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Two Florida Counties Maintain their “High Cost” Area Status - Loan Amounts Drop

When Congress passed the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, they authorized significant conforming loan limit increases in “high-cost” areas around the country. This change really didn’t impact Florida counties all that much. However, there are some reductions to note: Effective January...

Posted to Florida Mortgage Blogger (Blog) by Kevin Sandridge on 01-03-2009

Fed’s MBS Buy Back Program Helps Keep Florida Home Loan Rates Low

If you're keeping track of this blog, you know that we've received a good many "gifts" this year in terms of the Feds actions to boost liquidity. Well, Uncle Ben had one more gift for us through 2008 to usher in the 2009 home loan and home buying season! Related posts: Great News! The...

Posted to Florida Mortgage Blogger (Blog) by Kevin Sandridge on 01-01-2009

Florida Mortgage Rates Remain Low, But the Sleeping Tiger May Soon Awake

Low volume and less than optimum conviction levels last week had Friday’s post-holiday action moving slower than a first year college student on Sunday morning. Luckily, mortgage rates held steady after their previous two week back to back plummet. I say luckily because steady beats rising any...

Posted to Florida Mortgage Blogger (Blog) by Kevin Sandridge on 12-29-2008

Florida Mortgage Rates Rise Again - Friday’s Retail Numbers May Not Help

Last week, we saw a continuation of a Florida home loan market that was still trying to find its sense of direction. As of today, we’re starting to see that direction solidify… and it’s moving up. In fact, signs might be starting to point to higher overall mortgage interest rates as...

Posted to Florida Mortgage Blogger (Blog) by Kevin Sandridge on 12-08-2008

November 2008 US Job Loss Numbers Bear Surpising Fruit

Government reports state that American businesses are relieving staff at an ever increasing pace, most recently paring 533,000 jobs in November 2008. This massive one month decline marks the largest single-month decline since December 1974 and puts the year-to-date job losses at 1.9 million workers....

Posted to Florida Mortgage Blogger (Blog) by Kevin Sandridge on 12-05-2008

Are Those 4.500 Percent Winter Haven Mortgages for Real?

Well, not exactly. See the video below… The business TV world is on fire this morning with rumor of 4.500 percent mortgage rates on the horizon; the clip above ran on NBC this morning. The news comes from information released on the “down low” that the U.S. Treasury will somehow positively...

Posted to Florida Mortgage Blogger (Blog) by Kevin Sandridge on 12-04-2008

Consumer Mortgage Rates Changed Every 3 Hours, 38 Minutes Last Week… Pass the Exederin

As the stock market retraced to its 1997 level, mortgage markets improved last week — but not by much. Mortgage rates closed out the week slightly lower, but the week wasn’t without fireworks. Calls of deflation grew louder The automakers left Washington without a bailout (in their Learjet...

Posted to Florida Mortgage Blogger (Blog) by Kevin Sandridge on 11-24-2008

FHA Good Neighbor Program To Help Polk County’s Cops, Teachers, and Firefighters

Are you a Polk County area law enforcement officer, teacher, ENT, or firefighter, looking for a loan on a HUD repo? The FHA Good Neighbor Program might be a solution for you: Good Neighbor Next Door The Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program is designed to help revitalize specific neighborhoods by...

Posted to Florida Mortgage Blogger (Blog) by Kevin Sandridge on 11-23-2008

As Talk of Deflation Increases - Mortgage Rates May Benefit

Business television and newspapers have made deflation a hot topic this week and, since Monday, Google has tracked 13,000 mentions of it. Deflation is a recurring cycle in which the prices of goods and services fall. Isolated to one industry or sector, falling prices is the natural result of competition...

Posted to Florida Mortgage Blogger (Blog) by Kevin Sandridge on 11-21-2008

The 2009 FHA Loan Limits For Every U.S. County

In March 2008, HUD temporarily raised FHA loan limits around the country. Effective January 1, 2009, FHA loan limits revert. FHA home loans are mortgages made by private lenders and insured by the federal government. Historically, FHA home loans have been “easier” for which to qualify than...

Posted to Florida Mortgage Blogger (Blog) by Kevin Sandridge on 11-19-2008

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