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For many years the mortgage loans had very lenient rules...buying with stated income, zero down and high debt to income guidelines. We paid the price when mortgage backed securities plummeted in value and the single family home values fell to sometimes 50% of their peak value. Consumers who were put into risky loans soon discovered they were not able to afford their home and were forced to default because they were underwater and could not refinance.

Dodd-Frank includes the attached guidelines for new "Qualified Mortgages".....where the lender must consider the buyer's ability to repay. Smart stuff...please read....

http://www.consumerfinance.gov/regulations/ability-to-repay-and-qualified-mortgage-standards-under-the-truth-in-lending-act-regulation-z/

Ability to Repay and Qualified Mortgage Standards Under the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z)... Ability to Repay and Qualified Mortgage Standards Under the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z)Email updates At a GlanceStatus:Final RuleIssued Date:January 10, 2013Published Date:January 30, 2013Effective Date:January 10, 2014Docket no.CFPB-2011-0008CFPB-2012-0022CFR Part12 CFR 1026Subjects:adverti...

HUD Defines Two Types of Qualified Mortgages HUD has issued a newly revised definition for Qualified Mortgage (QM) which will affect all Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans moving forward. The new rule goes into effect January 10, 2014, and will apply to mortgages that are insured, guaranteed

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The home affordibility is not good...but real estate is not best reported on a national basis. Real estate is very regional. Even one city to the next varies in all things like, cost, inventory and affordibility. Take a spin around Tracy...it is affordable!

Home affordability sees biggest drop since 2004 | Inman News Home affordability sees biggest drop since 2004share this Nov 14, 2013 There is a downside to rapidly rising home prices: declining home affordability.The share of new and existing homes affordable to median-income families plunged in the third quarter, to 64.5 percent, according to an index report…

2 great open houses this weekend..

Sat 7/27/13, 880 Glencreek Tracy LP: $330,000...upgraded windows and french doors...fresh paint. Cool shaded backyard.

Sun 7/28/13 1266 Mansfield Tracy LP: $420,000...new granite, appliances and landscape

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