| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 249 pages) : illustrations |
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Includes index. |
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What happened, and how did we get here? -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac : underwriting changes that affect every potential homeowner -- Government-backed loans : VA, FHA, and USDA -- Qualifying the new way : understanding automated underwriting systems -- Banks, mortgage banks, and mortgage brokers in the new mortgage market -- Loan programs : which is right for you? -- Funds for closing : down payments and closing costs -- What to do when things go wrong. |
| Summary |
Despite the credit crunch, prospective homeowners can take advantage of an extreme buyer's market. But they still need to be careful. |
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Mortgage loans -- United States.
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Mortgage loans -- Government policy -- United States.
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Secondary mortgage market -- United States.
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Housing -- Finance -- Government policy -- United States.
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Prêts hypothécaires -- États-Unis. |
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Prêts hypothécaires -- Politique gouvernementale -- États-Unis. |
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Marché hypothécaire secondaire -- États-Unis. |
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Logement -- Finances -- Politique gouvernementale -- États-Unis. |
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Housing -- Finance -- Government policy |
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Mortgage loans |
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Mortgage loans -- Government policy |
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Secondary mortgage market |
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United States |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Reed, David (Carl David), 1957- Decoding the new mortgage market. New York : AMACOM, ©2010 9780814414002 (DLC) 2009033204 (OCoLC)351296202 |
| ISBN |
9780814414019 (electronic bk.) |
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081441401X (electronic bk.) |
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0814414001 |
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9780814414002 |
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