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Low Mortgage Rate Offers for FHA and VA Refinance

Our California mortgage lenders offer discounted San Diego home loans with low rate FHA refinancing, jumbo and 100% VA refinance loans to homeowners with no money out of pocket. The good news for San Diego consumers is that HUD finally raised the home loan limits significantly for FHA and conforming loans in San Diego County. Check local mortgage rates and pricing incentives that may include additional fee reduction offers.

Our local lending team recommends refinancing your mortgage loan if your San Diego home is carrying an adjustable interest rate. Interest rates dropped again and with the new FHA home loans your may qualify to refinance into a fixed rate loan even if you have fallen behind on your mortgage payments.

Borrowers across San Diego County have struggled with deflating property values, because with no equity traditional loans are taken off the table for refinancing. FHA loans allow rate and term refinancing to 97% and VA borrowers can finance up to 100%.


Discounted Fixed Rate Refinancing for San Diego

New California FHA Mortgage Limits
San Diego homeowners will benefit from increased mortgage limits that exceed the old conforming limit of $417,000 and rise to $697,500 for single family homes in high cost neighborhoods in San Diego County. The updated 2008 FHA loan changes can be viewed below by county.

MSA Name

County Name

State

One-Family

Two-Family

Three-Family

Four-Family

SAN DIEGO-CARLSBAD-SAN MARCOS,

SAN DIEGO

CA

$697,500

$892,950

$1,079,350

$1,341,350

Our FHA mortgage lenders continue to operate at our headquarters located in America's finest city, San Diego, California. We specialize in high LTV home refinancing, second mortgages, FHA home loans, credit lines, bad credit financing and jumbo home purchase loans to San Diego residents who want the lowest interest rates and best terms for residential financing in California. Since the foreclosure crisis began in 2007 and continued in 2008, home equity loans have become next to impossible to qualify for, so many San Diego homeowners have shifted to FHA home loans for refinancing into a fixed rate mortgage and because cash out is available to 95% for refinance and debt consolidation. Our San Diego FHA lenders provide competitive low rates to qualifying homeowners who meet the FHA lending guidelines. HUD raised the San Diego mortgage maximum limits for 2008 and the loan changes can be seen above.

Let our home loan experience pay dividends to your online loan shopping. Get the best home purchase and refinance loans with special incentives for CA homeowners living in San Diego County: From Oceanside to National City, our San Diego lenders offer local residents premium rate pricing so that you can maximize your home financing budget.

Industry experts expected home values in San Diego to remain sluggish in 2008 and 2009, as many Realtors continue to report that many inland areas in South and North County are experienced a reduction in home values due to the high gas prices and a significant increase in home foreclosures.

We have had many local homeowners mention that their bank recently froze their credit lines un-expectantly even though the borrowers reported that they were never late on the home loan payments. If you presently have a credit line and believe you will need to access the credit line in the next few years, we strongly suggest getting the cash now before it's not available. The other recommended option is refinance loan that includes cash coming back to you if you need money or if you are carrying a lot of high rate credit card debt.

Real Estate evaluators are forecasting property values in San Diego to drop 5 to 10% in 2008 and 2009. Because of the uncertainty of future of home prices, many homeowners will be refinancing if they have a home loan featuring an adjustable rate.

Many San Diego residents have been reporting an increase in their monthly payments because the interest rate converted to a variable rate this year.


San Diego County Home Value Update

Nationwide offers low rate home refinance loans for borrowers in San Diego County. Property values are dipping in some areas of SD county, but home values in La Jolla, Del Mar, Encinitas, Carlsbad, Point Loma and Mission Hills are maintaining minimal price reductions but home sales have been slow across Southern California.

San Diego Home Equity Market Update

As the prime interest rate continues to climb, thousands, of homeowners in the bay area are watching their adjustable rate interest only mortgages eat away at their bank accounts. People from Coronado to Carlsbad are searching for quick solutions for their million-dollar jumbo home loans. Many of these homeowners have negative amortization loans that are adjusting their balances each year.

In the past years, record low mortgage rates enticed many home owners to take advantage of adjustable rate interest only loans. With the national credit crunch and tightening of lending guidelines, it has become a priority for most San Diego homeowners to lock into a secure mortgage with a guaranteed fixed interest rate.

In San Diego, payment option loans have almost become standard real estate financing. 74% of San Diego county mortgages are either interest only or payment option mortgages.

Rise in Hard Money Loans for Preventing Foreclosures

Private money lenders have reported a significant increase for hard money loans in Southern California, with Riverside and San Diego counties leading the way. Nationwide offers fixed rate hard money loans and home equity credit lines for San Diego borrowers. There is no property inspection fee! We have partnered with private investors who are offering San Diego borrowers a 2% rate reduction if they make their 1st payment on time. If you have fico scores below 580 and you have some equity in your home consider a hard money loan for quick cash and a short term solution. We have options for "no pre-payment" penalties for qualified applicants.


Our San Diego lenders offer both home equity and refinance loans with a fixed or adjustable interest rates. We offer loans for residents in north and south San Diego county seeking cash or simple rate and term refinancing. Check out our wide variety of home equity programs for homeowners who need to access money, but prefer not to pay off their existing mortgage in the process.

A Few Common Reasons for San Diego Homeowners Getting Second Mortgages:

  • Refinancing Current Adjustable Rate
  • Additional Tax Deductions
  • Elimination of Mortgage Insurance
  • Debt Consolidation of High Rates
  • Furniture for New Homebuyers
  • New Home Construction
  • Financing a Start-up Business
  • Purchase a Vacation Home in Mission Beach
  • Installing a Swimming Pool
  • Remodeling your Home

Fixed rate mortgage refinancing up to 100% for San Diego Military Veterans and 97% for other people.

First Time Home-buyers OK.
Credit Rating: Poor, Fair Good or Excellent.
Key Qualifiers: property value, credit score, and stated income OK.

Whether you are purchasing a home in La Jolla, Encinitas, Oceanside or downtown we offer subordinate loans for purchase or refinance.

If you need help with a "Zero Down" 80-20 combo loan, then you have found the right lending source. Don't wait any longer, Call 1-800-242-6986 to speak with a seasoned loan professional live. We offer a helpful consultation that includes a free loan quotes with no obligation.


San Diego Home Foreclosures Soaring
By Rebecca K. O'Connor

Public records show that home foreclosures in San Diego County hit a 25-year high in April. Transfers of mortgage notes from owners to lenders escalated to 604 in April. The previous record of 589 foreclosures in a single month was set in July 1996, according to The (San Diego) Daily Transcript, which began compiling foreclosure data in 1982

"This might be just the beginning," said Nathan Moeder, principal at San Diego-based London Group Realty Advisors Inc. "Right now it's sub-prime mortgages, but down the road it might be from the middle-class, people who lease two or three cars and are putting their kids through college." California foreclosures are reaching all time high.

Why are Foreclosures increasing in San Diego?

During foreclosure a lender takes legal steps to seize a property in which the payments haven't been made, meaning payment defaults. Experts feel that there are several reasons that so many borrowers are reaching the point of loan default. The lenient mortgage guidelines have allowed individuals to get into mortgages that they ultimately couldn't afford. Adjustable rate mortgage payments combined with decreasing home equity and tighter lending guidelines have put many borrowers in a terrible financial position, especially those who bought homes in the last three years. With California mortgage lenders going bankrupt and sub-prime mortgage companies going out of business, things are looking pretty bleak.

California Home Sales Down

Selling homes to avoid foreclosure has become a more difficult endeavor in San Diego as well. In August 2007, the median home price in San Diego County was down 4%, to $475,000, compared with $495,000 in August 2006, according to DataQuick Information Systems. The number of home sales in August fell 19.4% compared to last year. The decline for Southern California as a whole -- 36.6% -- was even larger.

Experts are looking for a rebound of the market in 2008, but for now, lenders and home owners are struggling with the possibility of further defaults and foreclosures.

Relevant San Diego County Facts:

Average home value for owner occupied primary residence, 2000: $227,200
Homeownership rate, 2000: 55.4%
Average household income, 1999: $47,067
Population,
2004 estimate: 2,931,714
% of people living in same home for 5+ years, 2000: 45.1%
Average commute time from home to work (minutes), 2000: 25.3

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* Loan terms are state and federal fee restrictions. Laws may vary per state.
Data source census.gov

Home Sales and Mortgage Rate Info for San Diego Cities

 
Carlsbad Home Equity Rates
Beach cities like Carlsbad have not experienced too much of a home value reduction at this point, but if you have variable interest rates on your mortgage you do not want to risk waiting for any longer. Refinance your equity loans now and get a fixed interest rate.
La Jolla Home Equity Rates
Home values in La Jolla and Del Mar have been pretty steady, but have reduced sales prices from 4-7% in some of the pockets in UTC and condos in La Jolla. Residents in Del Mar and Pacific Beach have reported deeper drops in property values than their neighboring town of La Jolla.
Encinitas, Leucadia & Cardiff Home Mortgage Equity Rates
Unfortunately property values in North County are flat, but compared to the rest of the county where home sales prices are dropping, flat may not be so bad. Coastal towns West of the freeway, like Encinitas, Leucadia and Cardiff by the Sea are forecasted to see a rebound in home values for 2007 and 2008.

 

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