If you are thinking about selling your home but are concerned that you may be upside down on your mortgage or the current market conditions will not allow you to get as much as you want out of your home you may want to consider the possibility of renting out your house. This can be… Read More
Homes for sale in Roseville MN – 2120 Cleveland Avenue N

Adjacent lot available. Beautiful home across from Midland Hills GC in roseville minnesota, Over 3300 square feet+ full foundation. Fabulous granite kitchen, main-lvl family room, hardwood floors, 3 bedrooms up including spacious mstr suite+ main level BR, Main floor laundry. This is one of the best Homes for Sale in Roseville MN.
Types of Home Sales, Estate Homes, Bank Owned, Short Sales and more
When shopping for homes there are many different types of sellers you may be dealing with. The most common are Traditional,Estate Homes, Bank owned, Short sale and Homes owned by the department of housing and urban development or otherwise known as HUD homes. Each type of sellers is dealing with a different situation and there… Read More
Stop Foreclosure
Do you think that your home’s value maybe upside down? You may have talked to friends, family or acquaintances about your options. Stop Foreclosure, there is a lot of misinformation circulation about modifications and short sales. Below is a list of options that are available to you if your home’s value is upside down depending… Read More
Determining when to list your home
When thinking about listing your home and determining when to put it on the market consider Most buyers like to close and be in their home if possible buy summer so they can enjoy the nice weather in their new home and start their project list. It also takes the average buyer 2 to 5… Read More
We Market Homes, We Sell Homes!

Most people do not realize that each Realtor is an independent contractor for their brokerage. Each broker does provide some marketing tools, however it is usually up to each Realtor to come up with and pay for most of the marketing for your home. This is why it is so important to talk… Read More
691 Manomin Ave. St. Paul MN 55107

A beautiful 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home in Saint Paul. This home has many amenities!!! Welcoming home with newer refinished Hardwood Floors, Built in. Buffet, New Roof, Newer Garage, work Shop in basement. Owner is looking for a Short Term Renter w/ option to buy while home is listed forsale. Looking for someone that… Read More
Fannie Mae and Freddie Make Mac Move to NO Loan to Value Limit Loans on HARP
The Federal Housing Finance Agency, with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has announced a series of changes to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP). This program was designed to be able to help people who were in a position of negative equity. Now, it someone is upside down on their home, there will be no… Read More
A PETITION – Bolster Homeownership and the Housing Market by Reforming Regulations Concerning Short Sales
While 70 percent* of Americans see homeownership as part of achieving the American dream, the homeownership rate has taken a 10 year decline** that hasn’t been seen since the Great Depression. While some steps have been taken to assist underwater homeowners to refinance, *** A fast transition back into homeownership is good for the economy,… Read More
Do I Need to be Late My Mortgage to Qualify for a Short Sale? – Don’t Take Yes for an Answer!
VIA – http://iloanhomemortgage.com/uncategorized/do-i-need-to-be-late-my-mortgage-to-qualify-for-a-short-sale-dont-take-yes-for-an-answer/ I have a lot of people call me to get pre-qualified to purchase a home using FHA financing after a short sale. Early on, not a lot of these scenarios panned out but these days, more and more of them do. When they don’t, the number one reason is because they took… Read More
546 Ashland Avenue , St. Paul, MN 55102
Off Leash Dog Parks in Minneapolis and Saint Paul Area
VIA - http://iloanhomemortgage.com/uncategorized/twin-cities-off-leash-dog-parks-my-dog-blog/ If you’re a dog lover like I am, you don’t consider a move without contemplating neighborhood amenities for your dog. In my considerations for a move recently, I had a bit of a time trying to locate most of the off-leash dog parks in the twin cities metro area. After collecting some information… Read More
Buying a Home Right After a Short Sale!!

Do you know that you can buy a Home Right After a Short Sale? Let us Show you How! The short sale process is still a mystery to many people, even after all these years. Lots of people still don’t understand the process. Most lenders will admit that it’s very difficult to provide mortgages to… Read More
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How Often Do Seller’s Pay Closing Costs? . . . . . Never.
VIA - http://iloanhomemortgage.com/uncategorized/how-often-do-sellers-pay-closing-costs-never/ The role of closing costs in a purchase agreement can be confusing both for buyers and sellers. In the present market, it is customary for there to be sales concessions. A real estate sales concession can be many things including but not limited to price, repairs and yes, . . closing costs. Asking… Read More
Homes for Sale-2750 Halstead Lane, Mound, MN 55364
SOLD- 1051 McKnight Road S, St. Paul, MN 55119
Homes for Sale- 1267 Kennard Street, St. Paul, MN 55106
PRICE CHANGE- 1677 Marshall Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104
Buying After a Short Sale is an Excellent Mortgage Credit Risk

VIA – http://iloanhomemortgage.com/uncategorized/buying-after-a-short-sale-is-an-excellent-mortgage-credit-risk/ While lenders will admit that it’s technically possible to provide mortgages to homebuyers who recently had a short sale without a waiting period, most lenders are not offering this product. Because of the complexities of the process involved with closing these loans that creates perceived risk, most lenders elect not to do… Read More
Buying After a Short Sale is an Excellent Mortgage Credit Risk

VIA - http://iloanhomemortgage.com/uncategorized/buying-after-a-short-sale-is-an-excellent-mortgage-credit-risk/ While lenders will admit that it’s technically possible to provide mortgages to homebuyers who recently had a short sale without a waiting period, most lenders are not offering this product. Because of the complexities of the process involved with closing these loans that creates perceived risk, most lenders elect not to do them… Read More
The Do’s and Don’ts of Hiring a Moving Company

Using a moving company when moving can be incredibly helpful, but choosing the right mover can be a difficult task. There are many steps that should be taken prior to making a move to help it go as smooth as possible without any incidents or money wasted. We’ve put together a list of ‘Do’s and… Read More
Short Sales DO NOT Require a Delinquent Mortgage – “Imminent Danger of Default”

VIA - http://iloanhomemortgage.com/uncategorized/short-sales-do-not-require-a-delinquent-mortgage-imminent-danger-of-default/ Clearly, many if not most short sales involve a loan presently in default. As well, many times a short sale might involve a current borrower who can currently afford the payment. In several other situations, a seller may be “just hanging on” and the smallest thing could put them irreparably behind on their… Read More
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Hale neighborhood Homes for sale- 5309 11th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55417

PRICE CHANGE ALERT-Improvements include new roof, insulation, windows, furnace/ AC, professional landscaping, new 2car grg. Ktn features new cabinets, sink, tile flr, backsplash granite counters, new appliances. ½ blk to Hale Elementary, walk to parks and Minnehaha creek. … Read More
The Mortgage Loan Process – From Shopping to Closing
It’s not hard to search and find bland descriptions of the mortgage process that paints in broad strokes. For the more information hungry home buyer, I’ve tried to collect snippets of audio and video that go into greater depth on this topic covering everything from shopping for your home loan to closing on your new… Read More
What’s the Difference Between an Appraisal and an Inspection?

A home inspection is a limited, non-invasive examination of the condition of a home, often in connection with the sale of that home. An inspector will check the roof, basement, heating system, water heater, air-conditioning system, structure, plumbing, electrical, and many other aspects of buildings looking for improper building practices, those items that require… Read More
Can I Buy a Home While I’m Getting Divorced in Minnesota?
It has been widely and wrongly asserted that someone who is getting divorced in Minnesota cannot purchase a home prior to finalizing a divorce decree and at the same time prevent their soon to be ex-spouse from being entitled to marital property rights in the newly purchased home. This used to be a serious problem… Read More
The Statistical Relevancy of the 7/1 ARM vs. the 30 Year Fixed
Each person’s personal circumstances and long term objectives determine the type of mortgage they choose. For the past couple of years, the clear favorite has been the 30 year fixed rate mortgage because the yield curve between short term and long term bonds has been flat. When this happens, there is very little difference in… Read More
What are Compensating Factors When Qualifying for a Mortgage?
Although we wouldn’t know it from watching the six o’clock news, mortgage underwriting guidelines and mortgage insurance underwriting guidelines have been in a pattern of loosening, not tightening. This trend started in late 2009 and continues today with such examples as lower minimum credit scores for mortgage underwriting guidelines and fewer declining markets for mortgage… Read More
FHA Premium Rate Increase Makes PMI a Better Option for Many Borrowers
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) implemented a 25 bps increase to its annual premium rates on April 18, resulting in a payment increase for FHA borrowers. With this change, RMIC (an iLoan preferred mortgage insurer) offers equal or lower monthly premium rates on all LTVs with no upfront premium. RMIC Monthy PMI vs. FHA MIP… Read More
Home Buyer Search Tool Tour
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IQQsRyY3U0&hd=1] Try It In Full Screen Mode by Clicking on the Button in the Lower Right Charles Dailey – iLoan – NMLS ID# 79048 – CA DOC, MN DOC & WI DFI – 612.234.7283 The Home Buyers Scouting Report® is provided directly to the buyer by HBM II, a licensed national real estate brokerage service… Read More
What are “extenuating circumstances”?
Many people trying to buy a home after a short sale find it difficult to navigate through loan programs that they may be eligible for and various waiting periods that may be applicable. If late payments occur, most people are told that the waiting period for buying a home after a short sale is 3… Read More
Mortgages for Saint Paul, Minnesota Community Land Trusts (CLT) Housing
Community land trusts are created to preserve long-term affordable housing by purchasing homes in their communities, then leasing the land using a long-term ground lease to low-income and moderate-income families at affordable monthly ground rents. Community Land Trusts (CLT) have had a foothold in the Twin Cities for decades. More broadly, the leasehold form of… Read More
Buying a Home on a Lease with Option to Purchase – Rent to Own
Since the housing crash and great recession, there have been swelling ranks of people that have had credit damaged but have increased their savings and reduced their consumer debt. Many of these people, in a reasonable timeframe will qualify for conventional, VA, FHA, or Rural Development loans but at this time, do not. For those… Read More
Two Thirds of Minnesotans Will be Affected by Flooding in 2011 – Act Now!
If homeowners don’t act in ways not common in the past, many will stand to lose a fortune due to flooding in Minnesota in 2011. It’s likely that sandbagging won’t do it this time and we need to start thinking about flood insurance and in some cases act quickly on flood insurance. According to expert… Read More
Do’s and Don’ts with Credit During the Home Buying Process
When buying your next home, changes to your credit (additional accounts, closing accounts, fluctuating credit card balances) can result in the lowering of your credit score. If your credit score changes, that can affect your interest rate and even the loan approval itself. Therefore, it is imperative that there are no major changes to your… Read More
The Importance of an Updated Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) to Your Pre-Approval
When one is selling their home and subsequently buying another, it doesn’t necessarily come quickly to mind that it takes more than online home value calculators to provide an estimate of what you’ll make on the sale of your home. Even the online seller’s net sheet calculators can only provide an estimate of what your… Read More
Minnesota Home Prices Headed for a Double Dip? – Don’t Believe the Hype
If you’ve been watching the evening news or reading what’s been coming off the press, you might be thinking that the sky is about to fall on Minnesota home prices. You’ll hear a lot of doom and gloom and a lot about the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. I assure you that the media will not… Read More
I Want to Prequalify Myself
There are plenty of times that a home buyer just wants the basics, how much of a loan can they afford. They know quite well enough that it isn’t a firm set of numbers not is it any kind of assurance of financing but it serves well enough as an aid in the home searching… Read More
So You Want to Search Homes Without a Realtor Contract?
You’re smart enough to get pre-approved early and you know you need to know the market well in advance of buying your home. But perhaps, you don’t want to waste a Realtors time when you’re not ready to commit to using them just yet. Don’t get me wrong, you’d be a fool not to buy… Read More
Foreclosure Homes Account for 25 Percent of all Q3 2010 Residential Sales
via RealtyTrac - Foreclosure Homes Account for 25 Percent of all Q3 2010 Residential Sales. IRVINE, Calif. – Dec. 2, 2010 — RealtyTrac® (realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its Q3 2010 U.S. Foreclosure Sales Report™, which shows that foreclosure homes accounted for 25 percent of all U.S. residential sales in the… Read More
Fannie Mae Guideline Changes – Gifts, 97% Financing and Mortgage Insurance
There has been some recent excitement about Fannie Mae (FNMA) changing her guidelines on down payments and allowing gift funds as an acceptable form of down payment in lieu of a borrower’s own funds. Before we all get excited about FNMA getting a little FHA in her with respect to gift funds, we need to… Read More
FHA vs. Fannie Flex 97 for Low Down Payment Buyers
For those of you who are such industry dinosaurs that you remember how to do a FLEX 97 loan with Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance (LPMI), you’re in luck because, aside from 95% conventional with single premium financed mortgage insurance (SPMI), the time has come where this is the best high loan-to-value product for purchases. Soon,… Read More
It’s High Noon on Shadow Inventory as Banks Halt Foreclosures
So Ally’s GMAC, Bank of America and J.P. Morgan Chase are halting foreclosures in 23 states. More importantly, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have stepped in to outline correct foreclosure processes and are demanding lenders adhere to them. What’s more, many more lenders are sure to follow the big 3’s changes. That’s great but what does it mean for us?
Minneapolis & Saint Paul Housing Show Signs of Improvement
FHA Mortgage Insurance and Seller Concession Changes – Ramifications
Unsolicited Advice for a Loan Officer’s Evolution – Learn to Underwrite
Since mid 2007, the mortgage originator as we know it has ceased to be. The requirements for technical knowledge, industry awareness and precision have skyrocketed to the extent that a modern day loan originator is more of an “Under-iginator.”He/she must be 50% loan officer, 15% customer service/sales rep, 5% appraisal reviewer and 30% underwriter to… Read More
Buying a Home after a Short Sale – Don’t Believe the Naysayers
I’ve written on this subject before but I want to be more thorough this time. There have been too many articles put out lately that discourage people from contemplating a home purchase after doing a short sale. These articles express cynicism about home sellers’ financial habits and Realtors alike. Most Realtors doing short sales know… Read More
Monthly Private Mortgage Insurance – It Doesn’t Make Any Sense. . .
It is inevitable that FHA will play less and less of a role in the lending market. As this unfolds, it’s critical for loan officers, Realtors and borrowers alike to understand the many options in the improving private mortgage insurance market. In the distant days when home values were increasing, it made perfect sense for… Read More
Upside Down on Your Home? – Here’s Your Playbook
In my home state of Minnesota, Minneapolis and Saint Paul have nearly 39 percent of homeowners under water. I’ve had the question, “I’m upside down on my home, what are my options?” so many times that I wanted to prepare a menu of options for people to reference. This article briefly outlines 9 potential solutions… Read More
Mortgage Qualification after Short Sales: Did Those Short Sale Classes Cover This?
Loan Guidelines for Clients with Previous Short Sales Freddie Mac requires, “Evidence on the credit report and other credit documentation that the Borrower has reestablished an acceptable credit reputation for at least the most recent 24 months after the discharge or dismissal of a bankruptcy, short payoff related to a delinquent mortgage obligation, deed-in lieu… Read More
Are Realtors Ready for the New Self-Employed Borrower Guidelines?
For all loans this year where the borrower has ANY kind of self employed income feature, they will have extra steps to go through in 2010. This means that even if they have a very passive business or a rental property or anything like that, they’ll be put through the Spanish Inquisition of income documentation…. Read More
Interest Rate and Market Forecasts for 2010
Amended Tax Return for First Time Home Buyer Credit Basics
So Banks Think There’s No Such Thing as “Too Big to Fail” – The Audacity of Dopes
On Friday the 13th, the Chairman and CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase decided to weigh in on whether a bank could be too big to fail. I’m sure you’re on the edge of your seat wondering which side of this argument he’d be on. I know I’ve been breathlessly waiting for one of the titans… Read More
Filing amended tax return for first-time homebuyer credit
This was a post from a “Ginger L” on Trulia that I thought was fantastic and wanted to share it with you. “I bought my home on 5-15-09. I amended my return and called the IRS to make sure that I didn’t need any additional forms or proof of purchase. A rep stated that all… Read More
Petition to Extend the $8,000 1st Time Home Buyer Tax Credit
The Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act
In an abundance of poorly conceived legal initiatives and changes to rules and regulations, the Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act (MDIA), is a positive addition to the mortgage industry’s regulatory regime. It corrects a long standing problem with accurate and timely disclosures for consumers. The main purpose of the Truth in Lending Act or TILA was… Read More
The Cost of Waiting for First Time Homebuyers
Ever since the first version of the first time homebuyer tax credit, homebuyers have been eager to engage but uncertain about home values and for some, this has caused them to sit on the sidelines. Two influences will converge in April of next year that should serve as the decisive factors for causing first time… Read More
Proposed Amendments to Reg Z and its Consequences
The Proposed Amendments to Reg Z have led to much complaining about it representing another assault on yield spread premiums but what of the consumer? Are they ready for a bombardment of disclosure to the point that they don’t read them? Are they aware that their smaller loans could become unattended to? Are they aware… Read More























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