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http://www.retechsouth.com/kencook/ - we are expecting 750 plus this year for the 2 day event in Gwinnett Georgia. Join me on Thursdays at noon for RETech Radio at http://blogtalkradio.com/jckc (30 minute show)
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Agents respond to sweeping FHA changes on the horizon
Fed Chair Ben Bernanke recognizes the importance of keeping interest rates low at this crucial time.
AP Photo/Mark Lennihan
Reaction is wide ranging on the heels of the announcement by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary (HUD) Shaun Donovan’s announcement that sweeping changes are coming for guidelines for loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Earlier this week Donovan announced to Congress the levels of reserves for FHA are nearly 1.5% lower than mandated by law. In an effort to recover the reserves the department expects to announce several changes in early 2010. Changes may come as early as the first week of January.
Skin in the game is the phrase of the day
“”Certainly credit score isn’t a guarantee that people will stay in their homes, but the more ‘skin in the game’ a person has the less likely they are to walk away without fighting for it.” Says Jessica Horton of Jessica Horton and Associates in Hampton, Georgia.
It’s a touchy subject and I invite your comments on Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-30970-Atlanta-Mortgage-Industry-Examiner~y2009m12d5-Agents-respond-to-sweeping-FHA-changes-on-the-horizon
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Massive and sweeping changes to lending
Just when you thought the changes were slowing here come some of the most sweeping changes in the mortgage industry in decades. Brokers are all but gone - down to numbers less than 20% of less than two years ago. In Georgia alone the number of licensed mortgage brokers has dropped from 8700 to only 1800 in less than 24 months. Brokers may very well soon be all but dinosaurs.
Get ready for the opportunity to participate, and present, to hundreds of real estate and mortgage people across the nation about how to beat the changes and still provide services for your clients. Bankers, lenders, real estate agents, appraisers, and others will be invited to join.
Stay tuned! (Ken Cook 678-439-8683 or reibroker@gmail.com)
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FTC and HUD urge caution about loss mitigation and foreclosure rescue companies
Sharing my second article as Atlanta Mortgage Industry Examiner as published at Examiner.com - please subscribe and share and help me become a top read Examiner.com contributor.
Mortgage interest rates vary
When shopping for a home loan it requires only a couple of telephone calls to discover interest rates are not created equally.
My first Sunday morning Examiner.com article. We mortgage people are constantly explaining why a borrower is not getting the same rate they saw or heard in an advertisement and why even the company who advertised it will not honor it for them. This article will help.
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Who is the Goergia FHA 203k Streamline Man?
My name is Ken Cook and I am an FHA home loan professional in Georgia. My job is sometimes very challenging and I am often the focal point of a lot of people’s uncertainties, fear, frustrations, and even anger. In the end, however, I get to see people move into their first home, a new home, their dream home, or refinance their home to improve their living and lifestyle.
Mortgages are not always viewed in a good light, especially these days, which is unfair to the millions of people who have them. My goal is to provide open and honest information to people about mortgages, specifically FHA mortgages, and to always leave a line of communication open. People who will enjoy this blog are home buyers, home owners and real estate agents. Most of my work is in the Atlanta area but I am licensed everywhere in the state of Georgia and I am an active part of the real estate community across the nation.
Many of the articles I will post here will echo some other postings but most of all they will be to provide information to people who are finding themselves in need of understanding their mortgage, the home purchase process and the relieve some of the frustrations they may be experiencing.
If you are a real estate agent, home buyer or home owner with a question or concern about a mortgage in Georgia you can call me or ask me on Twitter where I am GeorgiaFHA. My cell phone number is 678-439-8683
