September 16th, 2010 
John Keith 
Fannie Mae’s new “Affordable Advantage” loan program offers 100% home mortgage loans through MassHousing and other agencies that can make homebuying more affordable for hundreds if not thousands of Massachusetts’ residents.
The program, however, has not been without controversy and the agency announced today that the program will end, next year.
Posted in Boston real estate, Latest Boston real estate news, Mortgage loans 
Tags: fannie mae loans, fha loans, freddie mac loans, Mortgage loans, zero percent down loans 
Comments Off August 22nd, 2010 John Keith 
Bankrate.com analyzed mortgage loan closing costs in all fifty US states and ranked them.
Massachusetts came in 19th out of 52 (Bankrate.com split California in half and included the District of Columbia) meaning it’s almost midway between most- and least-expensive.
Posted in Latest Boston real estate news, Mortgage loans Tags: massachusetts mortgage loans, mortgage loan closing costs, Mortgage loans Comments Off July 19th, 2010 John Keith 
The Dodd-Frank Financial Reform bill has passed in the House and Senate and is awaiting signature by the President.
How will the law affect you and the homebuying and mortgage loan process?
Posted in Boston real estate, Latest Boston real estate news, Mortgage loans, US and world economy Tags: barney frank, chris dodd, consumer protection agency, financial reform bill, Mortgage loans Comments Off