Posts Tagged ‘Variable Rate Mortgage’

Common Mortgage Terminology Explained

Acceleration – This refers to a lender’s right to request immediate payment of the balance of the loan when the borrower defaults or by using a stipulation from a Due on Sale Clause ARM / Adjustable Rate Mortgage – A mortgage that has an interest rate that is periodically adjusted. This adjustment is based off [...]

A Bamboozling Dilemma: Fixed Rate or Adjustable Rate Mortgage?

A lot of people who plan to buy a house often wonder what kind of mortgage is right for them: an adjustable rate mortgage or a fixed rate mortgage. To be able to determine the suitability of a mortgage type, potential buyers should familiarize themselves with the advantages and disadvantages. This way, they enable themselves [...]

First Time Buyer Mortgage Application Guide

Buying a home and arranging a mortgage is said to be one of the most stressful experiences we can have in live, yet it doesn’t need to be. No matter whether you are a First Time Buyer or moving home, the step by step guide that follows will help ensure that your mortgage application runs [...]

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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