Lesser-known mortgage options can help home buyers find the right fit for their budget. Here are four options you may not have heard about. Continue reading
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RSS feed for this sectionSafely Make A Big Purchase When Buying a House
Making a major purchase can affect your mortgage qualification status. But there are a few smart ways to make big purchases and keep your home loan approval intact. Continue reading
Follow This Advice To Buy The Right Home Your First Time
Recent surveys offer advice to new home buyers who want to buy a home that meets all their current and future needs. Continue reading
Seller concessions: How a seller can pay your closing costs
“Seller concessions” allow a home buyer to have its mortgage closing costs paid by the home seller. Option available for FHA, VA, USDA, Conventional, and jumbo mortgages. Continue reading
Refinance Mortgage Rates Hit By Huge Demand For Mortgage Loans
The current Refinance Boom is bogging down banks, and causing mortgage rates to rise. Are rates too low to be sustainable? Perhaps it’s time to lock. Continue reading
Ellie Mae: Lenders Approving More Mortgage Applications
Low interest rates, rising rents, and loosening mortgage guidelines have pushed refinances to a 47% market share. More purchases are getting approved, too. Continue reading
VA Mortgage Rates Beat All Others For 21st Straight Month
It pays to be a veteran. Using VA Benefits and the G.I. Bill, military borrowers get access to lower rates than the general U.S. population. Continue reading
Mortgage Rates Already Retreating From Freddie Mac’s Print Of 3.73%
Waiting to find a mortgage rate in the 3s? It’s a good time to get one. Analysis of the weekly Freddie Mac survey, plus live rate quotes and expert mortgage rate forecasts. Continue reading
Federal Reserve “Eases” Forward Guidance; Mortgage Rates Sink
The Federal Reserve held the Fed Funds Rate unchanged after its January 2016 meeting, while pledging support to consumers for low mortgage rates. Continue reading
Housing Starts Hit 100-Month Best; Home Prices Likely To Rise
As demand surges, U.S. builders are starting more homes than during any period this decade. Mortgage rates are cheap and low downpayment loans are abundant. Continue reading