Category: Local Michigan

News and Updates in our home turf Grand Rapids, MI.

Obama’s HARP 3.0 Proposal

Posted on May 17, 2012 by - Home Affordable Refinance Program, Local Michigan, Refinance

The Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), which was originally proposed by President Obama, may be expanded for the third time.  The program has been in effect for a while now and it seems as if it may undergo yet another transformation to help additional homeowners refinance. Our previous blog post covered the transition to HARP… Read more »

Michigan Vacation Land

Posted on May 11, 2012 by - Local Michigan, Michigan Land Loans

Thanks to the web, our mitten state of Michigan has been gaining quite a bit of popularity. Articles seem to appear almost every month on the front page of popular websites like Yahoo that make Michigan look great. We’ve had articles about Holland being one of the “nicest” places to live, Grand Rapids being the… Read more »

Home Prices to Rise in 2012

Posted on May 9, 2012 by - Buying a Home, First Time Home Buyer, Local Michigan

Some more great news has just been released in regards to the housing market. No longer are the days of dark clouds looming overhead. We now have a clear-cut indication that things are improving (all be it slowly, but still improving). Overall home values are expected to begin rising as early as the end of… Read more »

15 Year HARP Refinance

Posted on April 20, 2012 by - Home Affordable Refinance Program, Local Michigan, Refinance

Many homeowners that have purchased their homes and have been paying their mortgage down payment after payment are unsure if they should refinance back to a 30 year mortgage. With the goal of someday retiring, starting up another 30 year mortgage may not be an option for your financial plan therefore you should look at… Read more »

Bank Settlement Becoming a Nightmare

Posted on March 29, 2012 by - Local Michigan, Mortgage Tips

Remember that massive $26 billion bank settlement that homeowners long rejoiced about?  The one that brought homeowners that were facing potential foreclosure a bit of salvation?  Yeah well it’s not quite what it’s cracked up to be. When the huge settlement between some of the nation’s largest banks was announced, people expected to receive major… Read more »

Second Wave of Foreclosures on the Way

Posted on March 15, 2012 by - Local Michigan

Foreclosures have plagued the United States for the past few years and it seems that trend is set to continue.  Now even though the amount of foreclosures dropped 19% in January and another 8% in February, it’s expected that a massive increase in foreclosures is on the way.  Experts warn that the massive $26 billion… Read more »

Farmland Value Sky Rocketing

Posted on March 15, 2012 by - Local Michigan, Michigan Land Loans

What has been considered the “Back Bone of America,” ever since the United States was founded?  That would be agriculture.  Sure we had a big industrial boom and have created some amazing products over the years but there is one thing that has remained.  That would be the farms and the people behind them bringing… Read more »