Millennial Homebuyers Remorse?

By on May 23, 2019 in General Information

As a Housing Counselor, I work every day to educate and coach clients who are looking to buy their first home. They come to me eagerly hoping to claim their piece of the American Dream of homeownership. My goal is to discover where they financially are today – strengths and weaknesses – then[...]
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Welcome to HOMEblog!

By on April 22, 2014 in General Information

I’d like to welcome you to the launching of the HOMEblog!  Our HOMEteam coaches will be utilizing this blog to impart much of their skilled, useful and often very interesting knowledge and ideas on future homebuyers and current homeowners.  We believe that every homebuyer and homeowner should have a trained coach on their[...]
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Why Work With a Housing Counselor?

By on May 6, 2014 in David Ryan

New rules recently came into effect which require most mortgage servicing companies send applications for loan modification to borrowers who fall behind on their payments.  Most loan servicers also let borrowers know that assistance with completing the application is available at no cost to homeowners by HUD-approved counseling agencies.  No doubt some homeowners ask[...]
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Of Lambs and Lions

By on May 13, 2014 in A Day In The Life

Looks like March 2014 came in like a lion and out like a lamb.  Well, maybe not weather wise but definitely on the loan modification front.  In March, I received notification of eleven loans that were approved to begin a trial payment for a loan modification, one loan approved for a forbearance plan,[...]
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Odenis Nunez – From Tenant to Home Buyer

By on May 20, 2014 in Paul McLaughlin

In the last Annual Report published by NeighborWorks® Southern New Hampshire, which can be found here, Odenis Nunez Morel and her family were featured as a tenant success story.  Their compelling story follows them as they move from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico and finally to their unexpected destination in New Hampshire.  Odenis[...]
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Good News in the Morning

By on June 3, 2014 in Debbie Wheeler

Oh what a beautiful morning!  First call of the day started on a happy note.  A former client, who had her first mortgage permanently modified on the Treasury’s “Making Home Affordable Modification Program” (also called “HAMP”) back in November, called to say her second mortgage was just modified on the Second Lien Modification[...]
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