The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that lenders will now be able to count income from ADUs when underwriting FHA… Read More »Now You Can Use ADU Income to Qualify for an FHA Loan
Today we’ll check out “Lennar Mortgage,” which is the financing division of parent company Lennar Corp. If you weren’t aware, Lennar is one of the… Read More »Lennar Mortgage Review: Known for Offering Big Mortgage Rate Buydowns
It’s common for home buyers to purchase a property in a certain school district. This ensures their children can attend a specific school if they’ve… Read More »You Can Now Search for Homes for Sale by School District on Zillow
If you’ve been keeping track lately, you might be wondering why mortgage rates plunged this week. Last week was a totally different story, with a… Read More »Why Did Mortgage Rates Plunge This Week?
These days, a lot of home buyers are using mortgage rate buydowns to make the deal work. They are particularly prevalent on new home purchases,… Read More »How to Supercharge the Savings of a Mortgage Rate Buydown
The other day I wrote about how adjustable-rate mortgages might soon make a comeback, given how high fixed mortgage rates have become. Now that the… Read More »What Are Caps on Adjustable-Rate Mortgages?
If you visit most bank/lender websites and navigate to their home loans section, you’ll likely only see fixed-rate mortgages advertised. This made perfect sense over… Read More »Are Adjustable-Rate Mortgages Finally a Good Deal?
If you don’t believe mortgage rates and home prices can fall together, just look at what home prices have done in the face of 7%… Read More »Mortgage Rates and Home Prices Can Fall Together
It’s looking more likely that there will be a government shutdown beginning October 1st, which begs the question, what happens to mortgage rates? Do they… Read More »What Happens to Mortgage Rates During a Government Shutdown?
Recently, a friend of mine with an adjustable-rate mortgage told me his rate was set to adjust significantly higher. His current loan, a 7/1 ARM,… Read More »What to Do If Your Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Is About to Adjust Higher
