Home | Ask Your Question | Mortgage Glossary |Free Credit Report | Mortgage Calculator
Mortgage Professor about stock market: 
Are Prepayments on a Balloon Loan Wise?
May 24, 1999 "I recently purchased a condominium financed by the seller at 5.5% interest over 34 years, with a balloon due in 10 years. Is it wise for me to make extra principal payments so that the balloon payment will be smaller, or should I invest my extra income ... more...

Should I Purchase the House For All Cash?
March 6, 2000 "My wife and I are both in our late 20s and would like to buy a home for $250,000. We have $500,000 in available assets, including cash, stock, and bonds, as well as $100,000 in retirement assets. We have no debt. We can afford to pay cash for the home. Should ... more...

stock market related definitions

Secondary Mortgage Market
Secondary Mortgage Market The place where primary mortgage lenders sell the mortgages to investors like Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac in order to obtain more funds for originating more new loans. Secondary mortgage market provides liquidity for the lenders. Government-sponsored ... more...

Market Value
Market Value The highest price that a buyer would pay and the lowest price a seller would accept on a property. Market value is the most probable price which a property should bring in under normal market conditions and may be different from the price a property could actually be ... more...

More about stock market

Get Free stock market 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...

Bad Credit Loans and Lender Questions & Answers
Q: What is a private investor and how do they differ from a hard money lender or a subprime lender?A: A private investor is an individual who lends out their own funds to borrowers who are unable to obtain a loan from a traditional lender such as a bank. It is also possible for private investors to ... more...

What Makes You Eligible for Venture Capital?
A budding company or one facing major financial crisis can find solution to all its financial hurdles with Venture Capital. Unlike banks, Venture Capital firms are an important source of long-term growth capital.Venture capital firms and individuals are interested in many of the same factors that ... more...

Home Equity Loan - Is It For You?
A Home equity loan has become an easy way to not only pay off other non-deductible debt, but to come up with large wads of cash for remodeling projects, vacations and more. People have financed college educations with a home equity loan, so your imagination is your only barrier. There are few if ... more...

Secrets of Making Money from Real Estate - Part 1
There are three investment vehicles which can make you rich. Stocks, businesses, and real estate.Stocks can return lots of money in a short amount of time, and can have a steady rate of return using investing techniques such as dollar cost averaging. However, but how much stock do you think you can ... 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...

Get Rich Slowly
Is it hard to get rich? If youre young, not really.Its fun to play with financial calculators and see what might happen.If you have just graduated from college and are about 22 years old and if you put $100 a month in an IRA that grows at 10% a year, you will have around $865,000 at age 65. 10% ... more...

Ready to Sign that Lease Agreement?
The real estate market is booming across the United States, especially in select areas of California as well as Las Vegas. Even the sleepy town of Boise, Idaho is experiencing record breaking primary residential development. Where ever you happen to live, you have probably noticed its not so easy ... more...

Property Investment - What Future For the Biggest Bubble of All Time?
The Economist magazine published a special report in this months issue entitled House Prices After The Fall. Some might call it pessimistic, alarmist, nonsense or worse but only the foolish would choose to ignore the research that comes out of a think-tank with the kind of resources that this ... more...

Home Refinancing Scam Thieves Use Identity Theft to Steal Your Equity
Since the demise of the stock market in 2000, the real estate market has been booming. Investors who are justifiably cautious about investing in stocks have been investing in homes. This has driven the prices of homes in the United States to record levels. Long-time homeowners are discovering ... more...

Approaching the Venture Capital Market
Many of todays new ventures, particularly Internet startups with their enormous cash requirements, high risk, and high potential return, require approaching the venture capital marketplace. Venture capital investors are difficult to characterize, but we can discuss what venture capital firms ... more...

Return to previous page   More articles on stock market
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