures the bank that their loan is adequately [...]

Real Estate Short Sales

Pertinent short sale update

Due to the shoddy title work that was done in the previous few years, many title issues are surfacing that are taking an inordinate amount of time to resolve and may, in fact, not be resolvable. There has been much talk about new rules and regulations that are supposed to make short sale purchases more "user [...]

Credit Scores

Thinking of buying property?

How is your credit scored?

The following factors are taken into consideration:

  • 35% --payment history
  • 30%--amount owed
  • 15%--length of credit history
  • 10%--new credit
  • 10%--types of credit in use
Simply put, for good credit you need to pay bills on time, do itall the time, owe little money compared to your income, [...]

Securing Financing for Real Estate

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Community Banks versus National Lenders

Recently, banking industry gnomes come up frequently in casual conversation. Everyone seems to have a horror story about their brother's cousin's friend's mechanic and a banking issue. While many of us have long standing relationships with banks and are are [...]

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