Scottsdale Golf Real Estate – Golf Course Homes For Sale In Scottsdale
February 16, 2012 by Jack Collie · Leave a Comment
Scottsdale golf real estate – Scottsdale, AZ Golf Community Homes For Sale exists for virtually all budgets. Welcome to golfers paradise. The Scottsdale real estate market provides a variety of choices for the golf enthusiast. Scottsdale golf course homes and Scottsdale golf communities abound for virtually all desires and budgets. With hundreds of championship golf courses in the Valley Of The Sun, and so much golf course real estate and real estate golf communities, there is something to satisfy even the most discriminating golfer and Scottsdale home buyer.
Mortgage Originations Decline 10 Percent but Quality Soars
February 5, 2012 by Jack Collie · Leave a Comment
Mortgage originations plunged 10.1 percent from November to December, continuing a decline from 2011’s September peak. At the same time, loans originated over the last two years have proved to be some of the best quality originations on record.
New originations ended the year down 29.3 percent from 2010, lower than since 2007, and December activity was down 2.7 percent from December 2010. Through November, originations totaled about 5.6 million, down 1 million from 2010, according to the December Mortgage Monitor report released by Lender Processing Services today.
Mortgages originated in 2010-11 have 90-day default rates that were lower than any vintage since 2005, before the housing crash and the implementation of tighter underwriting standards. N
As aid access eases in foreclosure crisis, barriers foil homeowners
January 27, 2012 by Jack Collie · Leave a Comment
Three months after the Oba-ma administration announced a revolutionary refinance plan for severely underwater homeowners, most borrowers are still unable to apply.
Technological barriers, as well as lingering questions about the new Home Affordable Refinance Program, have left many optimistic homeowners in a holding pattern as they watch interest rates bump around near record lows.
Mountain View Homes For Sale In McDowell Mountain Ranch
January 18, 2012 by Jack Collie · Leave a Comment
McDowell Mountain Ranch is a popular master planned community situated in the McDowell mountain foothills in Scottsdale Arizona. The Ranch is bordered by the McDowell Sonoran Mountain Preserve with access to many scenic hiking trails right out your back door. The McDowell Mountain planned community is home to the Scottsdale Arabian Library, the Sanctuary golf course, Westworld, an Aquatic Center (complete with it’s own lazy river and skate park), and the Desert Canyon School facility to name a few. The Read full post…
Outlook 2012: Total Mortgage’s John Walsh Sees Hope in National Loan Limits
January 5, 2012 by Jack Collie · Leave a Comment
John Walsh, CEO of Total Mortgage Services in Milford CT, is an entrepreneur who has built his mortgage company into a 25-state powerhouse that is continuing to expand. He is a forward thinker, and maybe a bit of a contrarian, who entered wholesale banking last year, with his wholesale channel TMS Funding, when the too-big-to-fail banks like Bank of America pulled out. But he must be onto something, as Total Mortgage has never had to repurchase one of its loans. In addition Walsh is an outspoken advocate for mortgage finance at a time when many lenders are putting their money elsewhere.
Yet he’s frustrated by what he sees in the year to come. A