by Jon Terry | Oct 12, 2011 | Blog, Buying A Home, Buying in a Recession, Mortgages, Residential Real Estate
This Month I will highlight the second of the five most important loan programs about which consumers need to know. The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority or CHFA was created in 1973 by the Colorado Legislature to address the shortage of affordable housing in the...
by Jon Terry | Oct 11, 2011 | Blog, Buying A Home, Buying in a Recession, Credit, Foreclosure, Mortgages, Residential Real Estate, Short Sale
In these difficult economic times, I am commonly asked whether it would be better to have a short sale or a foreclosure on ones credit report. The answer is complicated and has lot of moving parts. A short sale shows up on your credit report as a “derogatory...
by Jon Terry | Sep 14, 2011 | Blog, Credit, Mortgages
Here are powerful tips to raise your credit score We recently read an article on MSN.com that outlined tips to increase your credit score. As you all know, we believe that knowledge is power, and that is why we live by our motto: “Knowledge is Key.” In...
by Jon Terry | Apr 27, 2011 | Blog, Credit
When you fill out a credit application, your mortgage broker will run a credit report for the underwriter. Each lender and each loan program has different guidelines they must follow. You should not do anything that will have an adverse affect on your credit score...
by Jon Terry | Dec 9, 2010 | Blog, Buying A Home, Mortgages
Myth 1: I shouldn’t buy until the real estate market has hit the very “bottom.” Answer: It is impossible to sharp shoot the “bottom” of any market. Just as the “top” of a market is identified after the “bubble” has...
