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Now that the ink has dried on the Obama Housing Stability Plan, people want to know what's in it for them. In other words, people want to know will this bill help make my house payments any lower? So here goes: basically the Treasury Department will offer inducements and put pressure on lenders to reduce monthly payments for borrowers at risk of losing their houses which should result in five benefits for homeowners. They include:
Now that the ink has dried on the Obama Housing Stability Plan, people want to know what's in it for them. In other words, people want to know will this bill help make my house payments any lower? So here goes: basically the Treasury Department will offer inducements and put pressure on lenders to reduce monthly payments for borrowers at risk of losing their houses which should result in five benefits for homeowners. They include: 1. The main benefit is that it provides assistance to homeowners who wish to stay in their homes. The sour economy has made it tough for many homeowners to refinance because for most, their equity has dried up and they are unable to do so. This plan also helps those who may have lost income due to the current recession. 2. The Initiative Offers No Aid for Speculators: This initiative will go solely to helping homeowners who commit to make payments to stay in their home " it will not aid speculators or house flippers. 3. It Helps to Protect Neighborhoods: This plan helps to stabilize home prices for all homeowners in a neighborhood. After all, a foreclosed home often reduces the value of the entire neighborhood. The average homeowner could see his or her home value stabilized against declines because fewer homes will fall into foreclosure relative to what would happen absent the Homeowner Stability Initiative. 4. It Provides Support for Responsible Homeowners: Because loan modifications are more likely to succeed if they are made before a borrower misses a payment, the plan is proactive. It will include households at risk of default despite being current on their mortgage payments. 5. The Obama Housing Fix-it Plan hopes to make total monthly payments affordable. The approach is to attack the homeowners total debt, and create a payment plan that the homeowner can keep. Using the power of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in conjunction with the Treasury Department, the plan offers to make a homeowner's debt more sustainable. Although the Treasury Department hopes to keep as many homeowners in their homes as possible, at the same time it is promoting security. Step one of the plan attempts to avert the current financial bleeding by stopping lenders from foreclosing, and keeping families in their homes. Many lenders are looking to sell or auction assets at bargain prices, which not only drives home prices down further, but makes it harder for purchasers to obtain new loans. For example, if you were a lender making a loan for $200,000 today, wouldn't you be a bit concerned about the foreclosure that just closed escrow in the neighborhood for $150,000? Is there more to the Financial Stability Plan? Um, do most foreign films have sub-titles? Yes!. The Plan includes incentives for people who help to successfully modify home loans for owners, principal reduction payments for owners who stay in their homes for five years and even incentives for lenders who postpone foreclosures. By assisting responsible homeowners as well as the millions affected negatively by the recession, the Administration is hoping to jump-start the economy as well. The 75 billion may have an effect that is seen as quickly as June 2009. For this reason, many savvy investors are purchasing property and renting it out. This may prove to be a smart play to help revive your 401k nest egg. DISCLAIMER: This article is provided as information only and is not to be taken as financial advice. |