A Guide to Getting a Mortgage
Buying a new house is a major step in your life and it can also be a major debt that shouldn't be taken lightly. To save yourself both time and money, it's important to keep your need for a mortgage in mind during the entire process of finding and buying a new home.Careful consideration of ...
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Home Refinancing Rates - When is It Worth It to Refi?
When interest rates were two points below your current mortgage rate, it was considered a good rule of thumb to refinance. But with todays low closing costs, a difference of one percent can save you money on your interest costs. Even with low fees, it only worth it to refinance when you can be sure ...
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Poor Credit Mortgage Refinance - Getting Approved
Because of low interest rates, many homeowners are opting to refinance their homes and cash-out at closing. The refinance process is similar to the procedure of obtaining the original mortgage. Homeowners must be approved by a lender and pay fees associated with acquiring a new loan closing cost, ...
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Poor Credit Mortgage Refinance Getting Approved
Because of low interest rates, many homeowners are opting to refinance their homes and cash-out at closing. The refinance process is similar to the procedure of obtaining the original mortgage. Homeowners must be approved by a lender and pay fees associated with acquiring a new loan closing cost, ...
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No Fee Mortgages Coming Soon
Buying a home, especially for the first time, can be a daunting experience. There are endless credit checks, bank checks, employment checks, appraisals and more paperwork than seems to make sense. Adding to the angst associated with buying a home is the endless list of fees that are added to the ...
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Do You Speak Real Estate?
Anyone interested in real estate should be able to talk the
talk. Here is a list of common phrases and words with a
short explanation. Use it as a reference:Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM). A type of mortgage loan
whose interest rate changes periodically up or down, usually
once or twice a year ...
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Why Refinance Back into a 30-Year Loan?
One of the biggest reasons homeowners refinance their mortgage is to obtain a lower interest rate and lower monthly payments. By refinancing, the borrower pays off their existing mortgage and replaces it with a new one. This can often be accomplished with a no-points no-fees loan program, which ...
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Mortgage Loans 101: How to Prepare for Closing Costs
Most home buyers understand the basics of home mortgage loans. They know what a mortgage loan is, how interest works, and other fundamentals of the home loan process.But when it comes to the closing costs associated with buying a home, many of these same home buyers get caught off guard by both ...
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Dallas Mortgage Brokers
Mortgage brokers earn their living by bringing lenders and borrowers together. They are similar to real estate brokers, who bring buyers and sellers together.As you have to be careful in getting a real estate agent, you have to take similar care to get a mortgage broker. The borrower pay the ...
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Refinance Your FHA Home Mortgage Loan - Refinancing With The Streamline Process
You can now refinance your FHA loan with their streamlined process. With reduced paperwork, your lender can process your mortgage much quicker. There are some unique requirements to refinance your FHA loan, but you continued to be backed by the FHA through this process.Basic RequirementsIn addition ...
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