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Chris Brown - Florida's HARP Refi Loan Specialist | Certified Mortgage Planner

Find a Florida HARP 2 Refinance Program Lender I can trust

The updated Florida Home Affordable Refinance Program, HARP 2, refinance program is anticipated to help Florida home owners who are underwater or upside down on their mortgage loan. Someone shared with me a slogan that is kind of corny - perhaps that is why I like it.

Upside Down? Call Chris Brown | 407.900.REFI [7334]

Changes to the original HARP Refinance Program include:


  • no loan to value restrictions,
  • primary – second home – or investment properties qualify,
  • and income may not need to be verified… Get a Harp Quote here

There are currently tens of thousands of Orlando mortgage home loans that are upside down (the borrower owes more on their home loan than their property will appraise for). According to CoreLogic, most of these borrowers have been making their mortgage payments on time and would potentially qualify for the HARP II loan program under the new guidelines.


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A Simple Explanation Of The Federal Reserve Statement (August 9, 2011 Edition)

Putting the FOMC statement in plain EnglishTuesday, the Federal Open Market Committee voted to leave the Fed Funds Rate unchanged within its current target range of 0.000-0.250 percent.

The vote was 7-3 — the first time in 5 meetings that the nation's Central Bank was non-unanimous and the first time since 1992 that the FOMC adjourned with as many as three dissenters.

In its press release, the FOMC had .....

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A Simple Explanation Of The Federal Reserve Statement (August 9, 2011 Edition)

Mortgage Rates Drop After U.S. Credit Downgrade

Mortgage rates are runningMortgage rates continue drifting downward, despite -- or because of -- a ratings downgrade on long-term U.S. government debt. Standard & Poors issued a single-notch downgrade after Friday's market close, from AAA to AA+.

Of the roughly $9.4 billion in publicly-held U.S. debt, 72 percent is long-term (i.e. with duration of 2 years or longer).

U.S. short-term debt was not downgraded.

When an entity -- government, business, or....

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Mortgage Rates Drop After U.S. Credit Downgrade

First-Aid Guide For Furniture

Furniture First-Aid TechniquesWhen furniture arrives in your home, it's factory-issued, perfect and clean. From that day forward, however, accidents can happen, causing damage to your pieces. Sometimes the damage is permanent.

Know how to react when the inevitable spill or scratch occurs and you can "save" your furniture and extend its useful life.

From Martha Stewart, these "first-aid for furniture" tips should come in handy.

Wood

  • Moisture "rings" : Pour table salt on .....

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First-Aid Guide For Furniture

What Does Title Insurance Protect Me From?

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By including title insurance when purchasing property, your title insurer takes on accountability for legal expenses to defend your property title, should it ever be challenged.

Many different occurrences can come into play to warrant the need for title insurance.

The title company responsible will then take on the legal expenses to defend the property for as long as you are in possession of an interest in the property under the title.

If the defense is not ....

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What Does Title Insurance Protect Me From?