Caroline Gerardo Mortgage Loans

It's a good question. Why should you choose W.J. Bradley to obtain your home financing? You get bombarded by ads, mailers and spam from lots of mortgage lenders. How do you know which bank or mortgage company to call? Who do you click on?

Here are some great reasons to choose C G and WJB:

Direct lender. No middleman, no broker, just you and your loan officer.

Experienced. Caroline Gerardo Barbeau (C. G.) has been a mortgage lender since 1988. She has worked in Newport Beach almost as many incredible years serving Borrowers looking for best mortgage.

Caroline has closed more than two billion dollars in residential home loans.

She has bought and sold nearly eighty properties herself.

She has seen it all and has contacts to help make your mortgage transaction sail through.

Her goal is to offer the best advice free to assist you in selecting the financing that best fits your needs. Caroline has owned properties up and down the State of California. She lives in South Orange County, California

Products you need. From FHA to ARMs to jumbos to HomePath loans, HARP 2.0 no limits, underwater, Purchase, Investment, Refinance, Jumbo, Super Jumbo, Coastal Loans and Land Loans, you name it- If Caroline doesn’t have the loan or loans she will give you to the person who does.

She offers financing to fit nearly every borrower's needs.

Cutting-edge technology. We know it's a high-tech world, and we're using that to our — and your — advantage. I can tell you where in the process your loan is at any time. I even know whose desk it's on.

Fast and flawless. We are fast and we are accurate, which means you close on time. In fact, we lead the industry with our turn times.

Commitment. You're not a number. You are a client that I value highly. I am committed to explaining the loan process and helping you make informed choices.

I’m available any time. Clients call me at 5:30 AM or after work. I will work the way that suits your needs- email, text, telephone call, go to your home, sit on the kitchen table, fax, or messenger. I want to hear from you today and after you close your home mortgage loan.

I welcome your questions on the weekends. I’m no stodgy banker who turns off the phone at five o'clock.

At W.J. Bradley, you come first. Period. I'm here to help you get what you need. Call me today to learn more about what W.J. Bradley and I can deliver

Caroline Gerardo Also known as C. G. Barbeau

Mortgage Banker 23041 SW Birch Newport Beach California 92660

W.J. Bradley Mortgage Capital, LLC

Office: 949.637.8190

Cell: 949.784.9699

NMLS: 324982

http://www.mywjb.com/caroline-gerardo/

 

 

Zombie Mortgage Real

Zombie Foreclosures

This week I have seen two Borrowers who believed they were foreclosed upon in 2009, and the discover the Mortgage is still outstanding, property taxes are growing as collections and the Home Owner Association fees are ready to file a judgement. In both cases Borrowers moved out of their
primary residence prior to the actual foreclosure auction date. One sent keys back to J. P. Morgan Chase Bank and the other notified Wells Fargo Home Mortgage that they had moved out, and keys
were at the neighbors.
One property was located in Taft, California and the other in New Jersey.
The sad part of the story is they believed they did the right thing, but the problem will haunt them for years to come.

Here is an article in Reuters about this

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/10/us-usa-foreclosures-zombies-idUSBRE9090G920130110

 I had some suggestions for immediate action for these people.

HUD

March 15th, 2013  "Providing these ready-made programs to communities will help them get resources where they are needed more effectively and efficiently,” said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, who also serves as Chair of the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force.
Interesting article about HUD programs that will release funds to rehab residential real estate, help home owners with counseling to negotiate with mortgage lenders and buyouts of homes in flood plains.  Is HUD just throwing money at giant problems?
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2013/HUDNo.13-036

written  by Brendan Gilfillan

FHA Changes Not Primroses

Primroses from Caroline Gerardo's Organic Garden

 

FHA Policy Changes Frowny Face :(

Mortgage FHA changes, everything is not coming up primroses…

Is an FHA loan the best thing for an Orange County Buyer? Maybe not with all the new rules coming in the next few weeks.

Here are the legal FHA Change Effective Dates for those detail oriented home shoppers in Newport Beach, Laguna Niguel, Ladera Ranch, Mission Viejo, Orange County and all of California
Here’s the legal scuttle:

• Up-front mortgage insurance premium (hereafter called MIP) increased 75 basis points to 1.75%

Effective April 9, 2012

Annual Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) on loans up to $625,500

• Annual MIP increased 10 basis points

LTV ≤ 95% to 1.30%

LTV   95% to 1.35%

Effective April 1, 2013

Annual Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) on loans greater than $625,500

• Annual MIP increased 5 bps

LTV ≤ 95% to 1.50%

LTV > 95% to 1.55%

Annual Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) NOW Non-Cancellable

• For loans with application dates on or after June 3,

2013, Annual MIP will be collected for the life of the loan, up to 30 years.

• Annual MIP collection had ceased when loan balance reached 78% of original property value.

Effective June 3, 2013

Seller Concessions

• Reducing from 6% to: greater of 3% or $6,000

• Capped at actual allowable costs

• Allowable costs are more restrictive: now disallows homeowner/condo association dues, interim interest and payment protection insurance

Indemnification becomes an issue for lenders to certify:

• Lenders must indemnify FHA against loss for all loans found with:– fraud or misrepresentation, that lender “knew or should have known about”; and/or – serious and material noncompliance with HUD requirements that would make the loan ineligible

• No appeals process or negotiated settlements permitted

Final Rule Issued January 25,

• Compare Ratio Changes:

– No longer compare to national FHA default /delinquency rate

– Mortgagee’s 24 month default/delinquency rate compared to the average rate of all FHA mortgages   only in the state(s) in which the mortgagee operates

• Automatic termination if compare ratio is greater than; 150%

• Automatic termination applies to the institution level of the mortgagee, as opposed to its branches

January 25,2012 (Federal Register /Vol. 77, No. 16)

While the FHA has been a key player in the mortgage industry, the ongoing policy changes were made to strengthen capital reserves—pricing and guideline adjustments, lender enforcement etc.

These changes have a significant impact on the higher cost to close an FHA loan, more careful scrutiny and less appealing product to close a home loan. Someone has to pay and it is going to be on the backs of lower down payment, lower credit score and first time homeowners.

 

 

So what’s my solution? 
Where is the Steel Magnolia this Spring in Orange County?

It is blooming right here in Newport Beach. Borrowers enter my credit counseling program prior to making an offer, they gather more down payment to make a solid offer and save money doing a conventional loan with MI. It will be a less costly option to buy a home in O. C.

Caroline Gerardo
NMLS # 324982
Mortgage Banker
(949) 784-9699
http://mywjb.com/caroline-gerardo/