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Old 12-30-2007, 04:42 PM
 
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Interesting article on how some Canadians are cashing in on the weak dollar to buy up cheap American houses as second homes in Arizona:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22262472/

Ken
I dont believe it for a minute
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Old 12-30-2007, 09:24 PM
 
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Does anyone know how much an ARM will rise the first time? I have one coming up in March. I guess I was one of those stupid first time home buyers but our mortgage broker made it sound like no big deal. She assured us we could refinance but no one is refinancing right now due to the problems and new regulations. I trusted my realtor and broker. I really didn't foresee the drastic events this year, no crystal ball. It is odd how gleeful some of you sound about others misfortune though, are you all investors or something? We didn't buy out of our league either. My husband just owns his own business. You know, that stupid "American Dream" thing that doesn't seem to really exist. I thought we could probably afford it until someone on here said it could go up 500.00 to 1000.00 the first time. I started to cry then.
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Old 12-30-2007, 09:29 PM
 
Location: Sonoran Desert
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Does anyone know how much an ARM will rise the first time? I have one coming up in March. I guess I was one of those stupid first time home buyers but our mortgage broker made it sound like no big deal. She assured us we could refinance but no one is refinancing right now due to the problems and new regulations. I trusted my realtor and broker. I really didn't foresee the drastic events this year, no crystal ball. It is odd how gleeful some of you sound about others misfortune though, are you all investors or something? We didn't buy out of our league either. My husband just owns his own business. You know, that stupid "American Dream" thing that doesn't seem to really exist. I thought we could probably afford it until someone on here said it could go up 500.00 to 1000.00 the first time. I started to cry then.
No one here is going to know without looking at your paperwork. And who says you can't refinance? If your credit is good you can get a new mortgage as easily as you ever could. There is so much BS out there.
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Old 12-31-2007, 07:23 AM
 
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No one here is going to know without looking at your paperwork. And who says you can't refinance? If your credit is good you can get a new mortgage as easily as you ever could. There is so much BS out there.
I have been trying to find it in my paper work and have called my mortgage company who tell me they will be sending a letter a month before, with the amount, but I am trying to prepare. I might have to dip into savings.
We aren't a regular loan because of our business. We and other small business owners are always given sub-prime loans because we are "risky" to the mortgage companies. I have talked to many brokers on this issue and right now most mortgage companies are not taking too much risk. You have to be a really clean applicant. Even though I have no big problems on my credit it always boils down to self employment. I would like to refi with the same company to avoid the prepay penalty. I might have to pay it with another company if mine won't refi.
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Old 12-31-2007, 06:17 PM
 
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No one here is going to know without looking at your paperwork. And who says you can't refinance? If your credit is good you can get a new mortgage as easily as you ever could. There is so much BS out there.
Not if you're upside-down on your loan. If, like many people who took out these types of loans at the peak of the boom cycle, this individual's home has lost value and is now worth less than purchase price, or if he/she hasn't owned it long enough to have earned any equity (which my guess is the case, if the interest rate has yet to adjust), forget about refinancing. No lender will touch it. And now, lending criteria are tighter than ever. So even if your home hasn't lost value to the point that you're upside-down on it, your credit would need to be spotless to refinance. The banks who lend the money to mortgage companies are getting killed right now- they're losing billions, and subsequently this type of credit is going to be extremely difficult to come by in the near future. Short-selling might be an idea, but again, you'd have to find a buyer in this market (good luck), and you'd end up owing your bank money if you could. This situation highlights the reason so many are up the proverbial creek, so to speak.
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Old 12-31-2007, 07:10 PM
 
Location: SE Arizona - FINALLY! :D
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Interesting article on how some Canadians are cashing in on the weak dollar to buy up cheap American houses as second homes in Arizona:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22262472/

Ken
Another article on this - this time from an Edmonton paper:

http://www.canada.com/edmontonjourna...b5fe85eaae&p=1

Not a huge trend, but apparently growing.

Ken
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Old 12-31-2007, 10:37 PM
 
Location: Albuquerque
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steve22 warned:

> Quote:
> Originally Posted by Ponderosa
> > ... to know without looking at your paperwork. And who
> > says you can't refinance? If your credit is good you can
> > get a new mortgage as easily as you ever could. ...

> Not if you're upside-down on your loan.

I would guess that if you are upside-down on your loan, you don't have good credit (anymore) if you ever did.

We have a (5-year) ARM that reset in October, but has come down a lot since then. In an earlier post, I said we used it to double up on the principle payment. It's not worth refinancing since the house is for sale now.
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Old 01-01-2008, 07:22 AM
 
Location: Mesa, Az
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I have been trying to find it in my paper work and have called my mortgage company who tell me they will be sending a letter a month before, with the amount, but I am trying to prepare. I might have to dip into savings.
We aren't a regular loan because of our business. We and other small business owners are always given sub-prime loans because we are "risky" to the mortgage companies. I have talked to many brokers on this issue and right now most mortgage companies are not taking too much risk. You have to be a really clean applicant. Even though I have no big problems on my credit it always boils down to self employment. I would like to refi with the same company to avoid the prepay penalty. I might have to pay it with another company if mine won't refi.
You may want to verify if prepayment penalties are even legal here in Arizona-----I was told they were not.
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Old 01-01-2008, 08:44 AM
 
Location: Sonoran Desert
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You may want to verify if prepayment penalties are even legal here in Arizona-----I was told they were not.
Unfortunately, they are legal as long as they are disclosed. It is one of the "predatory" lending practices that is under fire and may end up being outlawed in the future.
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Old 01-01-2008, 12:20 PM
 
Location: Mesa, Az
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Unfortunately, they are legal as long as they are disclosed. It is one of the "predatory" lending practices that is under fire and may end up being outlawed in the future.
Thank you for the heads-up.

That sort of penalty should be explicitly illegal.
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