FHA Loan Changes are Coming-2010

by benjaminteam January 20, 2010 East Phoenix Valley and Gold Canyon Real Estate

Changes are coming for home buyers wanting to buy homes using a FHA loan.
The FHA sent out a press release on their proposed changes. More details are said to be coming forth by end of January 2010.
Here are some of the major revisions that have been announced:
1. Mortgage Insurance Premium – up-front to go from [...]

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Phoenix Arizona Homes Sold Average Price Per Square Ft- December 2009

by benjaminteam January 18, 2010 East Phoenix Valley and Gold Canyon Real Estate

Interested in what the average price per square foot was for homes sold during December 2009 across the entire Phoenix Valley?
Below is a partial list of some of the major communities across Phoenix.
Click here to continue to the data, community by community.

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FHA Waives 90 Day Flip Rule

by benjaminteam January 16, 2010 East Phoenix Valley and Gold Canyon Real Estate

The govt has announced a temporary policy that will expand access to FHA mortgage insurance and allow for the quick resale of foreclosed properties. This move was in an effort to stabilize home values and improve conditions in communities where foreclosure activity is high.
The waiver will take effect on February 1, 2010 and is effective [...]

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Average Price Per Square Foot – Phoenix Arizona Communities- November 2009

by benjaminteam December 14, 2009 East Phoenix Valley and Gold Canyon Real Estate

Interested in what the average price per square foot was for homes sold during November 2009 across the entire Phoenix Valley?
Below is a partial list of some of the major communities across Phoenix.

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Home Loans-Broker or Banker?

by benjaminteam December 6, 2009 East Phoenix Valley and Gold Canyon Real Estate

When buyers are ready to buy a home, they must be pre-approved for a loan, if they are planning to use a loan, and not cash to buy. There is a form in Arizona called a Loan Status Report which must be signed off by the lender who is pre-approving them for a loan.
A mistake [...]

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Average Price Per Square Foot-Phoenix Arizona Communities-October 2009

by benjaminteam November 24, 2009 East Phoenix Valley and Gold Canyon Real Estate

Interested in what the average price per square foot was for homes sold during October 2009 across the entire Phoenix Valley?
Below is a partial list of some of the major communities across the Phoenix Valley.

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Landlord Service to Help Automate Rent Collection

by benjaminteam November 23, 2009 East Phoenix Valley and Gold Canyon Real Estate

Rentmatic.com is a new on line tool we recently read about that has been created to  help small landlords do the two things:
1 – collect rent from tenants via automatic withdrawals from the tenants’ bank accounts (no merchant accounts or PayPal needed); and
2 -  communicate with tenants via bulk or group email blasts such [...]

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KQCKLIVE.com-Pinal County Arizona’s Radio Station

by benjaminteam November 23, 2009 East Phoenix Valley Things to Do

Pinal County Arizona has a new radio station – KQCKLIVE.com. The station is available on computer and is focused on playing 70’s, 80’s and 90’s with radio personalities “Joe” and “Marie”.
Every other Tuesday night between 6:00 and 7:00 pm you also get a chance to hear the Pinal County Supervisor, Bryan Martyn as he talks [...]

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Gold Canyon Arizona Oct 2009 Sales Stats

by benjaminteam November 18, 2009 East Phoenix Valley and Gold Canyon Real Estate

Interested in what is happening in the Gold Canyon Arizona real estate market- then click over to our post on GoldCanyon.net’s blog and check out the October sales stats and info about average price per square foot, etc.

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Arizona Homebuyers-First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Extended Into 2010

by benjaminteam November 7, 2009 East Phoenix Valley and Gold Canyon Real Estate

NEWS! – First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Extended Into 2010!
Plus…A New Tax Credit for Certain Existing Home Owners!
November 2009 Tax Credit Update
It’s official. President Obama has signed a bill that extends the tax credit for first-time home buyers (FTHBs) into the first half of 2010.
This program had been scheduled to expire on November [...]

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