Mortgage rates were lower again this past week. Freddie Mac announced that for the week ending January 23, 30-year fixed rates decreased to 4.39% from 4.41% the week before. The average for 15-year loans fell slightly to 3.44%. Adjustable rates were mixed with the average for one-year adjustables falling slightly to 2.54% and five-year adjustables rising to 3.15%. A year ago 30-year fixed rates were at...
FHA is now allowing potential borrower’s to qualify for a FHA loan as soon as 12 months after a foreclosure, short-sale, or bankruptcy. But this is only for borrowers where the derogatory credit was caused by an Economic Event, which is defined by HUD as job loss, or a 20% or greater reduction of income, for a period of at least 6 months. This reduction of income must have been the cause of the...