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California USDA Home Loans

by Jonas KruckebergMarch 2, 2010

California USDA Home Loans are in high demand in Riverside County especially in the cities of Menifee, Temecula, Murrieta and Sun City, just to name a few. For a home buyer USDA Home Loans has everything you’d ever want in a loan program.
USDA Home Loan Highlights

100% Financing
No Down Payment
No Mortgage Insurance
No Cash Reserve Requirements
No [...]

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OneWest Bank’s Sweetheart Deal with FDIC and Indymac

by Jonas KruckebergFebruary 17, 2010

First, watch the video from thinkbigworksmall.com over there →→→
Then, read some additional articles on the subject.
Articles on the FDIC, Indymac & Treasury
Click Here for WSJ article.
Click Here for NY Times article.

Other articles and posts about the FDIC-OneWest agreement.
Click Here for actual consumer story.
Click Here for other consumer insights.
Why OneWest Always Forecloses
FDIC Pays Bank to Foreclose
The [...]

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Wine On A Dime in Temecula

by Jonas KruckebergFebruary 11, 2010

Wine On A Dime is a new wine shop in Temecula, CA that recognizes the economic crisis we are in by offering $.10 wine tastings daily and heavily discounted prices on all wines, craft beers and ports. Now that’s awesome!
Don & Michelle Campini, long time residents of Temecula and former owners of Campini’s Deli, have [...]

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Credit Crisis Revealed Once Again

by Jonas KruckebergFebruary 8, 2010

The credit crisis has been in our media, tabloids, discussions for 3 years, so why am I bringing it back up?
I learned long ago while I was in the restaurant business to never forget where you came from.  I started out as a dishwasher, then moved my way up the ladder to reach General Manager [...]

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Eating Out in Temecula at Islands where Kids Eat Free Mondays

by Jonas KruckebergFebruary 4, 2010

Did you know that Islands Restaurant lets Kids Eat Free Monday – all day? Did you know that you can order your food to go and they still allow the kids meals to be free?
We discovered this a few months back and ever since my family and I have been ordering our Islands food [...]

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Closing Cost Assistance and Appliance Incentive for California Fannie Mae Homes

by Jonas KruckebergFebruary 2, 2010

Fannie Mae is offering a 3.5% incentive* for California home buyers who purchase and close on a Fannie Mae-owned home between January 28 and April 30, 2010. Buyers purchasing properties listed on this site that are closed within this period may receive up to 3.5% of the final sales price for:

Closing costs;
The purchase [...]

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FHA Will Survive

by Jonas KruckebergJanuary 21, 2010

When the Government poops on us, turn it into fertilizer, right?
FHA announced yesterday, January 20, 2010 some additional policies:
WASHINGTON – Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner David Stevens today announced a set of policy changes to strengthen the FHA’s capital reserves, while enabling the agency to continue to fulfill its mission to [...]

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FHA 90 Day Flip Rule is Waived

by Jonas KruckebergJanuary 19, 2010

Just when you thought there was no where to turn – Home Buyers, Home Sellers, Home Investors – HUD just gave a nice boost for California FHA insured mortgages.   The 90 Day Flip Rule that hindered FHA buyers and certain home sellers from going into contract together has been temporarily waived for 1 year.
Starting [...]

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Eating Out in Temecula – Julls BBQ and Dog House

by Jonas KruckebergJanuary 11, 2010

I want an outside eatery with cheap beer and wine, great BBQ food and a ton of room for my kids to run around. This is what I said to my wife one day as we drove aimlessly around town looking for a place to munch.
“I don’t want to go there, we always go there. [...]

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12 Days of Christmas – Mortgage Edition

by Jonas KruckebergDecember 21, 2009

Here it is! Finally.
The 12 Days of Christmas Mortgage Edition
To those outside the Real Estate industry, here’s who we are and a little explanation of what we are talking about:
Day 1- Mark Savitt – Former President of NAMB
Andrew Cuomo – New York State Attorney General
HVCC – Home Valuation Code of Conduct
Day 2 – [...]

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