Getting a Mortgage in The Virgin Islands
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Getting a Mortgage In The Virgin Islands For a Home Purchase

  In this guide, we will cover getting a mortgage in the Virgin Islands for a home purchase with a U.S.-based mortgage lender. In recent years, the Virgin Islands have seen an unprecedented boom in tourism. The growth of new people and businesses moving to the Virgin Islands has been explosive. More and more real…

Steps To Buying a House
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Steps To Buying a House For First-Time Homebuyers

In this article, we will cover and discuss the steps to buying a house for first-time homebuyers with little to no down payment and low closing costs. Before starting the steps to buying a house, we will discuss what you need to do to get ready for the steps to buying a house and going…

FHA
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Getting Pre-Approved Before Shopping For A Home

In this article, we will cover and discuss getting pre-approved before shopping for a home. No two homebuyers have the same credit score and financial profile. You have first-time homebuyers with great credit, bad credit, no credit, prior bankruptcy and/or foreclosure, late payments, high debt-to-income ratio, collections, and charge offs. Because not everyone knows where…

Getting a Mortgage After Bankruptcy and Foreclosure
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Is Now Good Time Home Purchase In Chicago And Suburbs

This Article Is About Now Good Time Home Purchase In Chicago And Suburbs Chicago is the second-largest city in the United States behind the city of New York and followed third by Los Angeles. Chicago home prices are not ridiculously high like home prices in New York City and California. However, home prices have been…

The Buyers Market Versus The Sellers Market
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The Buyers Market Versus The Sellers Market in Real Estate

In this blog, we will cover and discuss the meaning of the buyers market versus the sellers market in real estate. The team at Gustan Cho Associates has been following the housing market for over a decade, and we are in some unprecedented times. In this blog, we will give our readers an update on…

Homebuyers can qualify for an FHA loan with timeshare foreclosure with no waiting period. Timeshares do not count as a housing event

Home Purchase Without Spouse on Mortgage Note

This guide covers home purchase without spouse on mortgage note. Many home buyers automatically assume that if someone is married then both people need to be on the mortgage loan. This is not true. If borrower and spouse are home buyers, both can be on the title on the new home purchase. A home buyer…

VA Streamline Refinance
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FHA Loans Versus Conventional Loans

FHA Loans are the most popular mortgage programs today due to the many benefits it offers. There are thousands of mortgage loan applicants with great credit scores But due to the strict mortgage guidelines on conventional loans set by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac cannot qualify for a residential mortgage Some of the hurdles conventional…

IDHA Down Payment Assistance Mortgage
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IDHA Down Payment Assistance Mortgage Program

This guide covers the IDHA down payment assistance mortgage program for first-time homebuyers. In today’s rising economy, many Americans need down payment assistance to buy their dream home. Many hard-working. Americans make good incomes and can easily afford a mortgage payment on an average $200,000 Illinois home purchase. However, many do not have the down…

Buying a House in New Mexico
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Getting Approved For a VA Loan Buying a Home in New Mexico

This guide covers buying a home in New Mexico with bad credit. Are you an active duty military service member or a veteran looking to purchase a home in New Mexico either for yourself or your family? New Mexico has many veterans migrating to the state due to great job opportunities and its great atmosphere…

Mortgage Fraud
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What is Mortgage Fraud

This guide covers what mortgage fraud is. What is mortgage fraud during the homebuying and mortgage process? There are two types of loan fraud. Fraud for housing (tricking a lender into approving a loan it would otherwise decline).  Fraud for profit (stealing cash and equity from lenders or homeowners). A real estate agent might secretly…

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What Is a Home Appraisal

This guide covers what is a home appraisal and how the property appraisal process works during the home buying process. When buying a home, there are many factors to consider. From the location to the number of rooms, countless variables can impact your decision. One factor that will usually be needed when acquiring real estate…

Manufactured Homes

How To Finance Manufactured Homes

This guide covers manufactured home mortgage guidelines. We will discuss qualifying for manufactured home mortgage loans.  Manufactured homes are built at a factory and delivered to a destination. Gustan Cho Associates are mortgage lenders licensed in 48 states, including Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. We have a national reputation for being…