Save on your Mortgage NOW!

Mortgage rates are historically low, and many owners have the opportunity to take advantage, but not all owners pay close attention to these numbers.   You have the opportunity to investigate the possibility of refinancing through HARP or stream line if your loan is FHA to take advantage of the historic rates.   You can analyze  what financialContinue

HELOCs the next home credit product?

Highest level of home equity loans since June 2009. A total of 797,865 home equity lines of credit were originated nationwide, up 20.6% from a year ago and the highest level since the 12 months ending June 2009, according to RealtyTrac. The report also shows HELOC originations accounted for 15.4% of all loan originations nationwideContinue

Borrowers may now have a chance to build equity fast

Two major banks have agreed to originate a new 15-year mortgage under pilot programs aimed at low- and moderate-income borrowers. In addition, the creators of the so-called Wealth Building Home Loan,   allows home buyers to build equity at a much faster clip than they would with a standard 30-year loan. Typically, the monthly payment onContinue

Your Home: Modern or Traditional?

Nothing is extra comfortable than coming back to our homes, full of heat and love after taking care of  stack of issues at work. Decorating or redesigning our homes should not be thought as an expensive or complicated activity. We have to make sure that the design we choose will be sophisticated rather than unnecessary.Continue

Mortgage Rates slightly higher

Mortgage rates are higher today, leaving September as one of only 3 months this year with noticeable upward movement. And today was an exception to that recent trend, but it’s tempered by the fact that yesterday’s gains were the best of the month. The only downside is that the most prevalently-quoted conforming 30yr fixed rateContinue

September: Highest Consumer Confidence

Consumer confidence reached its highest level since the Great Recession in September, according to the Thomson Reuters and University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. September’s increase in consumer confidence is the result of optimistic outlooks on the overall economy and personal incomes.  The consumer expectations index rose 5.8 percent over the month of September, while theContinue

FHFA outreaching more Homeowners

In an effort to sign more eligible homeowners up for the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)   is holding its third HARP outreach event in October, 2014. The goal is to get the word out about HARP to borrowers who are current but underwater, and help borrowers who are either delinquentContinue

New homes sales see biggest monthly jump!

Sales of new single family houses in August 2014 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 504,000, up from July’s printing of 427,000, the fastest rate in six years and the biggest monthly jump since January 1992. The biggest gains and by far the reason for the big increase were new home sales inContinue

Jumbo Loans Cheaper and Easier to Get!

Wealthy home buyers are paying lower average rates on high dollar loans, and in some cases, they don’t even have to worry about a large down payment or mortgage insurance. For months, lenders of jumbo mortgages have been charging interest rates that are lower  than what average borrowers pay. Jumbo loans are mortgages that above $417,000Continue