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Busting VA mortgage loan myths

Housing Wire

Unfortunately, too many misconceptions persist among real estate and even mortgage industry professionals about the VA home loan, and those misconceptions have big (and negative) impacts. Earlier in my life, I was directed away from using a VA loan when I purchased my first home.

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Could the assumable mortgage level the playing field?

Housing Wire

California-based Carrington Mortgage Services (CMS) sees a window of opportunity in the mortgage market. The Federal Reserve (Fed) actions that resulted in millions of borrowers receiving mortgage rates below 4% gave way to Fed actions that… triggered mortgage rates to rise above 7% in the fall of 2022.

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Selling a House ‘As Is’ in Florida

HomeLight

Let’s take a closer look at how to sell a house “as is” in Florida, your options for getting an offer, and what to expect from the process. State transfer tax rate: $0.70/$100, unless a county levies the optional local documentary stamp surtax, then the state rate would be $0.60/$100 within the county. Real estate transfer taxes?

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