Assembly Bill 1885 Assembly Bill 1885 expanded the homestead equity protection limits in California from the previous amounts of $75,000 to $175,000. The new increases should likely prevent more homeowners from losing their homes to bankruptcy. High-cost LA and Orange County, for example, will fall into the equity cap of $600,000 while Riverside County will […]
Definition Homeowners should understand this term as it applies to home loans. Wikipedia states that it is, “The action of refraining from exercising a legal right, especially enforcing the payment of a debt”. The Bible has a definition that states it concerns patience, leniency, tolerance and showing mercy. Where is a resource for information on […]
Acquiring Date In its fifth year, FHA’s policy of requiring the financial assessment of the borrower’s ability to pay has cut tax and insurance defaults by over three quarters and serious defaults by over two-thirds. This article by New View Advisors quotes Ginnie Mae data, they state, “We grade Financial Assessment’s performance as a solid […]
Changes Yes, the URLA that you have been using is a-changing. Optional use of the new rendition begins July 1, 2019 (in less than a month) and mandatory usage begins February 1, 2020. Important point to consider. There will be a new Lender Loan Information Form. This information was formerly on the URLA. Now, it […]
Dennis Smith: Author, Chef, Financier; Co-Owner/Broker at Stratis Financial, Huntington Beach; MLO Student Question of the Week Why is mortgage insurance a good thing? Answer Last week in the Weekly Rate & Mortgage Update we discussed if home buyers should wait until they have 20% for down payment before purchasing (you can read the WR&MU, […]
First Step What should be your first step if you are contemplating buying real estate whether for the first time or again? The words are GET APPROVED. Your Friendly Loan Broker You get approved by going to your friendly Loan Broker. I recommend someone who is DRE or DBO licensed, not the big bank people. […]
URLA Form Big changes are coming to the URLA. In fact, it is a whole new form that replaces the five page form from 2009. Whenever a Federal Agency, in this case Fannie and Freddie, make a new form does the number of pages increase or decrease? Will the new form have three, five, eight, […]
This Was The Week Of The CAR Expo, This Year Called REImagine One of the highlights every year is the Housing Market Forecast presented by the CAR SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF ECONOMIST, LESLIE APPLETON YOUNG, the guru of gurus. What did she say this year? A combination of high home prices and eroding affordability […]
Many Articles Are Written About How Real Estate Agents Should Treat Clients Be positive, alert, answer phone calls and return electronic messages at once, be available, etc. Jaymi Naciri wrote an article from the other directions. “10 Things To Never Say To A Real Estate Agent.” Buyers And Sellers, You Might Say, “Why Do I […]
All Owners Borrowing On Their Personal Residence For “Consumer Purposes” Must Receive A Federal Booklet, “Your Home Loan Toolkit” It is an excellent source of information concerning loans. The booklet is available free at www.cfpb.gov. I Want To Discuss The Last Section In The Booklet Title: Owning Your Home, subtitles-Owning a home is exciting; your […]
