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FHA

San Mateo Homes Just Got More Affordable for First Time Buyers

June 1, 2009

As we reported a few weeks ago, FHA was working out the details of a plan that would allow first time home buyers to use their federal income tax credit at closing. On Friday, HUD announced the details. San Mateo County first time home buyers who qualify for the $8,000 federal income tax credit and [...]

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No Money to Put Into Home Repairs? No Problem!

April 27, 2009

When a property does not meet the minimum standards required by a lender, rehabilitation is involved. Typically, this means a lender will not make a long term loan on the property until the improvements are complete. In the past, the only way to do this would be with a construction loan which comes with high [...]

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FHA Summer Preview: Creating Thrills for the San Mateo County Borrower

July 16, 2008

For those of you who bought the advance tickets to the midnight show of “The Mortgage Shopaholic’s Guide to Recovery,” we appreciate your eagerness, but before the lights dim to watch the feature, you must suffer through the never ending movie previews. We at San Mateo Mortgage Blog must stick with tradition, so before you [...]

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Consider this Before Determining Whether an FHA Loan is Right for the Bay Area Borrower

March 26, 2008

My last blog was about all the benefits of using the FHA loan programs. I painted a pretty picture of the perfect loan program for the Bay Area borrower with little down payment and less than perfect credit scores. Like any loan program, there are some cons to consider before you decide that an FHA [...]

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New Bay Area FHA Loan Limits: Welcome to Our Neighborhood!

March 20, 2008

So let’s get this right, your credit’s not perfect, you don’t have 20% or even 10% to put down and you’re planning to buy a home in the Bay Area? Well Congratulations, you are the perfect borrower. Well, at least when it comes to FHA. As of Wednesday March 6th, 2008, the Bay Area can [...]

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