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March 8th, 2010 - 10:06 pm § in 1. For Everyone, 2. Real Estate Finance & Financial Info, 3. For Real Estate Professionals, 4. Local Real Estate Market Data

Did You Know That We Can Blame it All on Snow?

Welcome Back Readers!  Or should I say viewers?  This is the first of many video blog posts on www.TheLancasterConnection.com .  I’m excited about being able to bring you this content in a way that is relevant and timely but don’t worry, there will be more than just video posts to[...]

March 2nd, 2010 - 9:30 am § in 1. For Everyone, 2. Real Estate Finance & Financial Info, 3. For Real Estate Professionals

A FEW FORECLOSURE SOLUTIONS SIMPLIFIED, HELP FOR DISTRESSED HOMEOWNERS IN PA

Welcome Back Readers!   I wrote this article a little over a year ago and thought it would be worthwhile to refresh it and repost.  Why?  Well, here in Lancaster Pennsylvania we are in much better shape than many other areas, we do not have, and should not expect, a flood of foreclosures.  Tha[...]

January 29th, 2010 - 5:14 pm § in 1. For Everyone, 2. Real Estate Finance & Financial Info, 3. For Real Estate Professionals

Fannie Mae Offers Closing Cost Assistance and Appliance Incentive

Welcome Back Readers!   It’s been a busy month in real estate, so many things happening both locally and nationally it seems everyday there is something new!  That’s actually the becoming the normal state of affairs nowadays and I don’t mind as it gives me lots of things to writ[...]

January 26th, 2010 - 9:49 pm § in 1. For Everyone, 2. Real Estate Finance & Financial Info, 3. For Real Estate Professionals, 4. Local Real Estate Market Data

The Trouble with Tribbles or Why Loan Modifications are Failing to Solve the Foreclosure Problem

Welcome Back Readers!  I put up a post the yesterday about how FHA has recently changed their policies to allow loan modifications for qualifying borrowers before they miss a payment .  This is a great policy and I sincerely hope it will help more people stay in their homes.  The problem though[...]

January 25th, 2010 - 10:50 pm § in 1. For Everyone, 2. Real Estate Finance & Financial Info

FHA Allows for Loan Modifications for Homeowners Who Haven’t Yet Missed a Payment

Welcome Back Readers!  It was a busy week last week in the real estate world, the Lancaster County PA Real Estate Market is moving quickly.  I apologize for the shortage of posts recently due to this but you can expect a little more consistency in the coming weeks.  I wanted to start of  this [...]

January 20th, 2010 - 2:34 pm § in 1. For Everyone, 2. Real Estate Finance & Financial Info

Did FHA Just Throw First Time Buyers in Front of the Bus for a PR Gain?

 Welcome Back Readers!  I apologize in advance for the negative tone of this post, but it is information that people who plan on buying this year need to have.  Let me start with this:  There are many solutions available to FHA’s problems, and there are other programs that allow cash poo[...]

December 9th, 2009 - 12:35 pm § in 1. For Everyone, 2. Real Estate Finance & Financial Info, 3. For Real Estate Professionals

It Isn’t a Question of “If” Waiting Will Cost You, but Rather “How Much?”

Waiting.  Sometimes a wise strategy, sometimes a foolish one.  When it comes to home buying, waiting will surely cost you.  There are a number of reasons why, but before I go into that, let’s get one thing clear…. if you aren’t in a positions to buy, if you truly can’t af[...]

December 3rd, 2009 - 4:29 pm § in 1. For Everyone, 2. Real Estate Finance & Financial Info, 3. For Real Estate Professionals

HUD Secretary Donovan woke up this morning and got himself a gun……

… and he plans to use it to take out the US Housing Market! I know, very dramatic.  Maybe even a little uncalled for.  On the other hand, there is really no other way to describe how potentially dangerous the policy changes that  HUD Secretary Donovan is proposing this week.  What are tho[...]