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New Fannie Mae Credit Checks Impact Cincinnati Real Estate Sales

Effective June 1, 2010 Fannie Mae is mandating a number of additional qualifications for each mortgage application. These additional mandates are intended to ensure that the information collected from buyers when they apply for a mortgage are the same as … Continue reading

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Pending Home Sales Surge in Cincinnati and US

Due in large part to the Federal Housing tax credit the pending home sales in April surged to a 110.9 index rating up from 104 in March.  How do we know that the tax credit was the cause of the … Continue reading

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Home Loan Modifications Impact Credit Scores in the Cincinnati Real Estate Market

The Making Homes Affordable program is designed to help individuals restructure their mortgages with their lenders. In lowering the monthly payments through renegotiating the terms of the loan, more people are able to avoid short sale and foreclosure situations. One … Continue reading

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New Credit Scores, The Impact on Cincinnati

For years we have been told to keep an eye on our credit score, commonly called a FICO number. FICO is a score provided by the Fair Isaac Company to the tree credit reporting companies. Fair Isaac charges a premium for … Continue reading

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