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More dismal news for those with ARM mortgages

I'm hesitant to post an article like this but felt like I might miss something in the translation. The info in the article is sobering. The bottom line appears to be that those with ARM's are having a lot of trouble getting permanent financing on their loans that are resetting. Not only that, but now the folks qualified for a loan that WASN'T subprime, no longer qualify for that same loan! What does this mean for you? It just confirms that it's truly a buyers market in Jacksonville. These homeowners will need to get out from under the new payments in a BAD way. Call me today and let's go look at some houses! Mortgage brokers say one-third of clients failed to close in August Loan fundings not always the cause of cancellations, survey finds Tuesday, September 11, 2007 By Matt Carter Inman News A new survey of mortgage brokers reveals that one in three prospective home buyers who had signed purchase and sale agreements in August ended up cancelling. August was a tu...

Prices Continue to Drop

Prices in the Jacksonville area continue to drop. It's been subtle in some areas, and "in your face" in others. I'm beginning to wonder how appraisers are managing! There aren't hardly any comps to use because sales have been super slow! MLS continues to show numerous drops in price every single day. How low will it go??? I'll keep you posted...