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• Borrowers Finding Mortgage Loans Tight

  Mortgage lenders have turned back the clock on lending policy, making it much harder for borrowers to get a home loan if they have less than 20 percent to put down. Just as it was decades ago, lenders are balking at anything other than plain vanilla loans Read More... Posted Friday, May 23, 2008 6:04 AM by Dave Recker | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, afforability, mortgages

• U.S. Senate Strikes Housing Rescue Deal

  Democrats and Republicans in the Senate have ended weeks of negotiations with a plan that would allow the federal government to insure up to $300 billion in refinanced loans for struggling home owners. The bipartisan accord, which represents the clearest Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2008 6:44 AM by Dave Recker | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Legislation, mortgages

• Will New Subprime Rules Stabilize Market?

  The significant number of objections to new rules designed to protect consumers from subprime mortgages will be given careful consideration, says Federal Reserve Board Gov. Randal Kroszner. But Kroszner argues that their adoption will restore confidence Read More... Posted Friday, April 04, 2008 5:58 AM by Dave Recker | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, North Carolina, NC, Rocky Mount, Tips & Information, afforability, loans, interest rates, mortgages

• HUD Pushes Closing Estimate Reform

  The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is promoting rules that would force lenders to make closing costs easier to understand and reveal payments to mortgage brokers. The proposal is less stringent than the one that failed in 2002, but still Read More... Posted Thursday, February 28, 2008 7:48 AM by Dave Recker | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Tips & Information, mortgages

• What is the Subprime Mortgage Crisis?

  Here are many reports and articles about the subprime mortgage crisis. However, many consumers simply don’t understand what it’s all about. Why? The news media is too busy creating an atmosphere of crisis to slow down and do a simple explanation. Read More... Posted Monday, January 28, 2008 8:45 AM by Dave Recker | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, afforability, loans, interest rates, mortgages

• 30-Year Mortgages Hit Lowest Rates Since 2005

  Long-term mortgage rates remain in a downward pattern, registering the third consecutive week of decline. According to Freddie Mac's numbers, average interest on 30-year fixed loans settled the week at 5.69 percent — the lowest level since July Read More... Posted Saturday, January 19, 2008 10:01 AM by Dave Recker | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, mortgages