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The FHA Streamline Refinance is by far the easiest loan program available for Orange County, CA home owners. Of course, the catch is, in order to take advantage of this program you must already have an FHA loan. This is strictly an FHA to FHA refinance program. What Makes the FHA Streamline Refin...
06/27/2010
Orange County homeowners with an FHA loan have been able to lower their interest rates by taking advantage of the FHA Streamline Refinance program. With mortgage rates near all times lows, there has never been a better time to at least research whether a FHA Streamline with help your financial po...
06/13/2010
This week VA made an important announcement regarding Condo Approval's that will have a positive effect for Orange County, CA VA loan borrowers. Although the VA is calling this a "clarification", it seems to be an actual rule change for the better. In a nutshell, VA financing is allowed on FHA ap...
05/22/2010
Orange County first time home buyers need to be aware of what things they can and cannot do once they have an accepted offer on a home. Even when someone is "PreApproved" by an Orange County Lender, the approval can fall apart quickly if the home buyer is not careful.4 Things Orange County Home B...
05/20/2010
FHA financing on condo's is not as difficult as some believe, as long as the project is on the FHA approved list. But what many Orange County homebuyers and their agents don't realize is not all attached homes are considered a condo.When looking at an attached home, most people will automatically...
04/26/2010
FHA began allowing financing on flipped properties on February 1, 2010, but as been the case, FHA lenders, including those in Orange County, were not quick to follow suit. However, within the past few weeks, several Orange County FHA lenders have begun to allow financing on flipped properties.FHA...
04/01/2010
The new appraisal ordering process for FHA loans will have some affect on Orange County home buyers using FHA financing. The details of the new FHA appraisal ordering process were issued in Mortgagee Letter 2909-28.FHA's Version of HVCCin mid 2009 HVCC went into effect for conventional Fannie Mae...
02/15/2010
With the recently changed FHA rules for condo financing, it has become a little more difficult for Orange County first time home buyers wanting to buy a condo. FHA recently made big changes to the condo approval process while at the same time eliminating the Spot Approval program.First, a little ...
02/06/2010
The down payment is nearly always the biggest hurdle an Orange County First Time Home Buyer has to over come. The down payment can come from several different sources, but buyers need to be careful because there are also sources that are not allowed. Besides actually saving the down payment over ...
01/30/2010
On January 15, 2010, HUD issued a news release which dramatically changes its 90 day anti flipping rule, which will help Orange County first time home buyers using FHA financing. The 90 day no flipping rule has prevented Orange County home buyers from purchasing a property that had been recently ...
01/20/2010
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Tim Storm

Orange County FHA and VA Home Loan Specialist
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