by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Mortgages + Lending, Real Estate Facts & Figures
First, the good news. Rates on 30 year mortgages matched the lowest level in decades by falling to 4.32%. According to Freddie Mac, this is the lowest rate since 1971. The rate on 15-year fixed loans fell to 3.75%, the lowest since records began in 1991. The 15-year...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Mortgages + Lending
Short sales are a fact of life in Arizona residential real estate. A short sale is defined as the sale of a property, resulting in a payoff of less than the total amount owed, in lieu of a foreclosure or to permit a sale. If you are the next metro Phoenix homeowner to...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Mortgages + Lending
In my last blog I wrote about the slim possibility of getting a refund of “private mortgage insurance”. Mortgage insurance is required by lenders when a down payment is less than 20%. Usually those payments are non-refundable unless the lender agrees otherwise at the...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Mortgages + Lending
Recently, I was asked the question: Can I get PMI payments refunded? What was being asked pertains to “private mortgage insurance”, which is required if a down payment is less than 20% of the value of the home. In that event, the lender requires the borrower purchase...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Mortgages + Lending
Conventional wisdom by mortgage professionals was to never pay points when refinancing or at the closing of a real estate sale. Mortgage “points” are equal to 1% of the loan amount, and are paid at closing in order to lower a mortgage interest rate. Lowering the...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Mortgages + Lending
For years FICO® scores, and how debt management actions influenced them, were unobtainable by consumers. For years, Fair, Isaac & Co., the creator of the system, wouldn’t give any guidance on how these credit scores were affected by adverse events. There are in fact...
