First Time Home Buyer Helper

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64539072724002785882011-04-21T15:24:18.145-07:00First Time Home Buyer HelperFirst time home buyer helper shares information for use by persons wanting to buy their first home. Topics include home buyer down payment assistance, government grants for first time home buyers, low down payments for home buyers,home buyer counseling, how to buy your first home, loans for first time home buyers and a host of information regarding HUD, FHA and the latest legislation affecting the housing industry. Real estate investing is also covered.Roy Landershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02274092358012734943noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453907272400278588.post-15031546116093960112008-02-13T12:29:00.000-08:002008-02-13T13:26:48.794-08:00Why You Might Never Have a Better Time To Own a Home

A recent MSN Money article captions "Why You Might Never Own a Home". It then goes on to write about a couple that earns a little less than $100,000 a year together and how they lament "We can't afford to buy a home". Within the article there are a number of points made that suggests that potential home buyers, like the couple cited in the article, might never be able to own a home.Reasons like

Roy Landershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02274092358012734943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453907272400278588.post-19882197535016221782008-02-11T17:07:00.000-08:002008-02-11T18:01:28.787-08:00Fanning The Flames Of The Foreclosure Fire Sale

Well it's a sad situation, but for one I am not surprised. The Foreclosure firestorm has created a wildfire that is getting out of control. Home owners who are stressed and strained with the burden of subprime mortgage debt that's just too much to handle are snapping all over the land. According to the latest reports many are resorting to torching the house rather than lose it to the bank.

Roy Landershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02274092358012734943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453907272400278588.post-42943190057916529572008-02-02T20:54:00.000-08:002008-02-02T21:21:22.685-08:00A Silver Lining In The Cloudy Mortgage Mess

It's a cloudy and murky storm brewing over the once clear skies of the real estate market. Foreclosures increased more than 75% in 2007 with over 2.2 million foreclosure filings nationwide.More home owners are feeling desparate and discouraged. Some are so angry and frustrated they have started to set fire to their homes in plots to obtain insurance money to stop foreclosure and get some monetary

Roy Landershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02274092358012734943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453907272400278588.post-59827051630201546452008-01-28T21:02:00.000-08:002008-01-28T21:36:49.353-08:00What's Your Opinion On The Economic Stimulus Package

Well looks like Congress is getting the message and seriously getting ready to do something about the looming economic down turn. The Democrats and Republicans have found something they can agree on for once - a need for economic relief, especially in the housing market where states like California and Florida have suffered 20-30 percent declines in home values and home owners are losing their

Roy Landershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02274092358012734943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453907272400278588.post-39030369371338168792008-01-23T21:31:00.000-08:002008-01-23T21:34:29.215-08:00How To Sell A Home Fast In A Slow Market

Selling a house quickly in the present real estate market has become a very difficult task for home sellers. It is very common now for homes listed for sale to stay on the market for 90 days or more, even after the seller lowers the asking price.The sub-prime and adjustable rate market has created a domino effect within the housing industry. More homes are being flooded into the pool of

Roy Landershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02274092358012734943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453907272400278588.post-79252298698584711032008-01-22T20:56:00.000-08:002008-01-22T22:11:16.624-08:00Myths About First Time Home Buying

Rumors, rumors and myths about the current real estate market being a bad time for home buyers are just that. Rumors and myths. If you listen to the media and those who make their money hawking the doom and destruction of the economy based, in large part based on the subprime and adjustable rate failures, you will buy into the opinions that "right now" is a very bad time to buy real

Roy Landershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02274092358012734943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453907272400278588.post-23094852744163894162008-01-08T19:13:00.000-08:002008-01-12T14:47:41.401-08:00The Importance of having the right team for the First Time Home Buyer

To all potential home buyers:This step in our continued series of helping to educate and assist you in your home buying process, suggests the team you should have working for you when getting seriously involved in the home buying process.Every real estate transaction is like a journey. It starts from where you begin the destination of becoming a homeowner and stops when you have found your dream

Roy Landershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02274092358012734943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453907272400278588.post-63419165652420458882007-12-31T12:42:00.000-08:002007-12-31T13:34:34.738-08:00IT'S A BUYERS HOME MARKET IN 2008

Due to the sub-prime melt down in in the real estate market, record foreclosures are being filed and hundreds of homes are flooding the market. Prices of homes have plunged and are still descending. Home builders , failing to foresee the coming imploding of the housing market, overbuilt and now they can't unload their inventories without making huge concessions on price and offering big dollar

Roy Landershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02274092358012734943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453907272400278588.post-81982604802624415852007-12-23T23:09:00.001-08:002007-12-24T23:58:29.697-08:00How The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 Benefits First Time Home Buyers

The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 (H.R. 3648) has finally been passed by both chambers of Congress as of December 14, 2007 and has been signed into law by the President. This long awaited bill provides much needed debt relief to thousands of home owners who unfortunately have been caught up in the catch-22 of the sub-prime loan fiasco and are losing their homes through the

Roy Landershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02274092358012734943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453907272400278588.post-30568281133230939212007-12-23T21:25:00.000-08:002007-12-24T23:54:48.976-08:00Six Steps Every First Time Home Buyer Should Take

SIX BUYING STEPS EVER HOME BUYER SHOULD TAKEPurchasing a new home is an important decision, especially so for a first time home buyer who doesn’t have the knowledge and experience in buying real estate. My goal is to provide the first time home buyer with tools and information so they can determine if home ownership is right for them. Buying a home is a process and essentially involves six steps:

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