Home | Ask Your Question | Mortgage Glossary |Free Credit Report | Mortgage Calculator
Mortgage Professor about residential property: 
Questions About Title Insurance
December 16, 2002 "What is title insurance?"   Title insurance is protection against loss arising from problems connected to the title to your property.   Before you purchased your home, it may have gone through several ownership changes, and ... more...

What Mortgage Market Niche Are You In?
October 19, 2002 "I recently found what appeared to be the best deal on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage from ads in the newspaper, but when I told the loan officer exactly what I needed, the price rose and the amount I could ... more...

residential property related definitions

Income Property
Income Property A real estate property that produces an income stream from residential or commercial rentals and profits attributable to real estate other than rent.   ... more...

Mortgage Note
Mortgage Note A written negotiable promise (agreement) to pay a sum of money plus interest at a set interest rate. The note is secured by a mortgage. In turn, mortgage is secured by property. Mortgage note states the amount of debt and the rate of interest, and makes the ... more...

More about residential property

Get Free residential property 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...

A Brief Commercial Mortgage Guide
Commercial mortgage loans are used when purchasing structures such as office buildings, apartment complexes, health care facilities and retail outlets. Whether its a hi-rise tower or a family-owned restaurant, buyers typically need additional funding to complete the transaction. Commercial ... more...

Alamo California Appraisal Home Value
There are places you can seek out online that will give you access to an appraisal of your homes value. But what is an appraisal exactly? It is an opinion in written form of the value of a piece of real estate at a certain time or date. It should be an analysis that is both independent and ... more...

Commercial Income Property Financing: Part 1 of 3
Welcome to this first portion of a three-part series about income property. In this first segment we will be discussing financing options for commercial income properties as well as the upside (and downside) of owning this type of property.If youre interested in getting into the income property ... more...

Use Real Estate Loans To Finance A Commercial or Residential Property
Real estate is one of the most lucrative investment options. Besides using it for investing, people acquire real estate to have a comfortable and sprawling residence. Real estate is also used to further a persons business and commercial interests. Although enticing, buying a desired real estate is ... more...

Real Estate: A Strong Investment
Description: Even in uncertain economic times like these, history shows that real estate is one of the soundest investments a family can make. Also remember that the stock market is not the only place where people can make their fortunes. And also, youll hardly ever hear of real-estate investors ... more...

US Commercial Mortgage Basics
Commercial mortgage loans are used when purchasing structures such as office buildings, apartment complexes, health care facilities and retail outlets. Whether its a hi-rise tower or a family-owned restaurant, buyers typically need additional funding to complete the transaction. Commercial ... more...

Real Estate Stories that Show You How!
Lets begin easing you out of the pits. I mean, comfort zone! Im going to slowly and methodically give you as many little sparks and insights to the relatively simple ways that ordinary people use real estate to achieve extraordinary results.Stories are the best spark plugs. They let you casually ... more...

Master Builders Ask, Do You Know What Design/Build or Design/Construct Means? You Should
These real questions are answered by me and US Master Builders after receiving them from readers of my e-book, "Residential Development Made Easy."Question 1.'Design / Build,' sometimes called 'Design / Construct' is a development process where the contractor (the builder) engages all the ... more...

Buy To Let Mortgages 'To Let' in Reasonable Capital Growth with Financial Obligation
Every individual needs a home and every home needs an owner. Perhaps you are already a homeowner. If you can afford why not buy a home and let it out on rent. It can be immensely rewarding if you need a loan. Buy to let is when a buyer buys a property to let it out for commercial purposes. ... more...

The Residential Real Estate Buying Process in Austin Texas
Decide to BuyThe first step in buying a house is to try and understand what you hope to achieve. When you begin to think about buying a new house, there are many questions you should ask yourself such as: Why do I want to move? How soon do I want to move? How long do I plan on living in the home? ... more...

Return to previous page   More articles on residential property
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