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Oregon Mortgage Rates - Up Date on Lane County

Posted by Dennis Pease on Saturday, July 26th, 2008 at 1:05am.

Oregon Mortgage LenderRates got a tiny bit better this week as things settled down somewhat, at least temporarily, in the financial world. For the most part, nationally, banks reported better than expected earnings in the second quarter, which helped dispel the fears brought on by the Indy Mac takeover. Also, Fannie and Freddie have gained the support needed in Congress to calm things down.

The U.S. Commerce Dept. reported that orders for “durable goods” (products intended to last for more than 3 years) were up in the month of June. Also, a big surprise to analysts, the sales of new homes were up in June as well. These two reports were a positive to the economy, which in turn, was a negative to the bond market, and therefore rates were not down as far as they might have been today. But, of course, they're still fantastic!

I'd like to remind you of an awesome 100% financing program that I've used for years. It's the USDA Rural Development guaranteed home loan. It's important for you to understand that “rural” is very loosely described. Essentially, it's a, single family, non-income producing, residence outside the city limits of a metropolitan area. They consider any town of 25,000 or less to be rural. So, a house in downtown Harrisburg or Cottage Grove can meet the criteria. There may be some exceptions to certain developments, but for the most part this applies. Likewise, in the Thurston area, outside the city limits of Springfield is okay. As are most areas around, and north of Santa Clara that lie outside the city limits of Eugene . (Be careful of those annexed islands out that way). New Manufactured homes are okay, but not existing, previously occupied ones.

The USDA (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture) guidelines are very lax. However, these loans run through the same lenders as conforming loans, so their guidelines may be a bit stricter, but not near as bad as conforming loans. There are income limits, and DTI ratio limits established, but there is some tweaking that can be done. Credit limits imposed by the various lenders will apply, but the credit criteria statement from the USDA is, “a credit history that indicates a reasonable willingness to meet obligations as they come due”. That seems like a reasonable standard to apply to any transaction.

There are many other unique and beneficial features to this program that can really help get more buyers into homes. That IS our job after all. So, please contact me if you have questions about this program, or any other, such as VA or ODVA loans. If you have clients that may fit, don't hesitate to call or simply reply to this email.

Have a wonderful weekend, and get out to the “Relay for Life” for the American Cancer Society. The luminaria celebration is tonight at 10:00 pm. Bren and I will be there, as well as watching the sun come up tomorrow morning from the track at LCC.

The following rates are based on 30 day locks with no discount points, as of this morning. They are not come ons, they are the rates your buyers will most likely get from a reputable lender, regardless of what is advertised. Certainly there are other specialized programs available, depending on the qualifications of the buyer.

30 year fixed conforming =

 

6.500%

15 year =

 

6.125%

3/1 ARM =

 

6.250%

5/1 ARM =

 

6.375%

Jumbo fixed =

 

6.750%

Jumbo ARM =

 

6.625%

FHA/VA 30 year fixed =

 

6.500%

Prime rate is currently =

 

5.000%

Authored by Lorin Wamsley, CMPS - Senior Mortgage Consultant, Precision Funding
Phone: 541-681-8787


Dennis Pease - RE/MAX Integrity Real Estate Broker invites you to see more Florence Oregon Real Estate information and All the Area Real Estate Listings . If you are looking for a mortgage consultant, call Lorin at the number above and tell him Dennis sent you.


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