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In the last month or so I have received more phone calls about an article I wrote last year that warned Macomb County MI home buyers about “tagged” homes and the certificate of occupancy that is needed before they can move in.
There are 2 things I have learned from these calls:    1) Some buyers agents [...]

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One of the most frequent issues that I run in to while representing a home buyer in my area (Macomb County, St. Clair County, Oakland County) is the fact that so many homes are foreclosures (bank owned) and my buyer clients are using an FHA or VA mortgage.
FHA has what I term “health and safety” [...]

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When you plan on purchasing a home using mortgage money it doesn’t matter what type of mortgage you are applying for (FHA, VA, Conventional) - your mortgage lender is going to order an appraisal of the homes value.
They will want to make sure that the amount of money you are asking to borrow is not [...]

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One of the new changes to the process that occurs during home buying has been implemented:  HVCC - the Home Valuation Code of Conduct - went into effect on May 1st of this year.
If a home buyer is using a conventional mortgage (not FHA or VA) the appraisal that is ordered will now be subjected [...]

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