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><channel><title>The Orlando Condo Blog &#187; Condo Mortgage Advice</title> <atom:link href="http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/category/dear-sherry/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog</link> <description>Orlando&#039;s Real Estate Pulse...</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:07:54 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>The Confusion Continues: New FHA Rules</title><link>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/11/23/the-confusion-continues-new-fha-rules/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-confusion-continues-new-fha-rules</link> <comments>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/11/23/the-confusion-continues-new-fha-rules/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:26:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jens Raduschewski</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Condo Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Condo Mortgage Advice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate Economics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/?p=1588</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sometimes it&#8217;s just easiest to remember that (with one or two exceptions) there are no loans on condos right now. For those interested in the detail, HUD just changed its condominium rules again for those seeking FHA approval, but I&#8217;m not sure it really changes anything for the average buyer. HUD has relaxed its controversial requirement [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/11/23/the-confusion-continues-new-fha-rules/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Fannie Mae Tightens The Noose (Again)</title><link>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/02/20/fannie-mae-tightens-the-noose-again/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fannie-mae-tightens-the-noose-again</link> <comments>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/02/20/fannie-mae-tightens-the-noose-again/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:57:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jens Raduschewski</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Condo Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Condo Mortgage Advice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Orlando Market Analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate Economics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Orlando condos]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/?p=671</guid> <description><![CDATA[Effective March 1, Fannie Mae (FNMA) the folk the make conventional loans &#8220;conventional&#8221; are planning to further tighten the condo guidelines on which mortgages they will buy on the secondary market. It could be argued that it makes no difference since they are already impossible in most cases, leaving only FHA backed loans as an option. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/02/20/fannie-mae-tightens-the-noose-again/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Can&#8217;t Get A Condo Loan? Try one of These</title><link>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/02/13/orlando-fha-approved-condos/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=orlando-fha-approved-condos</link> <comments>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/02/13/orlando-fha-approved-condos/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:55:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Marcus Burke</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Condo Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Condo Mortgage Advice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Property Spotlight]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FHA Orlando condo loans]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/?p=643</guid> <description><![CDATA[The last few months we&#8217;ve been explaining how impossible it is to get a condo loan these days - particularly on bank owned Orlando condos, regardless of credit score, money down &#8211; or job. Well you&#8217;ll be pleased to know there are one or two exceptions &#8211; but they&#8217;re a rare find. Condos that are FHA approved [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/02/13/orlando-fha-approved-condos/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Foreclosures are for cash buyers!</title><link>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/01/30/foreclosures-are-for-cash-buyers/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=foreclosures-are-for-cash-buyers</link> <comments>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/01/30/foreclosures-are-for-cash-buyers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:05:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Marcus Burke</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Condo Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Condo Mortgage Advice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Orlando Market Analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate Deals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate Economics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Orlando condos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Orlando foreclosures]]></category> <category><![CDATA[orlando short sales]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/?p=599</guid> <description><![CDATA[I hate to beat a dead horse, but&#8230; each day we get folk calling in on Orlando condo conversions &#8211; foreclosed &#8211;  that cost under $50K &#8211; and they want to finance them. When we tell them it will be very difficult, we get the &#8220;Oh that&#8217;s not a problem - I have a great credit score [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/01/30/foreclosures-are-for-cash-buyers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>16</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Orlando First Time Buying Spree</title><link>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/01/27/orlando-first-time-buyers/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=orlando-first-time-buyers</link> <comments>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/01/27/orlando-first-time-buyers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:58:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jens Raduschewski</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Condo Mortgage Advice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Orlando Market Analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate Economics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Orlando condos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[orlando first time buyers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[orlando investments]]></category> <category><![CDATA[orlando real estate]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/?p=542</guid> <description><![CDATA[With mortgages so hard to come by, investors who can&#8217;t pay &#8220;all-cash&#8221; are having a hard time scooping up some of today&#8217;s &#8220;fire sale&#8221; deals &#8211; which can be incredibly frustrating. It&#8217;s like being (a diabetic) kid in a candy store. (I&#8217;m diabetic so I know how that feels.) However since first time home buyers are not [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/01/27/orlando-first-time-buyers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Orlando Real Estate: Multiple Offers Are Back!</title><link>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/01/07/orlando-real-estate-multiple-offers-are-back/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=orlando-real-estate-multiple-offers-are-back</link> <comments>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/01/07/orlando-real-estate-multiple-offers-are-back/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:23:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Marcus Burke</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Condo Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Condo Mortgage Advice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Orlando Market Analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate Deals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate Economics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[multiple offers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Orlando condos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Orlando foreclosures]]></category> <category><![CDATA[orlando real estate]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/?p=487</guid> <description><![CDATA[Multiple Offers are soooo 2006&#8230; Well if you think so, take a deep breath because while it might seem ludicrous to make an offer on an Orlando condo &#8211; or any other home, if it means competing with another buyer, things have started to change. In the last few weeks, there has been a sharp rise [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/01/07/orlando-real-estate-multiple-offers-are-back/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Welcome to 2009</title><link>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/01/05/welcome-to-2009/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=welcome-to-2009</link> <comments>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/01/05/welcome-to-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:20:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Greg Whiteside</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Condo Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Condo Mortgage Advice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate Economics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/?p=481</guid> <description><![CDATA[The new year is upon us.  2009.  Wow.  This time last year gasoline was over $4.00 a gallon, all five of the major investment banks still existed, our country hadn&#8217;t ‘bailed out&#8217; any major institutions, and Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were still battling for the democratic nomination.  Seems like so long ago already. 2008 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/01/05/welcome-to-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Get your Orlando condo loan before Jan 15th!</title><link>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/01/03/get-your-orlando-condo-loan-before-jan-15th/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=get-your-orlando-condo-loan-before-jan-15th</link> <comments>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/01/03/get-your-orlando-condo-loan-before-jan-15th/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:37:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Marcus Burke</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Condo Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Condo Mortgage Advice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Orlando Market Analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate Economics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fannie Mae condo loans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Orlando condos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Orlando loans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Orlando mortgages]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/?p=477</guid> <description><![CDATA[What the left hand giveth, the right hand taketh away&#8230; After the good news that Fannie Mae will no longer treat vacant and foreclosed condos as non-owner occupied comes news of ever more underwriting restrictions. January 15, 2009 is the cutoff date when Fannie Mae toughens its policies on condo properties in the Sunshine state &#8211; potentially [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2009/01/03/get-your-orlando-condo-loan-before-jan-15th/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Fannie Mae Moves to Help Condo Sales</title><link>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2008/12/26/fannie-mae-moves-to-help-condo-sales/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fannie-mae-moves-to-help-condo-sales</link> <comments>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2008/12/26/fannie-mae-moves-to-help-condo-sales/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:32:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Marcus Burke</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Condo Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Condo Mortgage Advice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Orlando Market Analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Central Park Condos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fannie Mae]]></category> <category><![CDATA[orlando condo foreclosures]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Orlando condos]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/?p=468</guid> <description><![CDATA[HUGE news for would-be condo investors: Fannie Mae has finally changed the rule that has been strangling condo sales. From now on, when new investors apply for financing on a condo unit, no longer will vacant and foreclosed condos be counted as non-owner occupied. Until now, Fannie&#8217;s long-time policy has been to bar new investor loans [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2008/12/26/fannie-mae-moves-to-help-condo-sales/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Orlando Foreclosures &#8211; The Deals Are Out There</title><link>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2008/12/18/orlando-foreclosure/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=orlando-foreclosure</link> <comments>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2008/12/18/orlando-foreclosure/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:15:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Marcus Burke</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Condo Commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Condo Mortgage Advice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Orlando Market Analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Property Spotlight]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate Deals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[foreclosures]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Orlando condos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Orlando foreclosures]]></category> <category><![CDATA[orlando real estate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[REOs]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/?p=455</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#8220;Ok, well keep me posted if you see any good deals.&#8221; I hear this all the time from would-be buyers on the phone who are stuck in the mud and never quite satisfied with what&#8217;s on the table. These folk never buy, because they&#8217;re always wating for something better to come along. &#8220;Sure,&#8221; I say. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.condometropolis.com/blog/2008/12/18/orlando-foreclosure/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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