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... a new government ban will terminate virtually all seller-funded down payment assistance programs in the United States.
Oct. 1 is the last day when homebuyers will be able to use seller-funded down payment assistance with any mortgage backed by the FHA.
The ban is part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, which President Bush signed into law July 30.
more than 33 percent of loans backed by the agency last year included such assistance, according to FHA data
Originally posted by Prometheus3
I'm also curious to see when the Tax Assessors will adjust the rate per thousand, houses aren't worth the value they once were.
Just replace the roof, pay the property taxes and the HOA fines for weeds and you could be the proud owner of an overpriced depreciating asset.
Originally posted by Cyberbian
You will pay that mortgage off with highly devaluated dollars. Just as long as you do not loose the property.
Why do you think McCain owns so many propertys now?
Originally posted by Prometheus3
People need to also realize, the value of your home should be worth no more than the annual household income for that area.
Originally posted by jefwane
... isn't 3xs annual income the historical,sustainable norm?
Originally posted by jefwane
(As an aside innothingwetrust, my other comment wasn't meant to be personal, I just think the "say no to health insurance" is bad advice based on personal history a premature birth of a child followed by complications that lead to 6 weeks between 2 hospitals is an expensive proposition for a working person eligible for no public assistance and little private/charitable assistance initially we owed $25,000 after insurance the total bill b4 insurance was well over $200k).
Originally posted by burdman30ott6
anyone who had no business buying a home in the first place and only got one because of shady dealings and ARMs would lose the home they had no business in, and the local governments would be forced to actually budget and prioritize for a change instead of wasting precious tax dollars on new stadiums, art grants, and other needless crap.
In other words, our economy would hit rock bottom quickly instead of this long drawn out process we're seeing right now, and it would have a chance to start its rebound sooner rather than later. Currently all that's been done is to shuffle the ultimate result down the road a little bit and a little bit there, stretching out the pain.