Posts Tagged ‘home buyer’s tax credit’

St Louis Mortgage: Some Homeowners Given Refunds While Others Received Loans

Monday, October 25th, 2010


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St Louis Finance: And So It Goes… the Government Giveth and Taketh Away
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When it rains it pours. According to a report from the Inspector General for Tax Administration, about 950,000 of the nearly 1.8 million Americans who claimed the (more…)

St Louis Mortgage Delinquencies Down Yet First Time Delinquencies Are Up

Sunday, September 26th, 2010


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St Louis Finance News: MBA Says Delinquencies Down Overall But First Time Delinquencies Up
News Press Hot Line: 314-334-0210 | Floyd Tapia


Recent reports coming in from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), the nation’s overall mortgage delinquency rate dropped to 9.85 percent in the second quarter of 2010.

This is down from (more…)

St Louis Mortgage Professionals Fear Low Home Mortgage Sales May Sink Recovery

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010


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St Louis Finance News: Lower Than Expected Home Sales Could Sink the Recovery
News Press Hot Line: 314-334-0210 | Floyd Tapia


With home sales plunging to their lowest level in 15 years, economists warn that a double-dip in (more…)

St Louis Mortgage Analysts Say Tax Credit Stimulus Failing

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010


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News: Home Tax Buyer Credit May Not Be Doing Enough for Real Estate Sales

The country has been arguably experiencing the highest unemployment rate since the Great Depression of 1929.

So, with unemployment at around 10%, analysts hoped that the home buyer’s tax credit bailout plan (more…)

St Louis Home Loan Sales Drop as Economy Sinks Deeper Into Disparity

Saturday, March 27th, 2010


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News: Pending Home Mortgage Sales Drop 7.6 Percent

Recent statistics from the Pending Home Sales Index of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), said according to contracts signed in January, the number had dropped 7.6 percent from a reading of 97.8 in December to to 90.4 at present.

This is 12.3 percent higher than (more…)

St Louis Refinancing Mortgage Minute Edition 38

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

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News Topic Are Home Values Going Up? -

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St Louis Home Loan Market Getting Ready for Higher Mortgage Rates

Friday, March 19th, 2010

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News: Mortgage Rates to Rise Is Not “New” News

The Fed is planning to end its plans to finish purchasing approximately $1.25 trillion in mortgage-backed securities.

And although they have been doing this since late 2008, this announced ‘cease-and-desist’ could (more…)

St Louis Refinancing Mortgage Minute Edition 35

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

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News Topic Another Way to Spend Your Home Buyer’s Tax Credit -

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St Louis Refinancing Mortgage Minute Edition 34

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

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News Topic One Way to Spend Your Home Buyer’s Tax Credit -

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St Louis Refinancing News – Do Not Underestimate These 5 Savvy Home Buying Tips

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
by Floyd J. Tapia

Although the St. Louis mortgage and real estate market has drastically changed over the last 18 months, there are ways that consumers can avoid or at least minimize the home buying stress factor.

The following five simple yet ingenious tactics will help in making your St. Louis home loan (more…)