FHA to increase Annual Mortgage Insurance

FHA is set to increase the annual mortgage insurance premium on all mortgages.
Effective 4/18/11 the premium chart will appear as below:

If a borrower is applying for a $163,000 loan, the increase would add $33 a month to the payment. The FHA letter came out on 2/14/2011with a detailed  description of the plan. This is bad news for borrowers seeking FHA financing. With rates on the rise and borrowers costs going up will only hurt the fragile real estate market. It will only be harder for borrowers seeking financing to qualify if costs go up this will effect debt to income ratios. I am suggesting to my clients to get your real estate contracts in and submit FHA loan applications ASAP. The real estate financing is getting tougher and tougher each day. I am still poised to inform my clients that we are still lending strong!

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Weekly Mortgage Update

I have seen rates consistently increase over the past three weeks. The 30 year fixed conforming rate has past 5% for the national average. This does not include loan origination fees that include 70bps for the 30 year fixed option. I expect rates to continue on the upward trend for now but will go up and down depending market factors. The government notice about the limiting of mortgage back securities and the desire to get rid of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is a big part of the increase. The new proposal that came out from the Treasury last week reveal a bias towards less government and more privatization of the mortgage industry.
This week has a ton of interesting mortgage related news. This week is retail sales that are expected to show positive signs of recovery, in turn will push mortgage rates on the upward trend.

In good news for rates that might keep things steady is inflation worries have been relatively low. If we have any more inflation worries, expect rates to increase 50 basis points overnight.

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Top 10 reason why to consider an FHA Mortgage

Core Mortgage Financial list of top ten items to consider when choosing a loan product. Below are top 10 reasons why an FHA mortgage might be right for you!

1) First time home buyer: FHA loans are designed to first-time buyers. FHA/HUD specifically designed the program to provide financing alternatives to low to middle income families. The program was also designed to spur home
ownership.

 


2) Low Down payment: FHA requires just 3.5 percent down payment for 2011. The down payment funds can be gift funds from a relative, making it easier for someone with low cash reserves to purchase a home now rather than waiting to build up a savings account.

3) Credit Score Minimum: FHA Credit scores requirements not as high as other loan programs. Any credit derogatories must be cleared up or have a good explanation as to the reasons for the lates. Core Mortgage Financial lender portfolio allows credit down to a 560 middle score.

4) Employment: The borrower must have accumulated two years of continuous income in the same field of work. Full-time students now working in their field of study may be able to count school as part of the two-year requirement. All income must be reported on tax returns.  Some lenders recently have changed their guidelines to show that only 6 months of employment are needed to get Florida FHA mortgages.

 

4) NO income Limits: FHA mortgages do not have income restrictions. This is particular important for borrowers that have good income but just not 20% down payment to complete a traditional mortgage. FHA mortgage loan caters towards the low down-payment programs for those with low or median income.

5)Primary Residence Only: FHA loans are limited to owner-occupied properties and are available for one to four units. Three-to-four unit properties must be self sufficient.

6) Debt VS Income: FHA qualifying ratios for FHA loans are more relaxed than the typical conventional financing, allowing the borrower to purchase a little more house. Some lenders will allow someone to reach a 55% Debt to Income ratio. Compensating factors might be needed, like strong cash assets and excellent credit is an example.

7) Rehabilitation Loan: FHA also offers a Rehabilitation of Property Program. That dream home you’ve discovered may need some repairs and rehabilitation. This program allows the repair costs to be rolled into the loan.

8) FHA Refinance program: FHA borrowers can refinance without an appraisal. This program can assist borrowers who want to enjoy the current low mortgages rates but do not have the equity.  You can roll all of the closing costs into the loan and have ZERO out of pocket expenses. I expect the no appraisal program to be completely gone this year.

9) FHA Seller paid closing costs: The seller  can pay up to six percent of the purchase price towards to the buyers closing costs.  This allows the borrower not to come up with some much out of pockets expenses and just deal with the down payment funds only.

10) FHA vs conventional. FHA mortgage parameters are not as strict like a conventional loan.( Fannie/ Freddie) Conventional loans request large down payment and 740+ credit scores. If you do not fit "in the box" of a conventional loan, your rate will be higher. FHA mortgages  do not hold the same criteria measures as the conventional loan.

Hopefully the TOP 10 reasons why to consider an FHA mortgage has been beneficial for you ! Please do not hesitate to contact Core Mortgage Financial with any FHA mortgage questions. We have many different FHA products and portfolio options for you.

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Florida Reverse Mortgage

Core Mortgage Financial has Florida Reverse Mortgage available our portfolio. A reverse mortgage is designed for seniors over the age of 62yrs. The main purpose is to release the home equity without doing a standard cash out refinance.

A Florida reverse mortgage is different because you do not have the standard monthly mortgage payment. A Florida reverse mortgage is payable as one lump sum or you can receive multiple payments.  The obligation to make the payments is deferred until the homeowner dies.
Most Florida reverse mortgage lenders  put a lien 300% above the current value of the amount funded in the transaction to protect against any other secondary liens that the homeowner might request at a later time.
Age is a big factor in the lender underwriting decision making process. The older the homeowner the more favorable the underwriting stance will be in obtaining the loan.

The requirements/proceeds to complete a Florida reverse mortgage have a few factors that a lender will take into account:
1. An appraisal is required to ensure the value of the home before any loan amount can be established.
2. The age of the applicant
3. The interest rate is tied to two indexes. ( US treasury 1YR T-Bill / 1YR Libor or CMT Index. You can read on indexes here.
4. Loan product selected. The terms and fees are different depending on if you want to take a lump sum or establish a credit line.

A certificate of counseling for the Florida reverse mortgage is a standard requirement by FHA/HUD. Each homeowner is required to complete counsel to ensure then borrower has a clear understanding of the loan product. The counselors will discuss the legal and financial terms of a reverse mortgage.

A Florida reverse mortgage is very costly. The normal fees associated with this type of financing do exceed the standard threshold of a conventional mortgage.
Mortgage insurance is required which is usually 2% of the appraised value. the origination fee is capped at 2% of the first 200k loan and 1% thereafter. Standard Florida closing costs are required via title insurance, taxes, lender fees, survey etc. The reason its typically a higher fee loan is the closing costs are based upon the value of the home and not the loan amount. The lender basis this calculation to protect their interest in case the loan exceeds the full value during the lifetime of the loan.

Core Mortgage Financial has a reverse mortgage expert standing by today!
We will take the time to slowly walk you through the process. A Florida reverse mortgage is not for everyone. Each borrower has a different need and financial situation. We will go through a analysis and decide if a Florida reverse mortgage is best for you. Let us answer any questions you might have by picking up the phone today !
Hopefully  this Florida reverse mortgage blog has been beneficial to you !

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Florida VA Certificate Of Eligibility

Core Mortgage Financial has the ability to electronically request the certificate of eligibility from the veterans administration. The old process was to mail in or fax the VA as form online and expect a response in 30-45 days. The online portal has streamlined the COE (cert of eligibility) tremendously in the past few years. Core Mortgage Financial has all the capable Florida VA mortgage  technology at our disposal. We get calls from Florida Vets all the time telling me;
My answer is really? Ok, Core Mortgage Financial, can pull your COE right now. LOL !!! It's amazing how often I laugh, that other lenders have VA and current armed forces active duty folks "jump through hoops" to get VA mortgages and loans. Rest assured, give me or one of my loan officers a call today, you will not be disappointed !!!!!

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Definition:
Certificate of Eligibility: The document issued by the Veteran’s Administration evidencing the amount of entitlement a veteran has for use in purchasing a home.

New law could hurt mortgage consumers

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/02/11/2062654/new-government-housing-plan-could.html

Incorrect items on your credit report causing loan issues?

Core Mortgage Financial has a solution for incorrect items appearing on your credit report

Credit report rarely do not have incorrect information on them. It is very rare if a borrower after reviewing their credit reports does not find information that they are unware of the creditor. Normally the dispute process takes 60 to 90 days after you submit your letter and providing documentation to Experien, Transunion and Equifax. The bureuas have the idea of they will get to it when they can.

Core Mortgage Financial has a solution !!! We have access to the bureaus and can get items removed from your credit report in a little as 24 hours. If you have applied for a loan and have issues on your credit report that you cannot get fixed. Call me, I will get these removed quickly, so you can have piece of mind during the loan process.

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2/11/2011 mortgage rates

Florida mortgage rates are currently listed today as follows:

Conforming loans under 417k loan amount
700+ credit score
20% down payment

30 Year Fixed 4.875% APR 4.909%
15 year Fixed 4.25% APR 4.31%
5 year arm 3.5% APR 3.671%

For other programs call us today !!!!!


Rates, Programs, guidelines are subject to change without notice. This is not a commitment to lender or a loan approval. Please call to discuss your specific loan scenario.

Florida Assignment of Mortgage

Florida assignment of mortgage is a document that shows that a mortgage has been transferred from the original mortgage holder to a third party. This is an act of transferring ownership or liablity of the borrowers payment to another party. It is important to consider this act still holds the account holder liable to pay the account and is can be particularly not transparent to the holder.  Lender do sell mortgages to other lenders during the secondary market process. It is also possible for Florida assignment of mortgages to take place when the borrower transfers their mortgage to another person. The only catch is the new borrower normally has to qualify for a mortgage with the current mortgage holder. This is rare but possible in Florida Assignment of Mortgages.  Hopefully this information has been useful and good luck if you are planning on completing a Florida assignment of mortgaage

Mortgage Rates

Florida mortgage rates have been consistantly rising the past three weeks.
The main reason for the increase is the decline in the unemployment rate, consumer confidence and the unrest in Egypt. Investors have been pulling out of bonds and moving into more risky assets like stocks. This has caused mortgage rates to increase. I expect mortgage rates to fluctuate throughout the entire year of 2011. I have been advising clients to float their Florida mortgage rate today.
The past two weeks I have been encouraging my clients to lock their Florida mortgage rates. Good luck with you loans and I wish each and every borrower a great day !

Florida VA Home Loan Programs

Core Mortgage Financial has a very large VA loan program portfolio. We have the following Florida VA Mortgages:

* Florida VA Jumbo Mortgages
* VA Construction loans
* VA Manufactor housing
* VA poor credit mortgages down in the low 500's credit score
* Standard VA no money down purchases
* Florida VA Refinances


We take pride in working hard to get our military and veterans into Florida VA Home Loans. If you need a mortgage, we are the company to call. Core Mortgage Financial has a VA home loan experts standing by all the time.

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Rate Lock Guidance & economic outlook

Mortgage rates took a turn in the upward trend last week.  Mortgages rates are tied to the 10 year T bill. On 1/31/2011 the 10 Year Treasury sat at 3.34% and is currently at 3.65%. This was mainly due to strong economic growth, unemployment lowering to 9% and the civil unrest in Egypt. I have been advising my borrowers to lock in their historically low rates. I am currently quoting 4.875% on a 30 year fixed with an APR of 5.01%. The guidelines are standard conforming borrowers with a 740+ credit score and 20% down payment.
In my opinion the economic outlook is more of the same.  Big business getting larger by merging with other "big business". The unemployment numbers are not telling the entire picture. The so called "99ers" which are folks that their unemployment benefits ran out but still do not have jobs are not counted in the unemployment numbers. This seems to be forgotten to some extent. The driving force of our economic future is small business. 
I expect to see mortgage rates continue on an upward trend but I feel the "trend setters", are missing the big picture.

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Florida Property Flip Transaction

Recently, I have been approached with buyer purchasing homes where investor are purchasing existing property, then immediately reselling it for a profit. Florida property flips are not illegal unless the transaction includes an act of fraud or misrepresentation such as inflated appraised value. Since AMC ( appraisal management companies) now are a third party company that orders the appraisal for the buyer, it now makes this scenario not as likely. Cash purchase transactions could be a little bit more of a sticky situation for the likelihood of fraud.
Florida Property Flip Transactions most often, but no always, involve distressed properties acquired at a discounted price, then resold at an increased sales price to an unknowing buyer.
Florida Property Flip Transaction lenders have recently been aware of such cases and have issued new guidelines to ensure that every deal is underwritten with caution. Please make sure to tell your loan officer if the home was recently sold well below value and you are now purchasing at market value.
This does not mean you cannot get a mortgage but it is critical for us to know in the beginning.

Best Regards,

Core Mortgage Financial