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Greater Baton Rouge Home Appraisal Question Answered: Do I have to repair it now, or can I wait until the loan closes?

“I was speaking with a real estate agent friend recently about FHA appraisals and specifically about items that needed repair. Several years ago HUD…” via Tom Horn, SRA, Birmingham AL Appraisal Blog Baton Rouge Real Estate News‘s insight: Greater Baton Rouge Home Appraisal Question Answered: Do I have to repair it now, or can I […]

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Baton Rouge High End Homes Market September 2010 Better Than Expected!

http://www.batonrougerealestatetrends.net/ – Baton Rouge High End Homes Market September 2010 Better Than Expected!   High End Homes Market Appears Near Solid Support, Most Solid Within East Baton Rouge Parish. From 9/1/08 to 9/30/09, MLS reports 298 sales versus 294 sales 9/1/09 to 9/30/10, which is only a decrease of -4 sales or -1.3%. Average Sold […]

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Buying A Baton Rouge Foreclosure? Watch This Renovation Loans Video

https://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com// – Buying A Baton Rouge Foreclosure? Watch This Renovation Loans Video By Real Estate Broker John Jones.

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Baton Rouge Real Estate: Will Credit Suisse 2010 Report Impact Local Housing Market?

https://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com// – Baton Rouge Real Estate: Will Credit Suisse Report of $1 trillion worth of ARMs still face resets impact local housing market? Credit Suisse is reporting that there may be up to $1 Trillion worth of Adjustable Rate Mortgage still to reset into 2012. Their report is located here!   Here’s a snippet: “While […]

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Baton Rouge Real Estate Appraisers Video: CNBC Good News & Worries Over Commercial Mortgage Delinquencies

https://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com// – Baton Rouge Real Estate Appraisers Video: CNBC Good News & Worries Over Commercial Mortgage Delinquencies Also, see the Baton Rouge Business Report’s: Dire predictions for commercial mortgage lending and here’s a snippet: “Nationally, about $3.4 trillion in commercial real estate loans is outstanding, and some experts predict a wave of defaults in the […]

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FHA Appraisers Baton Rouge Report: FHA Loan Limits to Remain Same Through 2010

https://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com// – FHA Appraisers Baton Rouge Report: FHA Loan Limits to Remain Same Through 2010 FHALoanPros.com is reporting that FHA Loan Limits To Remain Same Through 2010. The article link is here. Here’s a snippet from the article: “Current loan limits for FHA home loanshave been extended through the end of 2010. This move is […]

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Attention Real Estate Appraisers: Inman News Article Out Today: Wanted: ‘Credible’ Appraisals

http://www.realestateappraisertips.info/ – Attention Real Estate Appraisers: Inman News Article Out Today: Wanted: ‘Credible’ Appraisals               In my email this morning is a new Inman News article regarding home appraisals. Here’s a snippet from the email: “It’s the hottest topic in real estate today: The Home Valuation Code of Conduct, […]

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Major Baton Rouge FHA News Flash! FHA is Adopting Similar HVCC Standards As Of January 1, 2010….Get Ready For More Change!

http://www.fhaappraisersbatonrouge.com/ – Mary Thompson, GA Appraiser, Outlines FHA’s Move Towards HVCC Appraisal Rules….Get Ready For More Change! Mary Thompson, Flowery Branch, GA, issued a post on Active Rain this morning that outlines the changes in FHA Appraisal Policy…..AND, it includes some Good News for FHA Appraisers regarding FEES! The link to the post is here. […]

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Greater Baton Rouge FHA Appraiser Tip: I Told You FHA Was On The Way To Imploding

http://www.fhaappraisersbatonrouge.com/ – Greater Baton Rouge FHA Appraiser Tip: I Told You FHA Was On The Way To Imploding It was about 1.5 years ago that I starting saying that we the U.S. Taxpayers would be bailing out FHA. After the mortgage meltdown, when FHA became the “Savoir” of the mortgage market, I began to receiving […]

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Baton Rouge 15 Years Mortgage Rates Fall Again To Record Low

http://www.appraisersinbatonrouge.com/ -Baton Rouge 15 Years Mortgage Rates Fall Again To Record Low Long-term mortgage rates fell for the third week in a row, with 15-year fixed-rate loans hitting a new record low and the 30-year fixed-rate hovering at just above 5 percent, Freddie Mac said in releasing the results of its weekly Primary Mortgage Market […]

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Baton Rouge Homes Mortgage Rates Drop This July 2009 Week

https://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com// – Baton Rouge Homes Mortgage Rates Drop This July 2009 Week According to the Friday NAR Realtor Email, Mortgage Rates Dropped This Past Week. “Interest on 30-year fixed mortgages, 15-year fixed loans, five-year adjustable-rate mortgages, and one-year ARMs all fell this week, according to Freddie Mac. The average on 30-year financing slipped to 5.2 […]

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