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Making Home Affordable
A recent expansion of the Making Home Affordable program now allows borrowers who are current but up to 125 percent underwater on their mortgage, and have mortgages currently owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to refinance those loans according to the terms of the Home Affordable Refinance program established earlier this year.
Watts of savings
The Helena Housing Authority expects to save $2.4 million in utility costs over the next 15 years after it completes an energy upgrade of its 366 city housing units.
Read the story by Martin J. Kidston of the Helena Independent Record.
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Are you ready to buy a home?
Ask yourself these questions: Do I have a steady income, pay my bills on time, have few long-term debts, and have money saved? If you answered "yes", your're probably ready.
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