Eugene Loan Guy

Archive for August, 2009

The mortgage bank that I work for, Alpine Mortgage Planning, has issued a challenge to the Eugene/Springfield area to bring in a Million Dollars ($1,000,000) in First Time Home Buyer Tax Credits as part of the Stimulus package. You can check out the challenge here. Read More

As those of you following my posts know, my personal loan was with Taylor, Bean and Whitaker, one of the largest government lenders in the country until HUD closed them down this month. Because of that, I was unable to make my payment on-line and I was unwilling to mail it to a defunct company. So, as I advised others, I waited until I was contacted. Read More

Radon is a concern in any home these days and is one of the things that can be happening in your home without you knowing about it. Here is a short warning from one of my Positive Real Estate Professionals (PREP) associates in Indiana and Kentucky, Certainty Home Inspections, that has to do with concerns about Radon gas emanating from Granite Countertops. Read More

According to Reuters, Taylor, Bean and Whitaker (TBW) has filled for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code. If you ready a a previous post of mine, you will find that the company had been shut down by HUD after irregularities in their reporting procedures and concerns of fraud. Read More

Now, don’t get me wrong, I want the recession to be over. I want housing values to start to rise again. I want to see more and more people back to work. However, saying the recession is over, doesn’t make it true. Home values have not started ticking up in most places around the country. Unemployment rates have not magically started going lower. Factory production hasn’t experienced a huge increase. But all of that could be good news for many people wanting to get into their first home. Read More

The sand is running out on the $8000 first time home buyer tax credit. There are now just over 100 days remaining to take advantage of the government program designed to assist the housing market recovery while helping first time home buyers. Read More