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As the year draws to a close....I thought I would "re-blog" on the $7500 tax credit. Passed by congress is a bill that will allow any buyer that has not owned a home in the last three years (perfect for first time buyers) to claim a $7500 tax credit! How does it work? 1. You must NOT of owned a home within the past three years and ...

During the past two months in the stock market, there have been 19 trading days with a 3% move. It had previously taken 6 years to see 19 days with a 3% move. Bonds and home loan rates began the week with a strong rally on news that the world's largest Bond Fund, PIMCO, raised its stake in Mortgage-Backed Securities to its highest in over ...

Trade – in ProgramThrough the first half of the year Skogman Homes has sold 52 new homes, identical tothe number sold in 2007.Nearly 33% of the buyers took advantage of the Guaranteed Trade Program. This is oneof the best programs in the country because Skogman normally guarantees 93-95percent of appraisal value. Normal selling costs are ...

So it was brought to my attention last week in a Skogman New Homes meeting that if we had clients looking to build.....we could get them in just before Christmas. Wow.....did someone say Christmas? It does not even seem as though we had a Summer....although...it feels like Fall outside. And I not sure I can remember an August that I said....it ...

 With the new buyer $7500 tax credit and this special.....it can make it easier than ever to get into a home for little/no money down.!  FHA LOANS LOCKED IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A SUMMER PRICING SPECIAL……. FREE FIRST YEAR 1% BUYDOWN.……  THE TEMPORARY BUYDOWN PROVIDES A START ...

 As the year draws to a close....I thought I would "re-blog" on the $7500 tax credit. Passed by congress is a bill that will allow any buyer that has not owned a home in the last three years (perfect for first time buyers) to claim a $7500 tax credit! How does it work? 1. You must NOT of owned a home within the past three ...

So I have been running into this again this week.....July 1st mortgage lending changed....hopefully not-for-good. It is very hard to obtain 100% financing in todays world. The sad part is the for the Lenders getting themselve into this.....we all have to pay!  There are a couple of programs still available to first time buyers who would like ...

You ever had the question, what are my taxes going to be on new construction?  Well Linn County has an estimator out there that will help with that and it can be found at the following link below.  You can download the excel version but be sure to update it often as rollbacks and levys change every July.  I would assume that you ...

So with the mess that the lenders got themselves into with the "mortgage boom" of years past, FHA is the new product of choice for a number of buyers. They actually fill in the gaps of where the convention financing pulled their products. So whether you are buying or selling....let me help you with the FHA loan basics. You may ask...why ...

  How To Have a Great Day Ten things you can do in ten minutes to have a fantastic flowing day: Dream Play a short movie in your mind of your greatest dream or desire  Breath Close your eyes and take five blissfully slow deep breaths Smile Think of something, or someone that makes you smile right now Gratitude What are the five ...