Home | Ask Your Question | Mortgage Glossary |Free Credit Report | Mortgage Calculator
Mortgage Professor about home market value: 
Are Mortgage Assumptions a Good Deal?
November 17, 2003, Revised December 20, 2005 ?I have been offered a deal where I take over the home seller?s mortgage. What are the pros and cons of doing this??  Benefit of Mortgage Assumptions to Buyers When a homebuyer assumes responsibility for a home seller?s ... more...

Are Mortgage Balloon Loans Safe if the Bubble Bursts?
May 5, 2003 "What happens if the housing bubble bursts? Will I lose my house if I owe more on it than it is worth? If I take out an ARM or balloon loan, will I be able to refinance them when they come due?" If you continue to pay your mortgage on time, you don?t ... more...

home market value related definitions

Shared Appreciation Mortgage, SAMt
Shared Appreciation Mortgage, SAM A mortgage in which a borrower receives a below-market interest rate in return for which the lender (or another investor such as a family member or other partner) receives a portion of the future appreciation in the value of the property. May also ... more...

Equity
Equity The difference between the fair market value and current indebtedness, also referred to as the owner's interest. The value an owner has in real estate over and above the obligation against the property. Equity increases as the mortgage is paid or as the property enjoys ... more...

More about home market value

Get Free home market value Quotes and Estimates

Get instant on-line mortgage rate quote and closing cost estimate. Only put your loan numbers. No contact info required. Compare offers from top mortgage lenders... more...

10 Easy but Essential Steps for Home Selling Success
They say that the whole process of selling up, buying new and moving on is one of the most stressful series of events any of us goes through in a lifetime: and yet with careful planning, attention to detail and a clear focus, the whole process can be relatively stress free.While there will always ... more...

Reinventing Real Estate, Part 1: Online and Empowered Consumers Are Taking Charge and Paying Less
For decades, the real estate world turned in a predictable manner. The roles of buyers, sellers and real estate professionals were fairly well defined and transactions followed a predictable path of yard signs, newspaper ads, open houses and miles of paperwork.Recently, online and empowered ... more...

Investing in Real Estate Like a Stock
A REAL ESTATE STOCK PLANGetting out of the bleachers and into the game!This report is going to explain or attempt to give the stock market investors a basic one-on-one interview with a real estate portfolio manager who has consistently made a profit on 100% of the investment products that were ... more...

Where Did All The Farmers Go?
Several times a year, I hear someone complain about the development of farm land in our area. These complainers consider it a crime that so much of our farm land has been converted to housing, business, shopping, etc. They seem to consider the farmers and developers to be criminals.If you want to ... more...

Finding Houses For Your New Property Business
Last time we looked at Market research and one of the topics to be researched was properties that are currently available to rent in your locality. You can find these on your competitors web sites and listed in the local press. Make a list of ALL the property available near you. Its an excellent ... more...

Real Estate Investment - When, What and Where?
Like economy and stock market, real estate often runs in cycles of approximately 7-10 years. The value of real estate often goes up for a few years, tops out, keeps flat or goes down for 2-3 years. The availability of low interest rate mortgage and recovery of economy will eventually jump-start a ... more...

Home Equity Loans Beware of Appraisal Fraud
A new report by the independent Demos group has revealed what may not be a surprise to many people corruption is rampant in the home appraisal industry. The bust in the dot-com market of some five years ago has left would-be lenders with a surplus of cash to lend. This has led to a huge boom in ... more...

Real Estate Remains A Strong Investment
Opportunities to make big, quick profits in residential real estate tend to come and go in cycles. When a local market is hot, families may find it possible to buy a house at an attractive price, fix it up, and watch its value rise in just a few years.When the same local market is at the low end ... more...

Mortgage Refinance Quote Offers Flexibility to Homeowners
Over the past several years, the housing market in the U.S. has boomed. Homeowners have watched their home equity balloon as housing prices have soared. In many areas in the U.S., modest homes purchased as recently as seven years ago have doubled or tripled in value. During that same period, ... more...

Patio Canopies: Protecting Your Patio From The Elements
Most working individuals with families target a home as their primary investment. Since the home is generally considered symbolic of ones social status, many exert much effort to make their homes a beautiful and comfortable one without sacrificing functionality and the budget. This attitude also ... more...

Return to previous page   More articles on home market value
Shop For Your Mortgage Now!
Shop For Your Mortgage Now!

You'll be re-directed to Top-Lenders.com

Want to Know Your Rate?
Get Customized Mortgage Quote Instantly

Mortgage Indexes Info
30 Yr Fixed Rate
15 Yr Fixed Rate
5/1, 3/1 ARM
CODI
COSI
12 MTA
COFI 11th District, Federal
12 Month LIBOR (USD)
1 Year CMT
Market Indexes Info
WSJ Prime Rate
FNMA
Federal Funds
30 Year Treasury

 

ExplainingMortgages © 2005 - 2009