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Secure Your Financial Future – Buy a House!

by | Jun 28, 2017 | buying a home, equity, home buying, Home Buying Process, homeownership, mortgage, Oregon, Portland, rent vs. buy, Sue Weaver, Trulia, Vancouver, Washington

  The economy is strong and jobs are plentiful in Portland. In fact, the current unemployment rate here as of April 2017 was 3.4 percent, a full 1.3 percentage points lower than the national average. So why be a renter? Not only is it cheaper to buy than rent in...

FHA Plans to Reduce Annual Insurance Premiums on Mortgages

by | Jan 11, 2017 | Federal Housing Administration, FHA, FHA home loan, home buying, home loan options, home loans, HUD, Miles D. Rusth, Miles Rusth, mortgage, Mortgage Industry News, Mortgage Insurance Premium, mortgage news, reduced rates

  Exciting news from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)! The improving housing market has lead to the announcement that the annual Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP), that most borrowers pay, will be reduced by a quarter of a percent. These new rates are...

Buying a Home? Why Knowing Your Credit Score Matters

by | Oct 26, 2016 | credit report, credit score, free credit report, home buying, Home Buying Process, home loans, Miles D. Rusth, Miles Rusth, mortgage, Resources

  Your Credit Score & Why It Matters
 Credit scores are important numbers derived from information found in your credit report. Your credit report and score shows lenders your credit history and helps them predict whether or not you will make future credit...