Do You Know How To Find The Best Mortgage Deal?

People will spend months or even years planning to buy their own home. They will work hard to build good credit. They will save a sizable down payment. They will search for the perfect house. Then they will settle for the first mortgage they...

Do You Have To Have A Mortgage To Buy A Home?

Buying a house is almost certainly the most expensive purchase you will ever have to make. Finding or saving the funds to buy your first home and get your foot on to the property ladder used to be almost impossible without taking out a...

One of the most common things that borrowers ask lenders is what their rates will be. The rates a lender has is very volatile, it is not always the same. So the lender will always have to wait via fax, E-mail or a secure website for the rate sheet that comes from their company. Because it is...

When you are searching for a mortgage, no matter if it is a first, second, or refinance, you have different options on repaying it which some people don’t realize. So, before you just take whatever is on the paperwork, you should consider the following options:

Capital and Interest...

A mortgage rate is a price tag that is flying from the smoke stack of your home. It is the cost that you will be charged, on top of the principle amount of the homes value that you will be charged for borrowing money to pay for your home. Buying a home does not have to be just a dream anymore...

One of the best places, you hope, to sink your capital for a good return is in real estate. However, when you provide the financing for someone to purchase their own home, your capital is tied to their ability to pay back the loan. If they start to miss payments, then you need to start...

Qualifying for a mortgage can be a stressful affair. A common problem that can occur is not having enough income to qualify for the loan amount. If you have this problem, here are a few possible solutions.

Mortgage Creativity

You find the house of your dreams and need to get a...

Many seniors want to enjoy their golden years, but are unable to find a way to increase their monthly income or decrease enough of their monthly expenditures in order to retire at an age that will afford them the opportunity to do so. One way to circumvent this problem is through obtaining a...

The real estate market in the United States is undeniably hot, hot, hot. This toward pace has resulted in an odd mortgage qualification problem – low appraisals. Here are your options if you get a low appraisal amount.

Appraisals

An appraisal is simply an effort by a...

Danger of Deferred Interest Mortgages: Understanding the Risks of Negative Amortization Home Loans

Negative amortization or “neg am” occurs when the minimum payment on a mortgage covers less than the monthly interest charged, causing the balance of the loan to increase instead...

Credit repair is as important as getting out of debt

Avoiding complications in credit repair is almost important as getting out of debt. When we have bills that were neglected simply because we didn’t have the money to pay the bills, or else we purchased items instead of paying the...

For a number of reasons, the rate of home foreclosures is rising in the United States. In fact, the rate is up some 70% over a year ago. Part of this is due to rising interest rates that are making payments unaffordable to homeowners who bought their homes three or four years ago with...