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Setting the Price

Posted on December 12, 2018 - 11:35 AM by david elya

The price is the first thing buyers notice about your property. If you set your price too high, then the chance of alienating buyers is higher. You want your house to be taken seriously, and the asking price reflects how serious you are about selling your... Read more

Importance of Inspection

Posted on December 5, 2018 - 11:35 AM by david elya

As a buyer, you are entitled to know exactly what you are getting. Don’t take anything for granted, not even what you see or what the seller or listing agent tell you. A professional home inspection is something you MUST do, whether you are buying a... Read more

Your Savings and Down Payment

Posted on November 28, 2018 - 11:35 AM by david elya

Your First Step Toward Buying a Home When preparing to buy a home, the first thing many homebuyers do is look at the real estate ads in newspapers, magazines and listings on the Internet. Some potential buyers read how-to articles like this one. The next... Read more

Items You Need When Applying For a Loan

Posted on November 28, 2018 - 11:35 AM by david elya

Have These Items Ready When You Apply For a Loan It used to be that lenders mailed out verifications to employers, banks, mortgage companies, and so on, in order to verify the data supplied by borrowers. Nowadays, the interest is often in speed and getti... Read more

FICO® Scores and Your Mortgage

Posted on November 28, 2018 - 11:35 AM by david elya

Years ago, credit scoring had little to do with mortgage lending. When reviewing the credit worthiness of a borrower, an underwriter would make a subjective decision based on past payment history. Then things changed. Lenders studied the relationship be... Read more

FICO® Score - a Brief Explanation

Posted on November 28, 2018 - 11:35 AM by david elya

When you apply for a mortgage loan, you expect your lender to pull a credit report and look at whether you’ve made your payments on time. What you may not expect is that they seem to be more interested in your FICO® score. “What’s a... Read more

Documenting Your Assets - Verifying Your Down Payment

Posted on November 28, 2018 - 11:35 AM by david elya

When buying a home, it is not enough to just come up with the money. With the exception of no asset verification loans, lenders want to verify where the money for your new home will be coming from. If you can document that the funds are coming from your p... Read more

Closing Costs When Buying or Refinancing a Home

Posted on November 28, 2018 - 11:35 AM by david elya

This is a detailed summary of costs you may have to pay when you buy or refinance your home. They are listed in the order that they should appear on a Good Faith Estimate you obtain from a mortgage lender. There are two broad categories of closing costs. ... Read more

Adjustable Rate Mortgages - The Basics

Posted on November 28, 2018 - 11:35 AM by david elya

An adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) has an interest rate that fluctuates periodically. This is in contrast to a fixed rate mortgage, which always has the same interest rate. Every ARM has basic components: An index A margin Adjustment Period An inter... Read more

Adjustable Rate Mortgages - The PROS & CONS

Posted on November 28, 2018 - 11:35 AM by david elya

Now that you know what an ARM is and how it works, you may be wondering what the advantages and disadvantages are. So let’s explore that issue. Offering adjustable rates allows lenders to transfer part of the interest rate risk from themselves to t... Read more

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