by kramoltz@hotmail.com | May 9, 2020 | Home Ownership, Mortgages + Lending
If your home is foreclosed on and your home is worth less than the loan, Arizona law provides for protection from being sued for that deficiency. This prevents a lender from recovering a money judgment against you if your home is “upside down” if the loan was used to...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Dec 26, 2018 | Mortgages + Lending
Many buyers only focus on their credit rating when they are ready to buy a home. But when deciding whether to grant you a loan, lenders evaluate four things to make sure you can make the loan payments: Capacity – your current and future ability to pay back the...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jun 19, 2017 | Foreclosures + Short Sales
Arizona’s anti-deficiency statutes protect borrowers from being sued for a deficiency after a foreclosure of a loan used to purchase a home. Exceptions include where the property is more than 2.5 acres, or if it there are three or more units (such as a triplex)....
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Mar 24, 2017 | Mortgages + Lending, Real Estate History
It would seem that the payment of a mortgage is a relatively recent activity historically. But lending has a long history, and may be as old as writing. For example, there is evidence of lending in Mesopotamia for grain purchases as far back as 3000 B.C.E. As to real...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 14, 2017 | Home Buying, Selling Your Home, Title Insurance + Escrow
A junk fee is a cost of doing business that a company tries to shift to you. Most originate from two sources: lenders and escrow companies. Look for them on the loan estimate, closing disclosure and settlement statement. Loan related junk fees may be called...
