The challenges consumers have faced in recent years in procuring a mortgage may be coming to an end. Here are four major changes making your mortgage easier… Landlord History-until recently, in order to qualify for conventional loan financing you needed to show a history of being a landlord for the most recent last 24 months.…
If you have ever bought a home or plan to in the near future, real estate taxes and hazard insurance are necessary carrying costs you incur as a homeowner. There are two sides to every coin when electing to have these expenses rolled in your mortgage payment. Here are the facts on mortgage escrow accounts……
Everyone wants to know they’re getting a fair and reasonable mortgage offer. The federal government supports the annual percentage rate disclosure as the benchmark barometer of loan cost. Here are the facts… Quick APR Tidbits The annual percentage rate is a disclosure only seen in the origination of new credit or in advertisements of various…
All too often, the water cooler talk circulates and the stories about mortgage companies dropping the ball become ingrained with would be borrowers and the real estate community alike. How to stop changes before they happen… Rates & Loan Fees Change Fees changing and rising, sting the most. Nothing is more frustrating for a consumer…
This can be accomplished in a variety of ways, but the most common way is to take the monthly savings you generate by refinancing your home and divide it into the capital idea closing costs required to complete the refinance. If you can breakeven in 2 to 3 years, this in most cases is normal…
The direction of mortgage interest rates drive the housing market. We’ve been spoiled with ultra-low rates the last few years with many experts predicating 2014 was going to be the year of 5% rates, they were wrong. Here’s why we’re not going to be seeing 5% mortgage rates anytime soon. Ability To Procure Credit Reality…
Applying for a home loan? Omitting, hiding, manipulating or not showing income, may be a gray area with your mortgage company. What to know… When you apply for a home loan, there are specific income documentation requirements, all lenders will require to fund on a mortgage . This includes: Two most recent years income tax…
For anyone who got a mortgage in the last few years with little equity, most are all-too-familiar with mortgage insurance, the added premium built into the mortgage payment insuring the lender against payment default. Measured over time, it can cost you thousands. The facts you must know… Zero Tax Advantages For years mortgage borrowers got…