By Farid Fajjri on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Filed Under: Mortgage
You may have good fund for used to the monthly house payment that you make. But if any option that would give you lower payment, I’m sure you will take it, right? Refinancing your home mortgage is a great way to lower the house payment that would save your money. Also you have the chance to replace an older secure loan with a new loan secured by the same assets.
When you refinance your home mortgage mean you are replacing your current loan with a new loan from another or the same lender. Refinancing could mean switching banks or other lenders, or you may even be able to take a new deal from your current lender. The refinancing process is similar to what people go through with your original mortgage loan.
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By Farid Fajjri on Saturday, April 11, 2009 Filed Under: Mortgage
How is your mortgage loan? What plan did you choose for your mortgage loan? Are you in an adjustable rate mortgage or a fixed-rate mortgage? Generally, most of you want to get better such as to lower your interest rate and/or monthly payment.
It’s a good idea to get the lowest fixed rate possible, but you also have to consider your situation and what your financial goals are. Sometimes it makes best deals to refinance from adjustable to fixed. Sometimes it does not. It’s important to know what mortgage rates are rising or falling? If you have an adjustable rate mortgage (ARM), it may adjust to a rate that’s higher than a fixed-rate mortgage. Now might be a good time to consider refinancing to a fixed-rate loan.
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By Farid Fajjri on Thursday, March 26, 2009 Filed Under: Mortgage
Are you involved one of who have troubled mortgages? If yes, have you got solution for that? Now, you have chance to fix your problem with mortgage modifications payment option. As LA times reported “You don’t need to pay for counseling — there’s plenty of free help available. But many people in trouble won’t qualify for loan breaks, even under a new U.S. subsidy program”.
Your new mortgage modification can allow you to plan how much the lower monthly payment could you afford. Most lenders make this adjustment to your home loan for only the interest on the loan, not the principal. For example, if the interest rate on an adjustable loan has jumped to 8%, a modification might take it down to 6% or lower for five years.
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By Farid Fajjri on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Filed Under: Mortgage
It seems everyone who hoped for a $15,000 tax credit to buy a new home as primary residence will be disappointed. As Los Angeles Times reported that the proposal $35 billion credit to support mortgage sales was jettisoned in favor of a more modest $2 billion to $3 billion provision. The proposal would eliminate the repayment requirement in an existing tax credit for first-time home buyers, and raise the credit to $8,000 (not $15,000 tax credit as promised) from $7,500.
Is that good news or bad news? Whatever the President Obama will sign the proposal for stimulus bill package into law is which available $8,000 tax credit or $15,000 tax credit, more important for you as new homebuyers is how to: (1) tax advantage of the forthcoming homebuyer tax credit, (2) get a great rate on a mortgage, and (3) find a good property at a good price.
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By Farid Fajjri on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Filed Under: Mortgage
The real estate Web site, Zillow.com, reported on the latest release, American homeowners will collectively lose more than $2 trillion in home value by the end of 2008 and they calculated that home values have dropped 8.4% year-over-year during the first three quarters of 2008, compared with the same period of 2007.
News of declining home values for over the past month is informing good news for homeowners and could be the best holiday present for end year. Mortgage rates in US now down dramatically to 5.00% for 30-year fixed loan. These low rates may give an advantage for borrowers and it could be the best choice for you as homeowners who want to refinance your existing mortgages.
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By Farid Fajjri on Saturday, November 22, 2008 Filed Under: Mortgage
Probably, you wonder to know how your home price is now. Not necessary whether you are a homebuyer, seller or an owner, you must know rental rates and home prices are going on now.
To know whether your home is overpriced or not, you can simulate yourself calculation for your home’s value according to what have long used by Housing Economists. They used a home price/rent ratio as one way to gauge whether or not home prices are inflated or undervalued.
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By Farid Fajjri on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Filed Under: Mortgage
The Crisis of mortgages in US now not only be concerned by politicians of US and Wall Street analyst though have been worried the world caused domino’s effect.
Probably, you will ask how this crisis goes effect to you while you don’t have any sub-prime mortgages trouble or maybe not using credit cards to live or you were in around country where long distance from US.
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By N. A. Hilal on Monday, October 13, 2008 Filed Under: Mortgage
I just found an interesting suggestion about how to buy new home. According to him, what you need is make sure to have a good size down payment (DP) to avoid PMI or at least 20%. If you don’t know what PMI is, it’s an insurance for your bank to cover them in case you can’t pay your mortgage. Don’t pay this insurance that will only benefit someone else, the trick is got extra money so you can afford to pay 20% size DP at minimum.
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