Sunday, April 4, 2010

Oceanside VA Loans and FHA Home Mortgage Loans - VanDyk Mortgage - VA Lender, FHA Lender, Conforming Lender, Jumbo lender

Oceanside VA Loans and FHA Home Mortgage Loans - VanDyk Mortgage - VA Lender & FHA Lender.

VanDyk Mortgage is your source for VA Loans and FHA Loans in Oceanside. We have been making FHA, VA, Conforming, and Jumbo loans since 1987. VanDyk Mortgage is a Direct Lender.

We offer many loan programs for Oceanside Homebuyers and Oceanside Homeowners to Purchase and refinance homes in Oceanside.
  • FHA & FHA Jumbo (aka High Balance)
  • VA & VA Jumbo (aka High Balance)
  • Conforming & Conforming Jumbo (aka High Balance or Super Conforming)
  • Jumbo Loans to $3m

Oceanside FHA Loans are available up to $697,500 with just 3.5% down payment. The FHA 2010 Loan Limit for Oceanside is $697,500. Oceanside FHA Loans that are over $417K up to $697,500 are called FHA Jumbo or FHA High Balance loans.

Oceanside VA Loans are available up to $437,500 with zero downpayment. The Oceanside VA Loan Limit in 2010 is $437,500. However, Veterans are not limited to the Oceanside Loan limit of $437,500 for VA Loans. We also offer VA Jumbo Loans up to $1.5 Million with the appropriate downpayment or equity to reach the VA Guarantee requirements of 25%. Here is one of our posts on how you can get a VanDyk Mortgage VA Loan over your county limit.

Oceanside Conforming Loans are available up to $697,500. The Oceanside Conforming Jumbo Loans (aka Conforming High Balance, those over $417,000 and up to $697,500) require a minimum of 10% downpayment or equity.

Oceanside is located in North County San Diego in California. As the name implies, it has several miles of Pacific Ocean beaches, and is located just north of Carlsbad and Camp Pendleton is just to the North, and borders Vista on the east side.

Here are some links to local Oceanside information:

Oceanside Home Loan information

FHA Home loans in Oceanside, California:

  • FHA Home Loans require just 3.5% downpayment
  • FHA Jumbo Loans up to $697,500 (aka FHA High Balance)
  • The $697,500 is the base loan amount - the Oceanside FHA Loan Limit of $697,500 does not have to include the UFMIP (FHA's Upfront Mortgage Insurance Premium, which is usually financed into your loan amount)
  • The Seller can pay up to 3% of your closing and settlement costs.
  • Minimum score for a FHA Home Loan is just 620, even on FHA High balance or FHA Jumbo.
  • You can receive a gift of funds for your Downpayment and closing costs from Family
  • FHA Condominium requirements include at least a 51% owner occupancy ratio, no outstanding lawsuits against the Homeowners Association - call for details.
  • FHA Loans allow non-occupying co-borrowers such as parents and siblings.

VA Home Loans in Oceanside, California:

  • Active Duty Military and Veterans can both qualify
  • 100% financing up to $437,500
  • A $500K Oceanside Home Purchase would only require $15,625 downpayment (3.13%) - not including the VA Funding Fee
  • VA Loans require no Mortgage Insurance
  • VA Loans do require a VAFF (VA Funding Fee), which is usually financed
  • Veterans with a 10% or higher VA disability pay no VA Funding fee
  • Sellers can pay up to 4% of the VA Buyers closing costs

Conforming Home Loans in Oceanside, California:

  • Available up to $697,500 with the Conforming High Balance (aka conforming Jumbo)
  • Oceanside Conforming loans available up to $417,000
  • require a minimum of 10% downpayment or up to 90% LTV
  • Allow for condominiums, Second Homes, and investment properties
  • Call for details on Fico score requirements, downpayment requirements, etc

** please visit our post on Conforming vs Conventional to help explain the difference between these two terms, they are often misused in the media and web.

Oceanside Zip codes include 92049, 92051, 92052, 92054, 92056, 92057, 92058. Oceanside Area codes include the 760 area code and 442 area code.


Give us a call at 760-752-4480 direct, ask for Brian Skaar to see if this is the right loan for you. Visit us on the web at www.vandykfunding.com


VanDyk Mortgage has been making FHA loans since 1987. We are a HUD recognized Full Eagle FHA DE underwriter and FHA Direct Lender. We are also a VA Lender and VA Jumbo Lender.

Go with the Government Loan Pros, go with VanDyk. Visit us at www.vandykfunding.com or call Brian Skaar at 760-752-4480 for help with your FHA or VA loan. We offer FHA, FHA Jumbo, FHA Manual Underwrite, FHA Rehab 203K, VA, VA Jumbo, Conforming & Jumbo Loans.

We serve the following areas for VA, FHA and Conventional loans: California,Southern California, San Diego, Oceanside, San Marcos, Carlsbad, Oceanside, Vista, Escondido, Fallbrook, Bonsall, San Diego, Rancho Bernardo, Poway, Encinitas, Carmel Valley, Scripps Ranch, Tierra Santa, El Cajon, La Jolla, Chula Vista, National City, San Ysidro, Santee, Eastlake, Ramona, Temecula, Murrieta, and Valley Center. VanDyk Mortgage offers FHA, VA, & Conventional loans in addition to FHA Jumbo, VA Jumbo, and Conforming Jumbo loans (aka FHA High Balance, VA High Balance, and Conforming High Balance).


VanDyk Mortgage is a VA Direct Lender (since 1987) offering VA Loans such as VA purchase loans, VA Streamline Refinance, VA IRRRL, VA Refinance Loans, VA Mortgages of all types. As a Government Direct Lender, VanDyk Mortgage is also a HUD Full Eagle FHA Direct Endorsement Underwriter, ie FHA Direct Lender offering FHA Loans such as FHA Purchase loans, FHA Refinance, FHA Streamline Refinance, FHA loans, FHA Jumbo, FHA Jumbo Purchase, FHA Jumbo Refinance, FHA Jumbo Streamline Refinance, FHA High Balance, and FHA mortgages of all types. Visit us at www.vandykfunding.com to get started or just find out more.

Getting FHA & VA purchase offers approved

Getting FHA & VA purchase offers approved can seem daunting to a home buyer (and Realtors too).


Many buyers experience a long frustrating process when trying to bid on Bank Owned, REO, Short Sale, or Corporate Owned Properties with a FHA loan or VA loan. Why is this? Steve Hall with RE/Max United, one of our preferred Realtors here in North County San Diego, wrote a great success story on his blog regarding FHA & VA purchase offers.


I fully agree with Steve that it boils down to much more than the type of loan you are using when trying to get an offer accepted. The overall presentation and quality of the offer is the difference. The net price to the seller must be fair, not a low ball offer. The home must be either in reasonable condition to qualify, or the plan to cure any deficiencies must be in the offer, and there must be a PreApproval letter that shows the diligence performed in the PreApproval process. This will show the seller (ie, REO listing agent, asset manager, bank approval department, etc) that the offer is well thought out, supported by a knowledgable and detail minded Realtor, a commited buyer, and a quality lender that PreApproved the FHA or VA Loan before the offer was submitted. The presentation of the offer is key to acceptance.


I have heard from home buyers in many different market areas that their Realtors say "VA offers aren't getting accepted in this market" or "the bank isn't taking FHA offers at this time". We did a quick study of MLS records on the San Diego MLS and found that is not the case. Huge percentages of new purchase loans are made with FHA & VA Loans in San Diego County here in California.


The key: The Buyer and their Realtor stayed committed to the process, wrote quality offers, and then did what it takes to close the deal. It usually does take a minimum of a few offers to get one accepted in this strange housing market, but that is true of most offers, Cash, Conventional, FHA or VA financing.


I would like to commend Steve Hall for his commitment to his FHA buyers and VA buyers, it shows in his results!


The fact is that FHA, VA, and the corresponding FHA High Balance (FHA Jumbo) and VA High Balance (VA Jumbo) loans are one of the best ways to purchase a home with minimal down payment.


San Diego FHA buyers can borrow up to $697,500 with our FHA Jumbo loans with just 3.5% down payment. Veterans and Active Duty Military VA Jumbo buyers in San Diego can borrow up to $437,500 with zero down payment, or can purchase a home for a higher amount and pay 25% of the difference. On a $510,000 home purchase, this would require a $18,125 downpayment, or 3.55%.


Give us a call at 760-752-4480 direct, ask for Brian Skaar to see if this is the right loan for your next buyer. Visit us on the web at http://www.vandykfunding.com/


VanDyk Mortgage has been making FHA loans since 1987. We are a HUD recognized Full Eagle FHA DE underwriter and FHA Direct Lender. Go with the Government Loan Pros, go with VanDyk. Visit us at http://www.vandykfunding.com/ or call Brian Skaar at 760-752-4480 for help with your FHA loan. We offer FHA, FHA Jumbo, FHA Manual Underwrite, FHA Rehab 203K, VA, Conforming & Jumbo Loans.

We serve the following areas for VA, FHA and Conventional loans: California,Southern California, Northern California, Washington, Texas, Georgia, Florida, San Diego, San Marcos, Carlsbad, Oceanside, Vista, Escondido, Fallbrook, Bonsall, Riverside, Los Angeles, Orange County, Irvine, Corona, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Seattle, Washington, Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Lynnwood, Olympia, Tacoma, Puyallup, Buckley, Auburn, Kent, Federal Way, Seatac, San Francisco, San Jose, Carson, Gardena, Hawthorne, Lawndale, Inglewood, Ladera Heights, View Park, Windsor Hills, Baldwin Hills, Fox Hills, Culver City, Beverly Hills, Malibu, Santa Monica, Brentwood, Calabasas, Encino, Bel Air Estates, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Torrance, San Marcos, San Diego, Rancho Bernardo, Carlsbad, Escondido, Poway, Oceanside, Vista, Encinitas, Carmel Valley, Scripps, Tierra Santa, El Cajon, La Jolla, Chula Vista, National City, San Ysidro, Santee, Eastlake, Ramona, Long Beach, Artesia, La Palma, Cerritos, Compton, Lynwood, Bellflower, Temecula, Murrieta, Southern California, Northern California, Washington, Everett, Lynnwood, Tacoma, Kent, Federal Way, Auburn, Renton, Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Whittier, Santa Fe Springs, Downey, Irvine, Newport Beach, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange County. VanDyk Mortgage offers FHA, VA, & Conventional loans in addition to FHA Jumbo, VA Jumbo, and Conforming Jumbo loans (aka FHA High Balance, VA High Balance, and Conforming High Balance).


VanDyk Mortgage is a VA Direct Lender (since 1987) offering VA Loans such as VA purchase loans, VA Streamline Refinance, VA IRRRL, VA Refinance Loans, VA Mortgages of all types. As a Government Direct Lender, VanDyk Mortgage is also a HUD Full Eagle FHA Direct Endorsement Underwriter, ie FHA Direct Lender offering FHA Loans such as FHA Purchase loans, FHA Refinance, FHA Streamline Refinance, FHA loans, FHA Jumbo, FHA Jumbo Purchase, FHA Jumbo Refinance, FHA Jumbo Streamline Refinance, FHA mortgages of all types. We offer FHA & VA loans in California, Georgia, Texas, Washington, & More. Visit us at http://www.vandykfunding.com/ to get started or just find out more.



Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Our FHA Jumbo Loans are not capped at $650k

VanDyk Mortgage is a FHA Direct Lender and we offer FHA Jumbo loans up to your full County FHA Loan limit for 2010. This may sound strange, but many lenders are limited to a cap of $650K on FHA Loans, regardless of the corresponding FHA County Loan Limit. This constraint is due to their warehouse financing (ie, their line of credit for funding mortgage loans). We lend up to the full FHA County Loan limit in all areas that we service.

FHA Jumbo Loans are those that are $417,001 (aka the conforming loan limit) and up to the county limit. In many parts of California FHA Loans are available up to $729,750. This would include Los Angeles, Orange County, Ventura County, San Francisco, Alameda county, Santa Clara, San Jose, San Mateo, Contra Costa, and more. San Diego allows FHA loans up to $697,500, and Seattle is capped at $567,500. Be sure to check out our main website for details on FHA Loan Limits: http://www.vandykfunding.com/. VanDyk offers FHA Jumbo loans for Purchase, Refinance, and Cash out Refinance.

Our VA Jumbo loans are not capped at $650,000

VanDyk Mortgage allows you to borrow up to your full County Loan Limits. Our VA Jumbo loans are not capped at $650,000. This may sound strange, but many VA lenders do not offer VA loans above $650k. Why $650K you ask? It doesn't correspond with any VA County Limit (check yours here). This has to do with the lenders investors and warehouse financing. Warehouse financing is basically the Lenders line of credit that is used to extend mortgage loans. Many lenders are constricted by their warehouse lenders guidelines such as the $650K limit, without regard to Loan Limits. VanDyk Mortgage allows you to borrow up to your full County Loan Limits. In some cases we can make a VA Jumbo Loan up to $1.5 million. Please call for details on the VA Jumbo Program, it allows Veterans to purchase and refinance properties in higher cost areas in California and Washington such as Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland, and more.

VA Loans offer benefits to all Vets, not just First Time Home Buyers

VA Loans offer benefits to all Vets, not just for First Time Homebuyers. With increased VA Loan limits and enhanced VA refinance options, VA Home Loans offer current Veteran Homeowners two opportunities:


Veterans looking to purchase a new home (ie move up VA buyer) can now take advantage of much higher VA Loan limits to purchase their primary home. We will discuss VA Loan limits further in this article.


Refinance your Non-VA Loan into a safe, fixed rate VA loan (with no mortgage insurance, and up to 90% of your homes value, and this amount can include cash out).


Veteran Homebuyers in the greater Seattle-Tacoma-Everett area can borrow up to $481,250 with our VA Jumbo Loans. Vets in Los Angeles and Orange Counties can qualify for 100% VA Financing up to $593,750. San Diego Vets can go up to $437,500, while much of the Bay Area has a much higher VA Loan limit of $962,500 (San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Fremont, Santa Clara, Pleasanton, Sunnyvale, etc). We are a Direct VA Lender offering VA Home Loans and VA Jumbo Home Loans in every state we service. Check your counties VA Loan limits on our main site, www.vandykfunding.com. We have been making VA Loans since 1987, go with the VA Loan Pros at VanDyk Mortgage.


Check out some of our other articles on VA Loans.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

2010 VA Loan Limits for Washington

2010 Washington State VA Loan Limits.


The Veterans Administration, in concert with some help from Congress in 2008 now allows Veterans and Active Duty Military Personnel to purchase homes in higher cost areas such as California and Washington at loan amounts much higher than the old VA limits. Some examples in King County, Washington are Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Issaquah, Kent, Auburn, Burien, Des Moines, Snoqualmie, North Bend, Sammamish, Shoreline, and Woodinville may qualify for a 100% VA Jumbo loan up to $481,250. Pierce County cities including Tacoma, Federal Way, Bonney Lake, Puyallup, Port Orchard, Spanaway, Roy, Sumner and Fife can borrow up to $481,250 with no money down when buying a house. Snohomish County Vets buying a home in Everett, Bothell, Mill Creek, Lynnwood, Edmonds, Marysville, Snohomish, Monroe, Mukilteo, and Lake Stevens Vets qualify up to $481,250 for a 100% VA Loan as well.


VanDyk Mortgage is a proud VA Lender serving many states including California, Washington, Texas, Florida, and more.


We have compiled the Washington VA Loan limits for 2010 by county below. Here is a link to our complete list of all nationwide 2010 VA Loan Limits.


STATE COUNTY 2010 VA LIMIT


WA KING $481,250


WA PIERCE $481,250


WA SAN JUAN $505,000


WA SNOHOMISH $481,250


Any county not listed is at $417,000 for the VA loan limit.


If you need a VA loan for a higher amount than your county loan limit, please call us. We do offer VA loans over the county loan limits for VA IRRRL Streamline Refinance (aka VA Streamline), Refinance and Purchase. Call Brian Skaar at 760-752-4480 to get started.


VanDyk Mortgage is a Proud VA Direct Lender. VanDyk Mortgage has been making FHA & VA loans since 1987. We are a HUD recognized Full Eagle FHA DE underwriter and FHA Direct Lender. Go with the Government Loan Pros, go with VanDyk. Visit us at http://www.vandykfunding.com/ or call Brian Skaar direct at 760-752-4480 for help with your VA or FHA loan.


We are your VA Lender & VA Jumbo Direct Lender and FHA Lender & FHA Jumbo Direct Lender and we offer FHA, FHA Jumbo, FHA Manual Underwrite, FHA Jumbo Streamline refinance, FHA Jumbo Purchase, FHA Streamline, VA, VA Streamline, VA Jumbo purchase, VA Jumbo Refinance, VA Cashout refinance, VA, Conforming & Jumbo Loans.



2010 Loan Limits for VA Borrowers in California

2010 Loan Limits for VA Borrowers in California.

The Veterans Administration, in concert with some help from Congress in 2008 now allows Veterans and Active Duty Military Personnel to purchase homes in higher cost areas such as California and Washington at loan amounts much higher than the old VA limits. Some examples in California are San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont and much of the Bay Area may qualify for a 100% VA Jumbo loan up to $962,500. Los Angeles and Orange county cities such as Los Angeles (duh), Irvine, Anaheim, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna, Orange, Santa Monica, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Torrance, Pasadena, and Brea can borrow up to $593,750 with no money down when buying a house. San Diego Vets qualify up to $437,500 for a 100% VA Loan.

VanDyk Mortgage is a proud VA Lender serving many states including California, Washington, Texas, Florida, and more.



We have compiled the California VA Loan limits for 2010 by county below. Here is a link to our complete list of all nationwide 2010 VA Loan Limits.



STATE COUNTY 2010 VA LIMIT



CA ALAMEDA $962,500




CA CONTRA COSTA $962,500



CA EL DORADO $418,750



CA LOS ANGELES $593,750



CA MARIN $962,500



CA MONO $512,500



CA NAPA $443,750



CA NEVADA $418,750



CA ORANGE $593,750



CA PLACER $418,750



CA SACRAMENTO $418,750



CA SAN BENITO $633,750



CA SAN DIEGO $437,500



CA SAN FRANCISCO $962,500



CA SAN LUIS OBISPO $487,500



CA SAN MATEO $962,500



CA SANTA CLARA $633,750



CA SANTA CRUZ $568,750



CA VENTURA $486,250



CA YOLO $418,750



Any county not listed is at $417,000 for the VA loan limit.



If you need a VA loan for a higher amount than your county loan limit, please call us. We do offer VA loans over the county loan limits for VA IRRRL Streamline Refinance (aka VA Streamline), Refinance and Purchase. Call Brian Skaar at 760-752-4480 to get started.