Archive for Home Buyer Assistance Programs

First Time Homebuyer and Move Up Buyer Tax Credit

Monica Ray | February 1, 2010 | 0 Comments

Missoula First-Time Home Buyer & Move- Up Home Buyer Tax Credit
New Legislation
New legislation, the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009, which was signed into law on Nov. 6, 2009, extends and expands the first-time homebuyer credit allowed by previous Acts. The new law:

Extends deadlines for purchasing and closing on a home.
Authorizes the credit for [...]

Montana Board of Housing 2010 PROGRAM

Monica Ray | January 7, 2010 | 0 Comments

We just received this update on the Montana Board of Housing program for 2010 from our friends at First Security Bank in Missoula. As of 1/7/10:
Montana Board of Housing 2010 PROGRAM
*Reservations accepted on a “First Come, First Serve Basis”
*Interest rate is 5.125%
*Term is 30 year mortgage
*1% Origination Fee
*1% Discount Fee
*Eligible loans:  FHA, VA, [...]

USDA Direct Loan – Montana Home Buyer Programs

Monica Ray | August 29, 2009 | 0 Comments

USDA Direct Loan – Montana Home Buyer Programs
USDA Rural Development
www.rurdev.usda.gov/mt/

Program Overview

USDA Direct Loan is a loan that provides low- and very low-income applicants with 100% financing with no private mortgage insurance. Applicants must qualify through a local Rural Development office. Applicants may obtain financing to purchase an existing dwelling, purchase a site and construct [...]

VA Loan – Veterans Home Buyer Program

Kevin Ray | August 29, 2009 | 0 Comments

VA Loan – Montana Home Buyer Programs – Real Estate
Department of Veterans Affairs
www.homeloans.va.gov

Program Overview

VA Loan is a program in which the VA is authorized to guarantee loans to eligible veterans to build a house in which the veteran will occupy the home. The no down payment loan may include simultaneous purchase of the land [...]

Good Neighbor Next Door – Firefighters, Teachers, Medical Technicians, Police Officers – Montana Home Buyer Programs

Monica Ray | August 29, 2009 | 0 Comments

Good Neighbor Next Door

Program Overview

Good Neighbor Next Door is a program that provides a 50% discount on HUD homes with as little as a $100 down payment. This program is specifically for firefighters, medical technicians, police officers, and teachers/faculty in grades K-12. Houses must be located in one of Montana’s HUD-designated revitalization areas: Billings, [...]

Fannie Mae Expanded Approval with Timely Payment Rewards – Montana Home Buyer Assistance Programs

Monica Ray | August 29, 2009 | 0 Comments

Fannie Mae Expanded Approval with Timely Payment Rewards
Fannie Mae MyCommunity Mortgage

Program Overview

Fannie Mae Expanded Approval with Timely Payment Rewards is a an option in Fannie Mae’s Desktop Underwriter automated underwriting system that allows lenders to take a more comprehensive view of a borrower’s credit-worthiness. As a result, lenders can offer mortgage loans to many [...]

FHA Loan – Montana Home Buyer Assistance Programs

Kevin Ray | August 29, 2009 | 0 Comments

FHA Loan – Missoula Real Estate – Montana Home Buyer Assistance Programs

Program Overview

FHA Loan is a offers a standard fixed-rate loan for 1- to 4-family owner-occupied houses and only requires a mimimum down payment of 3.5% from the borrower. This loan permits 100% of closing costs to be a gift from a relative or government [...]