Allegan County News Interview
I was recently interviewed by the Allegan County News for an article entitled "FEMA Flood Map Work Might Hit Your Wallet" the article was spot on and went into some great points about home potential changes could affect home owners if there properties were moved into the "Flood Plain". If you a curious how close your property... Read More
WKZO Interview
I recently did a short interview on a local Kalamazoo Radio Station. The interview was with host and long time real estate agent David Howard from Century 21 C. Howard. Some of the questions answered were about low down payment loan program options.... Read More
203k Renovation Mortgage
The FHA 203k home improvement loan is one option for today's home buyer. It allows all sorts or repairs and upgrades to be financed into the mortgage. Best of all it keeps the down payment low. Many Kalamazoo area home buyers have taken advantage of this program and used it to fix up outdated properties. We also... Read More
USDA Rural Development – Zero Down!
With the USDA Rural Development option, you can borrow 100% of the appraised value. This means you don't need to come up with the down payment. In fact, you can actually borrow 2% more than the appraised value, and use the extra to make some light repairs or home improvements. The main requirement for a... Read More
FHA vs 3% down Conventional
Great News! I love saying that because it seems over the last five or six years everything's been, heads up this bad thing is happening. Not this time, there are two changes that are great news for the housing market. Conventional 3% down is back & FHA has reduced there monthly mortgage insurance! Let me... Read More
Need Your Help Building “The Bar”!
YTD Dollar Amount Of Repairs Completed: $167,481.10 It seems that now days appraiser required repairs are almost the norm. Looking back at the loans my team closed so far in 2014 over 40% had one repair or another required by the appraiser. There is a misnomer out that that conventional financing is some how shielded... Read More
Mortgage Insurance Comparison
I was going over loan options with a home buyer the other day and realized that we spend a lot of time talking about mortgage insurance and when comparing loan programs for people the cost of the PMI really comes into play. When I sat down to make this video I was simply going to... Read More
City of Kalamazoo Housing Code Changes
To All The Landlords & Want to be Landlords Out There! Owning rental property in the City of Kalamazoo can be tough. Trust me I know first hand everything you have to go thru. Not only do you have all the rigors of being a landlord like tenant screening, repairs, & yes the occasional eviction. ... Read More
Completed Repairs
2014 Dollar Amount Of Repairs Completed: $179,425.10 It seems that now days appraiser required repairs are almost the norm. Looking back at the loans my team closed in 2014 over 33% had one repair or another required by the appraiser that couldn't be completed prior to closing. There is a misnomer out there that conventional... Read More
Homepath Financing Elimination
Fannie Mae has announced the discountinuance of special financing options for properties listed for sale at www.homepath.com. More specifically the homepath financing and homepath renovation financing products for both home buyers and investors. In order to take advantage of these programs with the current enhancements there must be a fully executed purchase contract dated on or... Read More
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Jumbo vs Conventional Loan
JUMBO LOAN VS. CONVENTIONAL: WHAT KALAMAZOO MOVE-UP BUYERS MUST KNOW
Are you shopping for a luxury executive home or a custom build in Texas Township, Portage, or Richland?
Yesterday, a move-up buyer walked into my office after touring a gorgeous five-bedroom home near Texas Corners. The listing sat well above their previous starter home price point, and they were trying to calculate their down payment strategy.
They asked me, “Jeremy, at what price point does our mortgage switch from a standard Conventional loan into a Jumbo loan? Do Jumbo loans require massive 20% cash down payments?”
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