Eugene Loan Guy

Posts Tagged ‘home value’

So, what do we do when attempting to refinance a property and all of a sudden the value of the property comes in significantly lower than we expected???? Case in point, I am doing a rate and term refinance for a previous customer that purchased their home two years ago (during the height of real estate values for about $400,000. To accomplish an 80% refinance, I only need it to come in at $325,000 but the actual value comes in at $315,000, a huge drop in value and a loan to value of over 82%. So, what do I do? I go to a Fannie Mae DU Plus. This is all part of the Making Homes Affordable Program through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Read More

Here we are, well into a new year and an economy that leaves some things to be desired. Although I am seeing an increase in home purchases, especially for first time home buyers from the Realtors® that I work with, the decrease in home values is still troubling to say the least when working on refinance transactions for my past clients. In too many cases, the value of the property has gone down and getting a refinance done has been significantly harder. I have to think the reason the purchases are up has to do with low rates and the first time home buyer $8,000 tax credit. Read More

Yesterday I posted about “just because you can refinance your mortgage, should you.” Today, I want to touch on another question and that is, “Can you.” I got a call yesterday from a person that wanted to know what the rate was for a refinance. That was it, no lead in, no information from her, just, what is the interest rate? When I told her that I needed information to be able to give her information her response was that the other people she talked to didn’t ask any questions. Read More