February 10, 2012

Home Mortgage Interest Rates

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Celz asked:
I really don’t know much about mortgages and I appreciate you guys helping me out with my question but I have another one. When you guys refer to points and how many points I want to pay what does that mean? I dont know what points are and how they work so can you guys pls help with this?
Also, what is a good amount of liquid assets to have when purchasing a $150,000 home? Must you need liquid assets or is it not necessary? is $20,000 Okay? We make about $75,000 yearly probably a little more, we will put down 5%, my credit history is okay I have a few late charges from a few months back but for the past half a year I have made all payments on time and actually just bought a new car. We pay $1250 a month for rent and figure that we should rather buy a single family home and spend $1250 on a mortgage instead of spending so much money renting. thanks for the replies…..

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If you’re just starting to think about securing a rental for the summer, it’s not too late

Thanks to the weakness of the dollar, staying close to home this summer is probably going to be more popular than jetting off to Europe — which means everyone you can think of will be competing for nearby rentals. The good news, however, is that during the past few years, the number of rentals on the market has shot up, so there’s more to go around.

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Mortgage application volume plummets

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly application survey, mortgage application volume fell 22% during the week ending Feb. 15 as most interest rates rose.

The MBA’s mortgage application index fell to 822.8 for the week, from 1,063.5 during the previous week.

Refinance volume also dropped 27.9 percent during the week, while purchase volume fell 11.5 percent. Refinance applications accounted for 61.7 percent of total applications.

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