By Jan Steward, Arizona REALTORS® Risk Management Manager Every April, our nation celebrates Fair Housing Month. This year, we are celebrating the entire year because...
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In April, a revised Buyer Advisory (dated March 2016) will be released to Arizona REALTORS® via AAR’s forms licensing platforms such as dotloop® and zipForm®....
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Posted on Fannie Mae’s website this week, is a notice to servicers of a change in the Fannie Mae Standard Modification interest rate. The current...
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HOPE NOW, a private sector collaborative of various mortgage industry partners, released its second quarter, 2014 report on August 21. The report stated that there...
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Washington – The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced the passing of new rules for FHA-insured mortgages which become effective in January 2015. The revised rules...
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U.S. Secretary Jacob J. Lew announced that the Obama Administration would be extending Making Home Affordable (MHA) at least until December 31, 2016. Speaking at...
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Homeowners who took advantage of the Home Affordable Modification Program™ (HAMP) may begin receiving notices that their monthly mortgage payments are about to increase. HAMP’s...
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The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is continuing its commitment to fully evaluate borrowers who have experienced periods of financial difficulty due to extenuating circumstances. In...
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A recent Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) report credits government-sponsored enterprises (GSE’s) with 463,000 mortgage loan refinances in the month of April. Of that total,...
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On June 12, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released its March 2013 Refinance Report indicating that in the first quarter of this year, 45...
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