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According to recent reports, mortgage rates bumped up in the first week of July, 2011, as the investors set aside their concerns over the grave Greek debt disaster and became more confident about the US housing market. The 30 year mortgage loan rose 5 basis points to 4.71%, as per the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
How Much can you Afford to Pay for your Home Mortgage Loan?
When you are looking to buy a house, you have to identify first the amount you will be able to pay in addition to monthly expenses.
The higher amount you will have to pay on your home is the down payment, which represent [...]
When it is time to negotiate your home mortgage loan, two kinds of people have opposite need: the borrower (you) and the bank… As you want to pay as less interest as possible, banks wants to make profit lending you a home mortgage loan.
The mortgage broker plays a special role in this relationship. He [...]
Did you know that renegotiate your mortgage is the same thing than refinancing it? Read this article before.
For few months now, banks lower their rates. How to enjoy this situation even if your mortgage contract will last for several years? Here are possible answers.
It is the kind of reduction that gives pleasure! For [...]
A great number of investors, banks and government included, would be happy to accurately predict the direction of mortgage rates!
Even if we know all the relevant data about rates, we will not be able to accurately predict whether rates will fall by ½% or ¼%, or if they grow up next week or next [...]
If we want to accurately predict where mortgage rates are running now, we will need a long term view of the past in order to help predict future. Unfortunately, this view is not easy to get, but we will present ideas of how to figure out how to predict rates.
First, let’s examine factors involved [...]
To get the best home mortgage rates, banks have to consider general characteristics of ideal borrower. To determine the financial condition of credit you will be able to get, banks will required to assess your risk level.
If your risk assessment is low, banks will be more willing to offer you their best interest rates. [...]
In the previous post, we saw that something is more important than the best interest rates! Here are two more facts to help you save money!
Second fact: Find other ways that help you save you money. For example, flexible mortgage interest rates could be less expensive than fixed ones.
In 2001, Dr. Milevska from [...]
Would you want to learn something to save more than getting the best interest rates? Almost everyone wants to know where to get the best rates. But there is something more important! Here are three important facts to know how you can beat this strategy.
First fact: Understand the impact of better interest rates on [...]
An important question to consider is under what circumstances it is beneficial to apply for mortgage refinancing. Here are some options to consider before to go.
First of all, if the interest rate of the market has dropped two points below your current rate, you could seriously consider refinancing your home. If you see your [...]
Homeowners should think carefully about decisions they make regarding the refinancing of their mortgage. In most cases, they refinance the home they live in. But one important question they should ask is if it is the right time!
The 2-2-2 rule
There is an interesting theory which is used in decisions involving mortgage refinancing. It [...]
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