Understanding Reverse Mortgage Fears
It is estimated there is a target population of some 8.8 million senior households that both qualify for and are good potential candidates for HUD's home equity conversion mortgage (HECM) program. (Under an HECM loan, a lender advances money to a elderly homeowner, in the form of a series of fixed ... more...

Need Mortgage? Alternative Finance Often Masks Predators, Who Want to Steal Your House
So, your bank had just turned you down for a mortgage application. The same thing also happened, when you went to other banks in your area. How can those banking people be so blind? Don't they see that you are a hard working person? That you intend to repay them every penny?That blemish on your ... more...

Ending Your Private Mortgage Insurance Early
Private mortgage insurance, or PMI, is the safety net of the lender. PMI benefits lenders because it guarantees payment on the balance of loans not covered by the sale of foreclosed properties.If a borrower makes a down payment of 20% of the cost of the home, the lender can generally trust that he ... more...

The Old "Bait & Switch" Is Alive And Well In The Mortgage Business
Just about everyones heard of the old bait & switch. Ill bet you could probably give an example or two of how its been tried on you before too, couldnt you? Even those who think they dont know what it is will recognize it when its explained. Let me give you an example and tell you how some not so ... more...

A Qualified Mortgage Consultant Can Help Boost Credit Scores
Consumers interested in purchasing or refinancing a home will pay an interest rate based on current market conditions and their ability to pay back the loan. The borrowers income and debt ratios are taken into consideration by the lender, as well as the predictability factor provided by credit ... more...

Option ARM Mortgage Loan - Is This Really for You?
What happened to the days of a 15 or 30 year fixed rate mortgage loan? Ultimately this is the safest and most popular mortgage loan product in our industry, but new mortgage products are hitting the market, and we in the mortgage business are using them to our advantage; ever heard the radio ... more...

Reverse Mortgage Putting Your Equity to Work
If you're like many seniors, your home is your largest asset, and although you are concerned about the thought of borrowing against it, your house may be the only way to increase your income.Rising real-estate prices have caused many seniors' homes to significantly increase in value. But unless ... more...

How Can A Qualified Mortgage Consultant Help Boost Your Credit Scores?
Consumers interested in purchasing or refinancing a home will pay an interest rate based on current market conditions and their ability to pay back the loan. The borrowers income and debt ratios are taken into consideration by the lender, as well as the predictability factor provided by credit ... more...

Mortgage Tips For The Frantic
It is a curious fact of human nature that people will haggle over the price of an umbrella, but buy a house on impulse.We understand small amounts of money; we know what they can buy. 200,000 is harder to grasp; you can't fit it in your pocket. The desire to acquire, combined with the stress of the ... more...

Advantages and Disadvantages Of A Reverse Mortgage
Betty and John, are in their mid-seventies and are currently weighing the advantages and disadvantages of a reverse mortgage as a way of freeing up some cash. The couple purchased their home 45 years ago for about $14,000 since then home values have skyrocketed and recent single family homes in ... more...

What is a Mortgage?
A mortgage is a loan, usually from a bank, finance company or building society to help you buy your home.A mortgage is a loan, from a bank or building society that is secured against your house or flat. You have to pay back everything you borrow from your lender within an agreed length of time (the ... more...

Making Sense of Mortgage Speak
Applying for a home loan can be overwhelming. You will need to contend with mountains of papers, contracts, documents; and do lots of planning and coordination. Add to that a whole language unique to the mortgage loan process and you have the makings of an experience unlike any other.Agreeing to ... more...

Mortgage loans: Are 'No Cost Loans' Really at No Cost?
Buyers are often tempted to jump into refinancing their home loan in order to save a half (or quarter) percent on their existing mortgage. Unfortunately, those "no cost" loans are rarely "no cost". Here are a few tips to help make sure your home loan is a true no cost loan.Verify how the lender ... more...

Is the Time Right for You to Re-mortgage?
At certain times and in certain circumstances it actually makes more sense for someone to re-mortgage than to stay with their current lender and ride the waves of ever changing interest rates.This article looks at five specific reasons to re-mortgage but first things first I must just point out ... more...

How To Make Money In Real Estate Without Buying Any Property: Become A Mortgage Broker
Will Real Estate prices keep going up or will the bubble burst?Who knows? Either way, real estate is a risky business. Tying up all that money and having very little liquidity can spell disaster for any investor.In any hot market there are always ways to make money without taking any risk yourself ... more...