Boston real estate - buying a home
According to this article, buyers and sellers should expect things to move more slowly on their way to closing. Lenders are taking more time to get mortgage documents in order these days, and real estate professionals consequently must be prepared for a slower...Boston real estate - buying a home, Boston real estate developments and projects
As many people in the US have found out (including at least a couple of people in Boston …), buying into a condo development while it’s still under construction can cause you a lot of trouble. Due to tightening credit (and a lack of buyers …), condo...Boston real estate - buying a home, mortgage loans
Off the wire: The Federal Housing Administration is prohibiting its borrowers from relying on down payments financed through charities that are in effect paid for by the seller. These programs, which often are run by legitimate charities, have helped thousands of...Boston real estate - buying a home, mortgage loans
How much is your property worth? The smart-ass answer is, it’s worth exactly what someone’s willing to pay for it. The long answer is, it’s worth what you want to pay for it, or it’s worth what the seller thinks it’s worth, or it’s...Boston real estate - buying a home, mortgage loans
Yes, you can still buy a home with little or no money down (in fact, Congress is hoping to make it much, much easier, in the near future!). However, if you do, if you do get a loan for more than 80% of the appraised value, your lender will want you to take out what is...Boston real estate - buying a home
Sounds as though there were a lot of surprises at the closing table, last month. According to a story in Inman News: A new survey of mortgage brokers reveals that one in three prospective home buyers who had signed purchase and sale agreements in August ended up...