New rules go into effect on January 10th related to getting a mortgage. Most of the rules just formalize the practices already in place–higher attention to a borrower’s debt ratios, insuring that a loan doesn’t have negative amortization and the like. Birmingham news station ABC 33/40 interviewed Warner McGowin this week about the new rules....Read More
The pattern of increased home sales in the Birmingham area continued in October, with 938 homes being sold in the Birmingham metro area. That’s exactly 100 more homes than were sold in the metro area in October 2012. The average price of those houses increased also. The median home price in Birmingham rose nearly 8%...Read More
