Buying - Financing

Obtaining a home loan: The mortgage providers listed below know the Canon City areaand are all excellent at their jobs in helping you obtain mortgage assistance.

	Peggy Dunn at Sunflower Bank knows home loans!
	Canon National Bank in Canon City provides quality assistance in obtaining a home loan.  Contact Jackye or Laurie at 276-6802 for assistance.
	Lorrie Cornella at Legacy Bank knows home loans!
	Wells Fargo at 532 Main Street in Canon City has information on getting pre qualified and they can assist you with mortgage information. Contact Brad Knifong or Carolyn Likens at 276-8124 in Canon City for help.
	The national association of realtors provides good information avoiding predatory lenders which often provide a loan that sounds good but the results can be catastrophic.  A series of loan and mortgage tools are available from realtor.com
	Remax Royal Gorge  provides mortgage tips for buyers.

Quality Federal and state assistance:  This can be your handbook on learning about mortgages and knowing what you are doing. Buyers who understand mortgages as well as finding a good home in a good neighborhood are very powerful buyers!  Let me know if you find other useful information and I'll include it.

	Check out this mortgage glossary from us department of housing and urban development
	There is excellent home loan information from Colorado Housing and Financing Authority
	Nine steps to buying a home from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Affairs. Please note that they recommend shopping for a loan before you shop for a house!
	The Colorado Division of Housing under the Colorado department of local affairs has buyer information
	The Upper Arkansas Council of governments has two programs that potential buyers should check out. These are the mutual self help housing program and the housing rehabilitation program