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You probably think you don’t have choice between a long or a short repayment term with your mortgage because you want to afford your monthly payments and you must you choose to spread your loan payments over a longer term of time, say 20, 30 years or more. Of course, a mortgage with a short repayment [...] When financial institutions have all published their rates in 2008 and 2009, everybody known they would be at an historical low rate! For example, one can find a fixed closed mortgage rate for one year at only 3.90%. With those cuts in interest rates, there is nothing comparable since 1980. If you look to 5 years term for [...] When interest rates go down, it encourage house buyers to choose fixed rate mortgages. If you read previous articles about fixed or varying rate mortgage loan, you already know that varying rates remains a winning strategy for the foreseeable future. Moreover, according to economists, varying rate will be the best option over the next few years. [...] If you compare for the same term, the varying mortgage loan rates is lower than the fixed loan because its rate is guarantee to remain unchanged for the duration of the loan. It could be tempting, but this strategy implies some hazards… Varying home mortgage rates This option is more interesting when, over the entire term of [...] In the previous articles, we saw that weekly mortgage repayment could save you more money than if you pay every month. Why? The explanation is simple and doesn’t change anything in the amount you have to pay. Given that there is less time between each payment (every week instead of every month), a portion of the [...] Have you ever hear that it is better to repay your mortgage every week or every two weeks? Is that true that this strategy could save you a lot of money in interest fees? In order to understand this strategy, we have to define two different weekly payment options. The first one is the accelerated weekly [...] Here is a way to take problems with a little humor, especially if they are related to subjects as important as home mortgage or loans…
Mortgage and loans problem solving flowchart In the previous article, we explain how works open home mortgages in relation with closed ones. We also discussed interest rates of that kind of mortgages. In this article, we will see examples to illustrate the difference. 1. Imagine you decide to take an open home mortgage of $100,000 and you think you will be able [...] The only home mortgage that is repayable at any time without penalty is the open mortgage. And most of these have variable interest rates. Of course, some open mortgage have a fixed interest rate for 5 years, but this rate is very much higher. So, it might be not useful for you to get fixed rates. And [...] The secrets we are about to reveal you in the article could literally change your financial life in making you save thousands of dollars! Is it possible to shorten the amortization term of a 35-years home mortgage loan at 20 or even 10 or 15 years, often without paying more every year? Yes! OK. You just [...] Today, when you borrow a home mortgage loan, there is flexibility in the amortization periods that are available. Some banks have even created customized strategies. Some banks let you repay on a longer term than 25, say, 30 and even 35 years. But don’t forget, longer is the term of your home mortgage, higher is the interest [...] Very few people can buy their home cash… It is the reason why borrowing through a home mortgage loan is inevitable. And in order not to have too high monthly payments, you must assess your ability to borrow before shopping for your future beautiful house. A house can be very expensive. And you have to consider [...] As said the English philosopher Francis Bacon: “The real power is knowledge”. It is the main reason why our website is giving you information and advices to avoid problems and bad experiences related to personal finance (loans, home mortgage, insurance, etc.) The more you know, the better you choose… Thus, a third interesting point to talk [...] Another important point to consideris the renegotiation of your mortgage interest rates. Imagine you want to renegotiate your home mortgage loan in order to benefit from lower interest rates. Here is a common scenario: you meet the consultant at your bank. After reviewing your financial situation, he goes to see his supervisor he returned to you [...] There are often problems when you talk with home mortgage representatives from banks. Even if they do not seem to work for you, other banks would probably offer the same poor service… Ordinary people could often think they do not earn enough money to get good service: they are often disappointed. Here is the first important point [...] |
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