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30 Year v. 15 Year – Today’s Rates

On September 1, 2011 By

Freddie Mac’s Weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey () was released this morning. 

As we were talking about last week, we have an unprecedented spread between the 30 Year and 15 Year mortgages.  In the past week, the 30 Year held at 4.22%, the 15 Year ticked down [...]

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Loans for first time home buyers getting expensive

On February 25, 2011 By

HUD has more changes coming for FHA loans. The MIP factors are going up by 0.25% across the board in April and this directly hits the most common loan program for first time home buyers.

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First Time Home Buyer Loan Comparison

On February 10, 2011 By

Without a doubt, the most common comparison between loans for is the  vs. Conventional calculation.  

We’re in an interesting market right now where the FHA loan has been generally about .25% less expensive [...]

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First Time Home Buyers Loan Comparison

On January 7, 2011 By

We’ve had an odd couple of months with .  We’ve had widespread changes in  mortgage insurance, themselves keep changing, and we have a new set of [...]

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Jobs Report Will Move Rates Tomorrow

On February 4, 2010 By

A quick recap on the day.  saw their 401(k) shrink by 2.5% and saw dip lower buy almost .25% today.

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Illinois First Time Home Buyer Programs

On December 9, 2009 By

The state of Illinois recently revised some of their . These are great examples of what you’ll see from state-to-state.

The IHDA Home Start Loan is a 30 Year Fixed [...]

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First Time Home Buyer Programs

On November 30, 2009 By

Becoming a first time home owner is no small challenge. Our goal with this site is to provide you with the information needed to make the intelligent choice when looking for loans for .

Did you know that nearly every state [...]

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