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Dale Cosack

All Home Sales in 2008 for Newtown Grant, Palmer Farm, Tanglewood, and Tareyton Estates are now posted

02-05-09
Dale Cosack

All Home Sales in 2008 for Newtown Grant, Palmer Farm, Tanglewood, and Tareyton are now posted on our site

http://thecosackteam.com/neighborhood-sales-.asp

Posted by The Cosack Team under For Buyers, For Sellers, Regional News, Newtown

Home Sales in Makefield Glen, Heritage Hills, Brookstone, and Tapestry

02-05-09
Dale Cosack

Jan 28, 2009

2008 Home Sales in Makefield Glen, Heritage Hills, Brookstone, and Tapestry

Posted by The Cosack Team under For Buyers, For Sellers, General Information

All of the home sales in 2008 for Makefield Glen, Heritage Hills, Brookstone, and Tapestry have been posted on our website. Click the link below to go there now. Other local communities will be updated shortly.

http://thecosackteam.com/neighborhood-sales-.asp

Or look under http://www.thecosackteam.com and go to Neighborhood Sales on the tool bar.

All Sales in 2008 for Cornerstone, Crown Pointe, Heacock Meadows, Liberty Square, Rose Hollow, and Yardley Commons Now Posted

02-05-09
Dale Cosack

All Sales in 2008 for Cornerstone, Crown Pointe, Heacock Meadows, Liberty Square, Rose Hollow, and Yardley Commons Now Posted

Posted by The Cosack Team under For Buyers, For Sellers, General Information

All of the sales during 2008 in Cornerstone, Crown Pointe, Heacock Meadows, Liberty Square, Rose Hollow, and Yardley Commons are now posted under our Neighborhood Sales section http://thecosackteam.com/neighborhood-sales-.asp More to follow. If you live in a neighborhood that we don't post regularly shoot us an e-mail and let us know which neighborhood you'd like us to add.

2008 Home Sales in Makefield Glen, Heritage Hills, Brookstone, and Tapestry

02-05-09
Dale Cosack

Jan 28, 2009

2008 Home Sales in Makefield Glen, Heritage Hills, Brookstone, and Tapestry

Posted by The Cosack Team under For Buyers, For Sellers, General Information

All of the home sales in 2008 for Makefield Glen, Heritage Hills, Brookstone, and Tapestry have been posted on our website. Click the link below to go there now. Other local communities will be updated shortly.

http://thecosackteam.com/neighborhood-sales-.asp

Or look under http://www.thecosackteam.com and go to Neighborhood Sales on the tool bar.

Misconceptions About Mortgages

01-28-09
Dale Cosack

The first time I sit down with clients to discuss their homebuying optons I find that the major misconception the majority of them have is, "It's impossible to get a loan in today's economy," or "I have good credit, but I can't come up with the 10% down payment." Every time I am astounded as to where this information is coming from. Many times my clients will say "well I spoke to a mortgage counselor and this is what I was told." THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!

Mortgages are no harder to get today than they were a year, or so ago, and today's rates and mortgage options are fantastic. As long as you have a credit score above 600 and have not claimed bankruptcy in the past 4 years you would be eligible for an FHA Loan that only requires a 3.5% down payment. So, on a $200,000 home you would only be required to put down $7,000. Now, there are other closing costs such as Transfer Tax, Homeowners Insurance, Lender Fees, Escrows, etc. but a buyer can negotiate a 6% Seller Assist to help cover these fees. The only amount a buyer must bring to the table is the downpayment of 3.5%. So, what this means is that a buyer could negotiate a deal on a $200,000 home and would only need to bring $7,000 to the table. Pretty Good deal.

In 2008, there was a program available to homebuyers through the Genesis Program where the seller could "gift" the down payment to the buyer which made homeownership much more accesible to the majority of Americans. While this program was available I had clients purchase a home in the $180,000 range and they only needed $3,500 to close. I say "gift" because it was really rolled into the buyers mortgage. Unfortunately, this program is currently not available, but legislatures are trying to bring it back. Either way, the misconceptions are stunning, and I think if more people understood what was available tto them they would not continue lining their landlords pockets by paying off their mortgages and would begin paying off their own.