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Can $75 Billion Help The Foreclosure Issue?

February 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I guess it depends on how it is spent. One thing I like seems to be something The Ohio Assn. of Mortgage Brokers likes too. That is the provision that calls for Federal monies to be available to lenders so lenders can renegotiate loans with clients and give them better interest rates. That all sounds [...]

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Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · economic news · politics

PMI Insurance Co of America Says NE Ohio is in Least Risky Area of the Country for Home Insurance

February 18th, 2009 · 6 Comments

Most of my home buyer clients wistfully wish they had 20% of the price of the home they want to use as a down payment. Lots of reasons, but the main one is that once you can hit that 20% mark, you don’t have to tack on extra monthly PMI insurance  charges to your mortgage. [...]

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Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · housing trends

Housing, Passenger Rail, and Ohio’s Portion of the Stimulus Package

February 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Okay first, an update on the American Reinvestment and Recovery portion of the Stimulus Package the President signed in Denver today. The home buying tax credit?  It’s still only for first time home buyers. But, it’s now officially $8000 instead of $7500. Yes I know it’s been bantered around for a few days now but my [...]

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Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · economic development · economic news · Ohio Rail and Transit · politics