Home prices are down! Interest rates are at an all time low!! But can you get a loan?

Home prices are down!  Interest rates are at an all time low!!  But can you get a loan?Mortgage rates have reached all time lows. Unfortunately, the mortgage crisis in American has made it extremely difficult for the average American to qualify for these low interest mortgages.

A number of years ago, during the housing boom, if you were breathing and you walked into a mortgage brokers office, you could walk out with a mortgage. Today, only the most highly qualified perspective homeowners can obtain mortgage financing. Recent data from the Federal Reserve System shows more than 25% of all Americans who apply for mortgage loans are being rejected.

Lawrence Yun, the chief economist for the National Association of Real Estate Brokers, recently stated “good borrowers with one or two blemishes on their credit are being denied credit.”

Statistics regarding credit scores concerning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac financed loans show the average credit score to qualify for a loan has increased from 720 to 760. For Federal Housing Authority loans the average score has increased from 660 to 700.

Down Payments

Today it is necessary that a perspective mortgage borrower have between 15 and 20% of the total cost of the home to qualify for obtaining a mortgage. It should be noted during the boom year in the real estate market all a prospective borrower needed to buy a home was a down payment of Zero!

About the Author

Elliot Schlissel, Esq. is an attorney who assists clients in real estate related matters. He is a former president of the Commercial Lawyer’s Conference of New York. He currently represents numerous individuals throughout the Metropolitan New York area in a variety of foreclosure defense lawsuits and mortgage modification applications.

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