Archive for March, 2010

Mortgages in Ireland

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Sean Roberts asked: The amount that can be borrowed from Irish banks and building societies varies from lender tolender. Lenders have various criteria that borrowers must satisfy when they consider mortgageapplications. As well as the value of the property, other factors taken into account include theincome of the borrower, the ...

High Ratio Mortgages: Refinancing Options For Canadian Home Owners

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Bruce Leach asked: With housing prices stalled, or even having falling in some local markets, Canadian home owners seeking mortgage refinancing and who are looking at a high ratio mortgage - i.e., home owners who are refinancing a mortgage where the mortgage exceeds 80% of a home's current market value, ...

Mortgage Calculator and Fixed Rate Mortgages

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

InlineBusiness asked:  A mortgage calculator is a useful tool to help we budget for our new mortgage. A good mortgage calculator allows us to calculate our monthly payments based on our desired interest rate, taxes, and insurance. Here is how this useful tool can help we avoid common mistakes when ...

Understanding Reverse Mortgages

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

MLS Reverse Mortgage asked: Seniors today often live with a great deal of financial uncertainty. The retirement they imagined may not be consistent with the reality they face.Incomes are flat or declining, living and medical expenses are higher than ever and few income boosting alternatives exist.  Even those who have ...

Online Mortgage Broker Training Vs Short Sale Training

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

DCFawcett asked: In today’s real estate market, the once lucrative opportunity of being a loan officer or mortgage broker originating loans and refinancing homeowners is no longer so lucrative. The sub prime mortgage meltdown and the mortgage credit crunch has really put a damper on that traditional business model. What all ...

Basic Requirements Needed to Receive a Mortgage

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Brian Jenkins asked: With the housing market in turmoil after the sub-prime mortgage crisis and the Federal bail-out of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the basic requirements to receive a mortgage have tightened up. According to at least one real estate financier, to get a mortgage these days you"practically have ...

Myths, Pros and Cons of Hecm Reverse Mortgages

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

MLS Reverse Mortgage asked: First and foremost; the bank does not, nor do they want to own your home. So why do so many people believe this? Prior to FHA getting involved in 1988, the lenders would take an equity position in their Borrowers homes.  That practice has resulted in unfavorable ...

The 50 Year Mortgage-pros and Cons

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Stephanie Larkin asked: With the 40 year mortgage becoming increasingly common in states such as California, where high home prices make mortgages less affordable for the average home-buyer, the latest mortgage product has been rolled out-the 50 year mortgage.During the 1980s, mortgage interest rates in America topped 18%, prompting the ...

Is a Capped Rate Mortgage Right for You?

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Jerry Figueroa Lee asked: The first two considerations you have when arranging a mortgage are what type of mortgage rate is required along with how the mortgage will be repaid. The following article looks at the different mortgage rate options such as fixed rates, discounted rates, capped, variable and tracker ...

Mortgage and It’s Quotes

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Myloan asked: A mortgage property is a security for the performance of the obligation, usually the payment of a debt. While a mortgage is not a debt, it is evidence of a debt. It is a transfer of an interest in land, from the owner to the mortgage lender, on ...