Posts By Jim Duffy


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6224 Sugarloaf Pkwy,
Duluth, Georgia 30097

Phone: 678-362-8156

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Cash for Renters: Find Out How To Get Your $8000 Tax Credit at This Gwinnett County Event

On August 24, 2009, in Tips And Advice, by Jim Duffy

The clock is ticking on the $8000 tax credit for first time home buyers. As of this writing there are only 98 days left until the tax credit expires on November 30. “Cash for Clunkers” ends today, and according to news stories there is a rush today on participating car dealers. And, Cash for Renters, [...]

Good News: Revised FHA Loan Limits for Metro Atlanta

On February 27, 2009, in Tips And Advice, by Jim Duffy

In the midst of a continuing tightening of loan standards, we received some bit of good news, on FHA mortgage loan limits for metro Atlanta. As you may or may not know, the max. loan limit for FHA loans in metro Atlanta was lowered from $346,250 to $320,850 beginning January 1, 2009.  Well, not HUD [...]

Could Down Payment Assistance Make a Comeback?

On January 14, 2009, in Tips And Advice, by Jim Duffy

Down Payment Assistance for years made FHA loans into 100% financing for lots of buyers.  The 3% down payment requirement (now 3.5%) was paid by the seller instead of the buyer.  The seller would pay it to a 3rd party non-profit, along with a processing fee, and the non-profit would deliver it to the closing [...]

Hope for Homeowners Who’ve Hit Hard Times

On November 20, 2008, in Tips And Advice, by Jim Duffy

Can anybody remember when the times were not hard, and money not scarce?  - Ralph Waldo Emerson I am nowhere near old enough to have lived through the Great Depression. In fact, even the gas lines of the late ‘70’s are a foggy memory from my childhood. I did just turn 40, however, and I [...]

Jim Duffy, Atlanta’s #1 FHA Lender

On November 20, 2008, in Tips And Advice, by Jim Duffy

Jim Duffy Brand Mortgage 6224 Sugarloaf Parkway Duluth, GA 30097 1.800.MY.LOANS (1.800.695.6267) jim(at)MortgageLenderAtlanta.com NMLS # 35122 I want to welcome you and introduce myself, Jim Duffy, and my team.  I have worked hard over the years to assemble a top class team to provide a mortgage concierge level services.  And proof of that as so [...]

Refinance Your Atlanta FHA Loan in Uncertain Times

On November 15, 2008, in Tips And Advice, by Jim Duffy

You already have an FHA loan on your home, and maybe you are in a fixed rate at 6.5%, or 7% or even a bit higher interest rate. The good news for you is that you can refinance your Atlanta mortgage loan into a lower rate, and help your household cash flow during these uncertain [...]

FHA Loan Limits Decreasing in Atlanta

On November 15, 2008, in Tips And Advice, by Jim Duffy

We are just about to reach the point where we can all stand up and say proudly, “We survived the Housing Market of 2008!“  We are not there yet, but getting close.  And one of the things that became abundantly clear to most home buyers is that FHA financing was just the way to go.  It will [...]