Category: Mortgages

The Right Time for Mortgage Refinancing

If interest rates have dropped by a percentage point or more since you got your first mortgage, refinancing could save you big bucks. And if you have enough equity so that your new mortgage is for less than 80% of your homes value, youll be able to stop paying Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI), which will [...]

Monday September 6th, 2010 in Mortgages | No Comments »

The Perils of Plastic

Millions of credit card borrowers are about to face larger monthly payments, a change that represents both good news and bad for consumers.
Under new guidelines suggested by the federal government, starting in January minimum monthly payments for credit card debt will generally increase. Many mortgage lenders will no longer require payments equal to 2 [...]

Monday August 30th, 2010 in Mortgages | No Comments »

The New 50 Year Mortgage

Just a few short years ago, many people were amazed by the prospect of a 40 year mortgage. While 30 year mortgages had dominated the market for decades, the idea of being able to spread out your mortgage payments over forty years was just almost too much to comprehend. Now, there is the new 50 [...]

Monday August 23rd, 2010 in Mortgages | No Comments »

The Million pound Mortgage Mistake

Getting a mortgage loan or a mortgage loan refinanced without a financial plan is one of the worst decisions Americans make every day.
Unbeknownst to the average American, they are losing over 1,000,000 for their retirement!
Dont get me wrong. Mortgage loans are a necessity of life. However, mortgage loans in Nevada can be dangerous if a [...]

Monday August 16th, 2010 in Mortgages | No Comments »

The Disadvantages Of Reverse Mortgages

A reverse mortgage can be an attractive option for many home-owning seniors that are having a hard time making ends meet. With a reverse mortgage, a senior homeowner will receive money for their home equity from a lender without having to make repayments for as long as they live in their home. So with the [...]

Monday August 9th, 2010 in Mortgages | No Comments »

The Current Mortgage Rate

The Current Mortgage Rate
So you are looking to purchase a home or refinance the one you are currently living in. If this is the case, not only do you want to obtain the best mortgage rate out there, you want to obtain the current mortgage rate and not a percentage point higher.
Before you begin to [...]

Monday August 2nd, 2010 in Mortgages | No Comments »

The Benefits of Remortgaging Your Home

Britain has become a nation of homeowners Unfortunately, forty percent of all UK homeowners are blindly staying with their standard variable rate mortgages unaware that they are potentially losing out on some big time savings.
If you are currently paying the standard variable rate with your lender, or are coming to the end of a [...]

Monday July 26th, 2010 in Mortgages | No Comments »

The Bad Credit Mortgage Company How To Avoid Predatory

The Bad Credit Mortgage Company How To Avoid Predatory Mortgage Lending Companies
One of the most important parts of choosing a bad credit mortgage company to work with is avoiding predatory lenders. Predatory lenders run smooth operations, and specialize in taking advantage of those who are inexperienced or think that they have few or no [...]

Monday July 19th, 2010 in Mortgages | No Comments »

Tax Reform Limit of Mortgage Tax Deduction

A committee appointed by President Bush has come up with an alarming recommendation. They want to limit the tax deduction for mortgage interest!
Reform
Following his re-election, President Bush set up an aggressive agenda in which he hoped to reform social security and the tax code amongst other things. As with many things in the political world, [...]

Monday July 12th, 2010 in Mortgages | No Comments »

Subprime Mortgages And A Past Bankruptcy

Even with a Chapter 7 bankruptcy in your credit report you can still qualify for a sub-prime mortgage. Once approved, you can then use your mortgage to improve your credit history, qualifying you for lower interest rates in the future.
The Effects of a Bankruptcy
A bankruptcy will affect your credit score based on how long ago [...]

Monday July 5th, 2010 in Mortgages | No Comments »