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FHA Loan Limits for All U.S. Counties

New Limits for FHA Loans by County
From: The Mortgage Reports
The government published the 2009 FHA Loan Limits for all 3,141 counties in the United States.  As expected, loan limits will recede from their temporary levels of 2008.
As in 2008, the 2009 FHA loan limits are based on the number of units in the property — [...]

18Nov2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

International Real Estate Investors Should Consider Buying U.S. Real Estate In 2008 Instead Of 2012

Currency Appreciation is Rewarding International Buyers of U.S. Real Estate
This post is from Dan Green one of the smartest mortgage guys we know - The Mortgage Reports
When foreign national buyers consider investing in U.S. real estate, they often focus on projects set to deliver 2-4 years out as opposed to projects that are ready to [...]

14Oct2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

Aeronautical Communities in South Florida

Aeronautical Communities also known as Airpark communities and Fly In Communities are sought after by pilots who own their airplanes. South Florida has several aeronautical friendly areas but none surpasses the Aero Club of Wellington Florida for style and convenience.

If you own a small plane and plan to relocate here to Wellington Florida you will [...]

20Sep2008 | Katerina | 0 comments | Continued

It Is A Great Time To Buy Real Estate In South Florida

It is a great time to buy to Real Estate in South Florida. Prices have been reduced a lot. There are great opportunities to invest in property in South Florida and to buy your vacation home here.
25% of all International real estate purchases are in the state of Florida. One out of every 4 [...]

17Sep2008 | Katerina | 0 comments | Continued

Where to Buy - Right NOW

California, Florida & Arizona are HOT Markets for Foreign Investors

Where;s the best place to buy U.S. real estate right now? When you want to get the best deal, look to where the biggest problems are. California, Florida and Arizona accounted for more than half of current foreclosures in the United States.
This doesn’t mean that you [...]

16Sep2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

U.S. Real Estate Continues to Attract Investor Attention

Actual losses in the US real estate market are much higher than what you have been reading in the newspapers recently. The US real estate market has lost a total of $6 trillion in value in the last two years. - Daniel R. Amerman, CFA, InflationIntoWealth.com
That means that over the last two years, the US [...]

6Sep2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

Beware of Books With Little Substance

The downturn in the United States real estate market has created an abundance of real estate investment opportunities. The current cycle in the U.S. housing market is providing an investment vehicle that will allow many people to substanially increase their net worth. Many home buyers will be able to get as much as 50% more [...]

3Sep2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

U.S. Housing Market Price Update

The second-quarter national House Price Index from OFHEO, the Federal Office of Housing Enterprise Oversight, came out today, showing that overall, home prices fell 1.7 percent nationally since the second quarter of 2007, as gauged by a survey of both purchase transactions and refinancing transactions.
Here is the color-coded results of home-price appreciation and depreciation:

Here is [...]

28Aug2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

Golf Homes in Arizona

The current market has provided exceptional buying opportunities for International Buyers due to the favorable currency exchange rate, and the bargain basement prices of new construction golf homes offered by builders as they race to trim their excess inventory.
Across the “Valley of the Sun” Buyers can find prime, energy efficient homes in golf course communities [...]

27Aug2008 | Tony | 0 comments | Continued

Leveraging the U.S. Dollar

Here is a great article on how foreign nationals can leverage a strengthening U.S. dollar and increase the value return on the purchase of U.S. real estate - How Foreign National Real Estate Investors Can Leverage The U.S. Dollar For Better Returns.
Leverage plays off the idea that the home appreciates — not the downpayment.  It’s [...]

26Aug2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued