Author Archive: Chris Williamson

Chris Williamson

Webinar: Guide to Qualifying for a San Mateo Mortgage Loan

Date/Time: Wed, Dec 16th at 6pm As you’ve been reading here on LivingWellinSanMateo.com, 2009 is a great time for first time home buyers to buy a home in San Mateo County. With interest rates at historic lows, San Mateo real estate at its most affordable levels in decades and the first time home buyer tax [...]

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San Carlos Homes

In case you are just joining us this week, let’s recap. Raymond told you Monday about San Mateo homes, Rebecca told you all the positives and negatives of Redwood Shores real estate and today I am on deck to talk about San Carlos. San Carlos, or “The City of Good Living”, keeps a small town [...]

Chris Williamson

ABC World News: Felons in the Mortgage Business

You may have seen the piece on ABCNEWS a few nights ago “Felons in the Mortgage Business.” If you did, I am sure after watching it you are probably about as ready to trust us as you would be to leave your pet canary home with a hungry cat. If you are ready to buy [...]

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FHA Risk-Based Pricing: More Changes for the San Mateo County Borrower

As you are learning, the mortgage industry likes to change the rules – usually in the middle of the game. In fact, just this week the Federal Housing Administration released their risk-based mortgage pricing. While the new pricing does not affect the rate you are receiving on your loan, it does determine the upfront and [...]

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Are the Rumors True About FHA Home Loans?

It seems like there is constantly a new rumor going around, Madonna and Alex, Brett Favre snubbed, Angelina and The Twins… and the mortgage market is no exception. I can’t even begin to count the number of times I sit down with a new client and before we even get started, they have already assumed [...]