Building Permits On The Rise In August

On September 21, 2011, in Mortgage News, Real Estate, by Brendan Fontaine

Building Permits On The Rise In August Permits to build privately-owned housing units in August rose 3.2 percent above July’s estimates and 7.8 percent above last year, according to new residential construction statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Single-family building permits rose 2.5 percent above the month [...]

Buying a Foreclosure n St. Louis, St. Charles and Missouri – FHA 203k Mortgage

On April 17, 2011, in Home Buying Process, Mortgage Programs, Real Estate, Tips And Advice, by Bob Rutledge

If you are in the market for a new home in the St. Louis, St. Charles, or any where in the state of Missouri you will almost certainly be looking at distressed properties – – that is, short sales and foreclosures. My expereince as mortgage professional is with foreclosures and not with short sales. I [...]

Special programs available for Rhode Islanders through HUD.

On July 15, 2009, in Tips And Advice, by Lynda Mckenzie

Did you know that Rhode Island has special programs for police officers, teachers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians?  The program is called HUD good neighbor next door sales program and many Rhode Islanders can qualify for this little advertised program. HUD offers a substantial incentive in the form of a discount of 50% from the [...]