If you have a really low mortgage rate on your home right now, but you want to buy another home, there needs to be some sort of justification, for giving up the historic, low-interest rate to go into a higher-priced mortgage, here are some things consumers have to weigh out as a relates to making…
If you’re thinking about doing any kind of a mortgage loan to purchase or refinance a home, and your credit needs some work, that might be a sign to pull back, and it also might not. Here are some things to consider that go in correlation with getting a mortgage beyond your credit score. Let’s…
If you’re thinking about buying a home, but you’re just not sure. You’re probably better off listening to your gut. That looming credit card debt, or personal loan, that you just can’t seem to kick whatever the case may be here are five reasons you might want to think about waiting to purchase a home…
If you’re looking to get prequalified to buy a home, one of the main elements, a lender will use to determine your ability to afford that home is your income. Your gross monthly income from your W-2 wages or your net income from your tax returns is what the lender will use as a basis…
If you’ve been on the fence about buying a home and you’re thinking about potentially getting prequalified. Here are some things you should give some consideration to… You might be telling yourself “I don’t want to buy a home right now because interest rates are kind of high.” The question becomes in relation to what?…
When you apply for a home the lender analyzes your credit score, your income credit score, and assets in determining your eligibility to buy a home. If anything changes in the process, numbers can as a result… Numbers can change in the process in any number of the following ways- insurance on your home is…
For consumers who are beginning the road into homeownership, the notion of building a home versus buying something already built may seem attractive. If you are trying to decide, here are some factors to weigh in on… Building a home generally means you need to have the land first. Financing can sometimes be problematic as…
In the last few weeks, a handful of big banks have failed including Silicon Valley bank signature bank, and now First Republic Bank. While this is not a repeat of 2008, it does signal instability in the broader mortgage market which may be good news for long-term mortgage rates. Hear some things to consider… First…