First Time Homebuyer Mortgage Credit Certificate Program
Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) Program How Does it Work? If you apply for an MMC loan / mortgage you are eligible for 20% of your annual mortgage interest as a direct federal tax credit, resulting in a dollar for dollar reduction of your annual federal income tax liability. The remaining 80% of your annual mortgage.. read more →
Short Sale Mortgage Relief For Military Borrowers
Freddie Mac Statement On FHFA Announcement Of Short Sale Relief For Military Borrowers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have agreed to allow military members who are ordered to switch bases and who are still current on their mortgages to sell their homes through a short sale — one in which the homeowner sells the home.. read more →
Hawaii Foreclosures Rising Home Mortgages Fall Behind
The national Mortgage Bankers Association said yesterday that 7,535 residential property loans, or 4.5 percent of the loans statewide, were in foreclosure at the end of last year in Hawai’i, and that an additional 12,182 mortgages representing 7.3 percent of the market were delinquent but not yet in foreclosure. That means nearly 12 percent of.. read more →
DoD National Relocation Program (DNRP)
The DoD National Relocation Program (DNRP) is designed to assist eligible and authorized Department of Defense (DoD) civilian transferees to relocate from one duty station to another. DNRP is an alternative to PCS Real Estate Reimbursement. There is no cost to the transferee for DNRP services. DNRP actually saves the transferee money and time. See.. read more →
Hawaii Homes and Real Estate
Whether you are a first time buyer or an experienced investor, you will find useful information about how to choose the right property in Hawaii, making an offer, negotiating, financing, mortgage rates, moving, and everything involved in making an informed home buying or selling decision in Hawaii’s market. read more →
Buying a Home
If you’re considering a home purchase or ready to buy, Frank Diaz is here to help. Let me help you every step of the way. When purchasing a home, you are faced with a multitude of decisions. The primary one is whether you are actually prepared to purchase a home. Locating the perfect home is.. read more →
Hawaii First Time Home Buyer – Federal Programs
Federal Government Home Buying Programs Federal Housing Administration (FHA) FHA Loan for Purchase or Refinance on Principal Residence FHA loan is a federal assistance mortgage loan in the United States insured by the Federal Housing Administration. FHA loans have historically allowed lower income Americans to borrow money for the purchase of a home that they.. read more →
International Real Estate Investment Poised to Double
Hawaii Real Estate Investments and Property Attractive to Chinese and Koreans Investments from foreign sources into the U.S., particularly real estate investments, have continued to increase over the last several decades. The total U.S. Existing Home Sales market was approximately $1.07 trillion in the 12 months ending in March 2011 based on a recent NAR.. read more →
Military Housing Assistance Program HAP
Military Hap Program – Housing Assistance Program – Military Expanded Hap Program The Housing Assistance Program for military personnel has changed a lot over the last year. In the Sacramento office, the staff went from 3 to more than a dozen and the number of applications went from a few hundred to over 3000 thousand!.. read more →
Military HAP Housing Assistance Program
Military Hap Program – Housing Assistance Program – Military Expanded Hap Program The Housing Assistance Program for military personnel has changed a lot over the last 3-4 months. In the Sacramento office, the staff went from 3 to more than 10 and the number of applications went from a few hundred to over 2000 thousand!.. read more →
House Extends Deadline to Sept. for Homebuyer Tax Credit
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to give homebuyers who qualified for a federal tax credit more time to settle on their pending purchases. read more →
3 Steps for Hawaii First Time Home Buyers
You’ve decided to purchase a home and take advantage of the Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit. Here’s what you have to do to get your benefit: read more →
HAP Army Military Housing Assistance Program
Military Housing Assistance Program – Extended HAP Members of the Armed Forces permanently reassigned (PCS) during the mortgage crisis Military Personnel Only 1. Permanent reassignment requires move of more than 50 miles. 2. Reassignment ordered between 1 February 2006 and 30 September 2012. 3. Property purchased (or contract to purchase signed) before 1 July 2006… read more →
Housing Assistance Program Military PCS
Housing Assistance Program – Extended HAP – Military PCS Stimulus Funds Available Members of the Armed Forces permanently reassigned (PCS) during the mortgage crisis Military Personnel Only 1. Permanent reassignment requires move of more than 50 miles. 2. Reassignment ordered between 1 February 2006 and 30 September 2012. 3. Property purchased (or contract to purchase.. read more →
HAP DOD Military Housing Assistance Program
Military Housing Assistance Program Offered to Homeowners for Expanded / Expansion HAP FAQs for Expanded HAP FAQs for Conventional HAP Expansion HAP by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Q. What is “Expanded HAP“? A. Congress created in the HAP program in 1966 (see Section 3374, Title 42 United States Code) to financially.. read more →
Honolulu Hawaii is the Best Place to Live
Honolulu Hawaii is the Best Place to Live We have certainly had a lot of bad news lately. Honolulu consistently ranks in the “Best” lists among major magazines, however. Fortune Magazine rated Honolulu as the #67 best place to live in 2009. It also rated it as the one of the best places for a.. read more →
Relocating to Hawaii
Relocating to Hawaii Honolulu consistently ranks in the “Best” lists among major magazines. Fortune Magazine rated Honolulu as the #67 best place to live in 2009. It also rated it as the one of the Best places for a long life. Men’s Health just rated Honolulu, HI as #1 in the category of “Blues-proof towns.”.. read more →
