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Washington Post
By Dina ElBoghdady and Dan Keating

This fall, the government is scheduled to stop backing loans of more than $625,500, making them subject to higher interest rates and down payments. The change could drag down home prices, especially in upscale neighborhoods, and deliver yet another blow to the faltering housing market.
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Brian discusses historically low interest rates, the current environment for refinancing and home purchases, and the state of the real estate market. Read the entire interview here.
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Brian’s main goal in the mortgage business is “transparency”, which seems to be sorely lacking in the mortgage industry. In his seminars he aims to bring mortgage basics to his audience, but also teaching them how to see behind the curtain into what is really going on with each mortgage transaction, that mortgage lenders never tell you.
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“Ask any Realtor in the country and they’ll tell you that they never want to work with an online lender,” says Brian Martucci, a mortgage lender with GetLoans.com in Washington, D.C. “If something goes wrong with the loan it can be much harder to fix with an online lender than with someone the Realtor knows personally.”

Martucci says it’s important for borrowers to have a single point of contact, such as a relationship with a direct lender, in order to communicate more easily and to fix problems.

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This one was in Southern California in January 2011. Read a text version of the seminar.

The Washington Times – Michele Lerner

“In the rush to refinance in 2010, some homeowners were left behind, unable to arrange for a new home loan because of a lack of equity or a too-low credit score or some other glitch in the world of tightened credit standards.”
“While many homeowners refinance to reduce the size of their monthly mortgage payments, others have the goal of paying off their mortgage earlier to become debt-free before retirement and to save money on interest. Homeowners who want to hasten their mortgage-burning celebration may want to consider other options besides refinancing.”
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The Washington Times – Michele Lerner
October 21, 2010
“The buyers who are attracted to seller financing like it because usually their closing costs are lower and the hassle factor of dealing with a lender will be less,” Mr. Martucci says. “A seller will often just pull a simple credit report and ask for one or two pay stubs, while mortgage brokers and lenders require a lot more paperwork.”
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The Washington Times – Michele Lerner
May 7, 2010
“Even though the housing market seems to be improving, lenders are wary of approving home -equity loans in an environment in which home prices are not necessarily stable,” Mr. Martucci says. “If the banks lend someone up to 95 percent of their home value and prices drop again, that could quickly become 100 percent loan-to-value or more.”
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The Washington Times – Michele Lerner

“If you are already paying PMI, this may not matter, but some homeowners have lost value in their homes and will not be expecting to pay the insurance,” Mr. Martucci says. “It may still make sense to refinance even if you have to add $100 or so per month to your mortgage payment for PMI. It just depends on your current mortgage program.”
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