Greater Baton Rouge FHA Appraiser Tip: I Told You FHA Was On The Way To Imploding

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It was about 1.5 years ago that I starting saying that we the U.S. Taxpayers would be bailing out FHA. After the mortgage meltdown, when FHA became the “Savoir” of the mortgage market, I began to receiving an increase in calls from the same slimy national mortgage brokers that I had already turned down doing appraisal work for because they seemed to always need $10,000 to $20,000 more than the homes were worth. They didn’t want home appraisals; they wanted a target value hitter. EXCEPT, NOW THEY WERE USING FHA LOANS FOR THEIR DIRTY (UPSIDE DOWN) LOANS. I knew then and there that FHA was in for problems.

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From Appraisal Scoop, FHA, Active Rain, Inman News and the list goes on and on….Now the flood of news since yesterday reveals rumblings within FHA that losses are increasing and that FHA is implementing Appraisal Standards similar to HVCC. This is and will get more interesting as time progresses. Remember what I said above about the “slimy mortgage brokers”? Why is FHA reacting with stricter appraisal policy when it’s the slimy mortgage brokers that are wolves wearing sheep’s clothing? I’m not saying that ALL mortgage brokers are “slimy” or unethical. I have worked with reputable mortgage brokers and still do to a more limited extents these days.

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FHA Loans Provide Refinancing Solution for Greater Baton Rouge Residents with Bad Credit

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FHALoanPro’s Karen Lawson has an interesting article, “FHA Loans Provide Refinancing Solution for People with Bad Credit“. Here’s a snippet,

FHA Guidelines: More Lenient Than Conventional Refinancing

Refinancing to an FHA mortgage loan makes sense if you’re short of cash or have bad credit. Here’s how FHA guidelines for approving a mortgage can help you:

Low down payment/home equity requirement: Down payments or home equity of as little as 3.5% of your home’s value reduces the amount of home equity and/or cash you must provide.

No minimum credit score required: Increasingly strict credit requirements are making it difficult for many homeowners to qualify for traditional refinancing. FHA guidelines don’t require a minimum credit score.”

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New FHA Mortgage Rules For Greater Baton Rouge Condos Effective October 1 2009

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Peter G. Miller with www.fhaloanpros.com is reporting on new FHA mortgage rules for Condos, which take effect 10/1/2009. Here’s the link for the entire article and a snippet below:

At least 50 percent of the units of a project must be owner-occupied or sold to owners who intend to occupy the units. For proposed, under construction or projects still in their initial marketing phase, FHA will allow a minimum owner occupancy amount equal to 50 percent of the number of presold units (the minimum presales requirement of 50 percent still applies).

No more than 15 percent of the total units can be in arrears (more than 30 days past due) of their condominium association fee payment.

Projects consisting of three or less units will have no more than one unit encumbered with FHA insurance.

Projects consisting of four or more units will have no more than 30 percent of the total units encumbered with FHA insurance.”

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Greater Baton Rouge Hurricane Disaster Services Inspections Bill Cobb 225-953-0638

 

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Listen To Greater Baton Rouge Real Estate Today National Of Association Of Realtor Saturday Radio Shows and Archives

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Baton Rouge Real Estate Today National Assocation of Realtors Radio Show

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Baton Rouge Real Estate Appraiser Professionals On Twitter

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Greater Baton Rouge Real Estate Dropped From Distressed Cities List By Mortgage Insurance Company

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On July 20, 2009 The Baton Rouge Business Report reported that Genworth Mortgage Insurance Corp. dropped Baton Rouge from it’s declining and distressed cities list, which could lead to looser down payment standards locally. The link to the article is here.

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Baton Rouge Real Estate News – Area 53 Newer Homes Under $245,000 Maintaining Stable To Increasing Pricing

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A recent study of the Area 53 housing market shows stable to increasing pricing. Here are the search parameters used:

Pricing: $175,000 to $245,000

Age: New To 6-10 Years Old

Size: 1,450sf to 1,750sf

Duration: 01/01/2007 to 07/21/2009

The results of the study revealed a +2.18% increase in home selling prices since 7/2008.

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Data is used with the permission of the GBRAR.

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Ten Steps To Maximizing The Greater Baton Rouge Sale Of Your Home

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I ran across this article this morning and thought it would be helpful for Greater Baton Rouge home sellers – 10 tips to maximizing sale of your home

Here’s a snippet from the article:

“Pay attention to the exterior first. This is what potential buyers notice. Give priority to home improvements that are visible to the naked eye. Fixing the façade will get you a better price than ensuring the foundation is solid.

Tidy up the yard and garden. If there are signs of neglect most buyers will not even step in. what one needs to do is create a presentation. Make sure there are no tires or wood lying around and any loose shutters or storm drains and gutters are properly fixed.”

Enjoy!

Bill Cobb FHA Appraiser, CREA

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Baton Rouge Housing Market Ranked In Top 10 Video Released

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