Mortgage News

  • Why Lenders Require Flood Insurance

    The hazard insurance section of standard homeowners insurance policies does not cover flooding from external natural causes, like heavy rainstorms, or man-made ones, like a dam break. Only specifically named flood insurance, a separate insurance policy, can protect again...
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  • Flexibility for DSCR – Mixed used property

    Keywords: FHA; Lown-Income; Conventional; Mortgage Loans. A mixed-use property as defined is a one-to-four (1-4) unit residential property with a home-based business. The following requirements must be met: 1. The business cannot inte...
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  • FHA vs. Conventional Loans

    Keywords: FHA; Lown-Income; Conventional; Mortgage Loans. FHA vs Conventional Loan Types: Which is Right for Me? An FHA loan allows for lower credit scores and can be e...
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  • DSCR–Foreign Nationals

    Keywords: DSCR, Non-QM, Mortgage, Rent, Investment We all know DSCR, which is a very simple program and just need to put the occupancy into consideration. DSCR is preferred by a lot of agents, so let’s talk about DSCR for foreigners. ...
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  • DSCR Program

    Keywords: DSCR, Non-QM, Mortgage, Rent, Investment DSCR (Debt Service Coverage Ratio) is designed for experienced real estate investors and qualifies borrowers based on cash-flows solely from the subject property. How to calculate DSC...
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  • Does Bank statement allow both business & personal bank statements?

    Keywords: Escrow account; Impound; Tax & Insurance; Reserve The bank statement is a product that estimates a borrower’s income by analyzing deposits in the account. It use DTI to qualify like conventional loan. This category of produc...
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  • Do you know what is impound in house mortgage

    Keywords: Escrow account; Impound; Tax & Insurance; Reserve Do you know anything about Condo Project Review (or HOA Questionnaire)? Escrow impound accounts are those accounts which lenders set up to collect 'up...
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  • Social Security income calculation

    Key Words: Social Security income; non-taxable income; tax exempt income; Freddie mac Do you know anything about Condo Project Review (or HOA Questionnaire)? When TAX EXEMPT INCOME is needed for qualification, ...
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  • Condo project review

    Keywords: Condo project review; Full review; Limited Review; HOA Questionnaire Do you know anything about Condo Project Review (or HOA Questionnaire)? When you want to buy a new house which the type is a condo ...
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  • Can I refinance if I’m in forbearance?

    Keyword: Forbearance; Refinance; Credit score What is forbearance? Forbearance is when your mortgage servicer or lender allows you to temporarily pay your mortgage at a lower payment or pause paying your mortga...
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  • What is delayed financing?

    Keywords:Delayed financing In a delayed financing transaction, you can take cash out on a property immediately in order to cover the purchase price and closing costs for a property you had previously bought with cash.. This allows you to have the advantage of being a ca...
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