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Today we are going to discuss two common mortgage loan products, and the pros and cons of both: FHA versus Conventional Loans. Many people are familiar with the 20% down, good credit 30 year fixed conventional loan scenario. FHA loans are designed for people who have difficulty qualifying for a conventional loan to buy a house. FHA Loans offer down payments as low as 3.5% and are more lenient on credit scores and past financial issues. Borrowers can qualify for FHA loans with as low as 580 credit scores. One of the downsides of FHA loans are mortgage insurance requirements, if you put down less than 10% you will be required to pay monthly insurance for the duration of the loan, as well paying Upfront Mortgage Insurance Premium. The best…

If you are shopping for a new home and looking for some good market news, there is some in the increase of housing supply. After dealing with monthly price increases and bidding wars, because demand was far higher than supply, we are looking a somewhat more balanced market (but still a seller’s market in most areas). According to the National Association of Realtors the stockpile of homes in months of supply has dropped from a record low of just 1.6 month in January and has slowly ticked up to 3.3 months in July. So while it is still a seller’s market conditions are moving towards more balance – if you are looking, go to our website and fill out our pre-qual analysis to see how much you can qualify for…