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October 19th, 2009 — Mortgage Refinancing
The VA streamline refinancing or interest rate reduction loan is also called irrrl. It’s one of the best mortgage refinancing options available in the market. It’s very easy to qualify for. It’s a government backed mortgage loan for active duty and prior service veterans who already have an existing VA loan. Being government backed, it gets an edge over other types.
If you want to refinance your current VA home loan, VA streamline refinancing will provide you with hassle free and easiest options to get advantage of lower interest rates. Credit qualification won’t be a requirement, so even if you had bad credit, you can avail the opportunity. Well, credit qualification is not the issue, but you should not have more than one late mortgage payment in the last 12 months.
August 17th, 2009 — Mortgage Rates, Mortgage Refinancing
According to a recent announcement by Freddie Mac, during the second quarter of 2009, refinancing borrowers overwhelmingly chose fixed-rate loans, despite of whether their original loan was an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) or fixed.
99% of major borrowers whose original loan was ARM now selected a new conforming fixed-rate mortgage. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages tended to be the preferred new product, 15-year fixed-rate mortgages gained favor among refinancers, with roughly a 2 percentage point increase in the proportion choosing this product for original ARM borrowers and nearly a 4 percentage point increase among original fixed-rate borrowers.
Both refinancing borrowers and families buying homes are getting away from ARMs in the current environment. During this period, the 5/1 hybrid ARMs carried an average rate of 4.9 percent while 30-year fixed mortgage rates were only at 5.0 percent on average. The small benefit from the lower rate is not enticing enough to cover the risk that rates will rise in the future from these historic lows.
These estimates come from a sample of properties on which Freddie Mac has funded at least two successive loans and the latest loan is for refinance rather than for home purchase.
Read more about the latest mortgage loan modification trends here.
August 16th, 2009 — Mortgage Refinancing
There might be many reasons leading you to consider refinancing your mortgage. Well, here goes the list of quick five reasons that can make anyone to consider mortgage refinancing:
- You are suffering from high monthly payments and you also want to lower the interest rate, to save some extra dollars.
- You want to refinance from high interest Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM) to a lower interest Fixed-Rate. But for that you got to consider how long you’re going to live in your home. It’ll be a good deal if you have just a few years to stay in your home, but if you are planning on more than 5 years in your home, it might not be such a good idea.
- Refinance from a Fixed-Rate Mortgage to an ARM when the previous is higher. Here, again the same rules apply as discussed above. You have to consider your stay period in the home before deciding to refinance.
July 29th, 2009 — Mortgage Loans, Mortgage Refinancing
Although a lender has to face many risks to provide a mortgage refinance loan to a borrower with bad credit, but it’s normally met with a slight higher rates and interest rates. Due to online competition, mortgage rates have been repeatedly decreasing and hence becoming more favorable for people with bad credit.
Home mortgage loan purchase or refinance with good credit is less complicated, but in case of poor credit it may be. Persons who have good credit score are qualified candidates, but it doesn’t matter that you have bad or good credit. you can have mortgage loan with bad credit too. And, once funds are received, the homeowners can pay off their debt, which will improve credit score.
Getting approved with bad credit mortgage refinancing is definitely possible but it requires work and patience. Make sure that before applying for a mortgage loan, you try and correct any fault on your credit report. This may include paying down the balance on credit cards or maintaining a current account standing with creditors.
July 29th, 2009 — Mortgage Loans, Mortgage News, Mortgage Refinancing
FHA loan rates are expected to go after mortgage rates this week and that could very well be higher. The 10 year rate yield has stirred up so it is very likely that mortgage rates will tag along. The last time that the 10 year yield moved much higher and mortgage rates did not shift, a one day move of over .75% in average mortgage rates has been seen then. Unluckily, this move was to the up side rather than the down side. If that would be the case today, mortgage rates would have gone over 6%.
If mortgage rates progress this much higher, expect to see FHA loan rates following them higher. If you have been planning to have refinancing or getting your first mortgage, this is possibly the best time to do so. Later, even if you wait a few weeks, you could see average mortgage rates going above 6% which will bring FHA rates higher as well.
The one good thing is that you are aware of the situation now and you can take action for getting the mortgage application process in progress.
June 26th, 2009 — Mortgage Loans, Mortgage Refinancing
Mortgage rates are once again in a very good position, so before the Federal Reserve declares another rate rise—refinance right now!
ARM’s are causing trouble for many people in The USA, as they are making higher monthly payments for a home that will be of quite a low value in future. The only good way to avoid this reset of mortgage rate is to consider refinancing.
In some cases mortgage refinancing makes sense, in some cases it doesn’t. If you are in an adjustable rate mortgage and still have some equity in your property, I must say make the most of today and don’t linger on tomorrow. Even if you are not absolutely sure and are confused about your refinancing decision, you should at least examine your opportunities and see what it holds for you.
