Sunday, July 10, 2011

Home Mortgage Assistance Program: What is the Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program?

By John Roney


Section 8 housing is another form of mortgage assistance program. There are many pros and cons associated with section 8 housing. One perceivable con is that you must be low income to qualify for section 8. One advantage to section 8 mortgage assistance is that once you receiver your voucher form HUD you can use it at any real estate rental available that accepts section 8 vouchers. Many land lords however do not accept section 8 vouchers because they do not wish to.

There are many different types of home mortgage assistance program. The most common types of mortgage assistance programs are flexible still government controlled. One of the disadvantages of seeking mortgage assistance is that there is usually and extremely long waiting list. Because the government cannot discriminate against any one requesting mortgage assistance, this means even if your need is urgent you may have to wait. In some cases emergency mortgage assistance programs can be found. This maybe what is called public housing, which many people find unfavorable.

The federal government has always had a hand in providing mortgage assistance programs to those who really need it. This includes in the past during times such as The Great Depression and today when recession is threatening the US economy. Many people are losing their homes to foreclosure, making mortgage assistance help more of necessity than ever before. If you are searching for mortgage assistance help your best resource is www.hud.gov. This is the governments main resource for information on mortgage assistance that they provide.

Mortgage Refinance. This government mortgage assistance program helps people who have lost a lot of their home's value. People with no equity or negative equity and those who are consistent in their monthly payments qualify for refinance loans. The eligibility criterion requires that the loan has to be owned by either Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae. A person is ineligible, if the property value has plunged too low or if the loan is a jumbo loan. This refinancing option expires in June 2010.

Government housing is a viable alternative for those who qualify. Living in government housing is not the final word on where you live or your condition of living. Government housing can simply be the choice to make until your financial picture improves and you can afford to buy your own home.




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