Friday, April 11, 2008

NO MORE $0 Down Loans to Buy Denver Real Estate

Well - it's going to be "sink or swim" for most Denver real estate, as ALL major national lenders have now canceled the last zero down financing loans (except for the VA 100% loan.)

The Denver housing market - and all other Denver Metro real estate is going to have to rely on the regular Conventional and FHA loans which require a minimum of 3% down to 5% down to purchase real estate now. For real estate brokers like myself, that have closed nearly $100 million worth of real estate business - I question whether our Denver real estate market is going to "crash and burn"- or if it's going to be able to survive without 25% of the available buyers being able to get a loan this summer?

If I was betting $1000 of my own money, I would bet that we have a serious problem this spring and summer - simply because buyers cannot get loans!

What this means for Denver real estate Sellers is that there will be LESS traffic coming through your house for showings - and a lot more showings that will be wasted on buyers that are incapable of buying... Denver home Sellers truly need to understand that your home had better be clean, neat, remodeled, updated, "ready to sell" and priced right -- because if it isn't, you are going to be competing with almost 40% MORE unsold inventory this summer - and 25% FEWER buyers. The problem that we have right now is very simple... it's the economics of too much supply and too little demand. There is an oversupply problem right now and the demand is just been cut by 25% by all the national lenders stopping their good (and normal) zero down financing like the Home Possibles and Flex 100 loans. These were good loans designed for A paper and A- paper borrowers (that should've never been canceled) - as they had low default rates! Now, A paper borrowers are going to have to dip into your 401(k) or other savings accounts to come up with 3% for an FHA loan or 5% for a traditional conventional loan to purchase any Denver real estate, Littleton real estate, Highlands ranch real estate or Aurora CO real estate.

Buyers with marginal credit are going to have to start working on credit repair to boost your scores to a minimum of 580 on all future FHA loans (but preferably at 620 or above) to be able to get qualified to buy a Denver homes for sale with 3% down. Read more on my Credit Repair Program here, as there are no more FHA loans if your fico scores are below 580 -- or if you've had ANY unpaid collection accounts (other than medical collections) in the last 12 months reporting on your credit reports!!!

Your alternative to this "mess" is to work with a very sharp Buyers Agent who understands that the Sellers or your parents may contribute the 3% down on FHA loan -- including the closing costs -- converting a regular FHA loan to a zero down FHA loan. Please email me and I'll explain how we can help you on that.

I feel very sorry for all home sellers in the Denver real estate market this summer it's going to be a very rough one with 25% less buyers available to buy your home...

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