Self-employed and can’t get a mortgage!

I have been self employed as a freelance designer since 2002. My gross sales are enough to qualify me for the mortgage, but my taxable income is next to…

Down payment options?

Ok, here's my question – I'm almost 50, my wife is 2 years younger, we have been married 25 years and in the same home for 24 years. We have always…

Don’t bring in old trailer homes, Brantley County says – Florida Times-Union

Don't bring in old trailer homes, Brantley County says Florida Times-Union Banks won't loan money on a mobile home that's considered too old, he said. Barwick noted, and the mobile home must be inspected by a Brantley Code …

HUD names new leadership at housing authority of New Orleans

WASHINGTON – As U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan accelerates the recovery of the New Orleans Housing Authority (HANO), he announced today a new leadership team that will take charge of HUD’s efforts to repair the city’s housing agency, troubled for more than a decade. HUD also announced today the creation of an advisory panel that will provide counsel to the receivership team.

How often do mortgage rates change?

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Obama Administration releases new data on Making Home Affordable program, achieves key milestone weeks ahead of schedule

WASHINGTON – Today, almost one month ahead of a November 1 benchmark set earlier this year, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a new milestone of more than 500,000 trial loan modifications in progress under the Making Home Affordable program.

HUD announces $118 million in grants to protect thousands of children from lead and other home health hazards

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is awarding more than $118 million in grants to 46 local projects to conduct a wide range of activities that include eliminating lead hazards in more than 9,000 homes; training workers in lead safety methods; increasing public awareness about childhood lead poisoning; and evaluating outreach on controlling housing-based hazards. The awards were announced by HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan yesterday at the Council on Foundations conference in San Antonio, Texas. Lead is a known toxin that can impair children’s development and have effects lasting into adulthood and other materials in the home can trigger allergic responses and asthma.

Owner occupied mortgage clause

When we bought our first house we received down payment assistance from the state. Now 5 yrs later we're in a much better financial position and built…

Are lenders lending??? Follow along one man’s quest…

Very interesting…Small Business owner seeking a loan and will post the results on his blog… check it out: http://silveradosys.blogspot.com/ … With…

Community helps family replace burned down home – Mount Airy News

Community helps family replace burned down home Mount Airy News Alex Goins, 8, points to the tarp partially covering the mobile home his family has had to live in for the past year. …