The feeling of security afforded by a fixed interest rate is the most popular feature for UK consumers when it comes to choosing a mortgage, a survey by checkmyfile. com has found. The 2006 Mortgage Lender Survey found fixed interest rates, closely followed by the reputation of the lender as the top two attributes most [...]
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Choosing a Home Mortgage Loan – One Size Does not Fit All
When you decide you are ready to purchase a home, you are understandably excited. Home ownership is a valuable investment not only in real estate, but also in lifestyle. Along with the benefits that owning a home provides, there are there are also financial responsibilities. There are property taxes to pay, and homeowners insurance to [...]
Current Mortgage Rates and How They Affect Home Sales
There are a variety of factors that affect mortgage rates. Mortgage rates are tied to the fed rate, but they are also affected by supply and demand. At a time that home sales are high, mortgage rates may creep up, while sluggish home sales may prompt financial institutions to cut mortgage rates. Because the majority [...]
Advantages of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Adjustable rate mortgages have taken a bad rap in the latest mortgage crisis. Financial pundits from all ends of the spectrum blame the irresponsible use of adjustable rate mortgages and hybrid adjustable rate mortgages for the increasing number of home owners who are delinquent or in foreclosure on their mortgages. That’s unfortunate, since adjustable rate [...]
Mortgages and Remortgages – Which One Will Suit My Circumstances?
If you’re using a mortgage to buy your home but are not sure which one will suit your needs best, read this handy guide to mortgage types in the UK. Taking out a mortgage has never been easier. Fixed Rate Mortgages – the lender will set the APR (Annual Percentage Rate) for the mortgage [...]
Fixed or Variable-rate Mortgage?
“Wow!” you say to your spouse as you hit the brakes on the car. “Did you see the mortgage rate those guys are advertising?” Your worries are over, you’re thinking. Just lock in a rate like that for the next ten years, and you’ve got it made. Not so fast. That rate may not [...]
Mortgage Security not That Costly
Forget everything you thought you knew about the benefits of taking a variable-rate mortgage instead of locking in for the long term. A new study suggests the security of a five-year mortgage costs little or nothing beyond a riskier variable-rate mortgage, providing you get a jumbo-sized rate discount. “Interest costs on discounted closed [...]
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