Chamberlin moves VA and FHA Mortgage Loan business to Oak Harbor

On January 17, 2012, in VA Loans, by Fred Chamberlin

I have moved to Oak Harbor Washington from Eugene/Springfield Oregon for Pinnacle Mortgage Planning . I am a government specialist and have been working in the mortgage loan business for over 20 years. I specialize in VA Guaranteed Home Loans and FHA Insured Loans.

Home Prices Rise For Fourth Consecutive Month

On September 28, 2011, in Mortgage News, Mortgage Rates, Real Estate, by Brendan Fontaine

Home Prices Rise For Fourth Consecutive Month The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices though July 2011 showed its fourth consecutive month of increases, with both the 10- and 20-city composites up 0.9 percent in July over June. David M. Blitzer, chairman of the index committee at S&P Indices, said July’s data shows fairly broad improvement in [...]

FHA Mortgage Insurance goes up in 11 days in Eugene/Springfield

On April 7, 2011, in Home Buying Process, by Fred Chamberlin

10 days from now, FHA yearly (paid monthly) mortgage insurance will increase by more than 25%. I see this as another reason to buy a home now in the Eugene/Springfield area. Like death and taxes, this is unavoidable, so it is time to make the jump you have been contemplating.