Source: Rutland Herald, August, 29, 2019
By: Bruce Edwards
“It’s a tough time for first-time home buyers.
Consumer confidence isn’t high and while mortgage rates are extremely low, banks have tightened up their lending standards.
But thanks to a year-old housing program, some low-income Vermonters are realizing their dream of home ownership. [More ...]
Federal Budget/Funding, Foreclosures, Homeownership, Housing Agency and Nonprofit News, Housing Creation and Preservation, Housing Market
Tags: HARP, Housing, low-income, Vermont, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
Source: The Rutland Herold, August 25, 2010
By: By ALAN ZIBEL
and J.W. ELPHINSTONE
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
“WASHINGTON — Home prices in many parts of the country scream bargain, and mortgage rates haven’t been this low for decades. So why are houses across the nation sitting on the market for so long? [More ...]
Tags: HOME, Housing, low, market, mortgage rates, prices
USDA Single Family Loan Guarantee Program to Resume
Source: USDA & Rural Development, August 23, 2010
Memo by: Tammye Trevino
Congress recently provided USDA with the authority to resume operating the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (SFHGLP). When the Agency can resume the issuance of Loan Note Guarantees the new fee for purchase loans will be 3.5%. [More ...]
Tags: guaranteed, Housing, Loan, Rural Development, USDA
Source: Times Argus, August 16, 2010
By: Bruce Edwards
“For would-be first-time home buyers, the quest to get into that home is more challenging today and likely to remain that way until the economy turns around, according to housing advocates in the state. [More ...]
Tags: Economy, Erhard Mahnke, first-time home buyers, Housing, market, recession, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition
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