Refinance Home Loan Mortgage – appraisals precautions

Michael Petrone asked: President Barack Obama is well aware that the current economic situation in the country leaves a lot of homeowners struggling. Housing prices have crashed and the all time high number of foreclosures does not help that at all, lowering surrounding homes values by as much as 9%. Home and property values have [...]

C.L. Haehl asked: You initially chose an 80/20 or 70/30 loan for one of two reasons: you don’t have funds available for a down payment or you want to avoid having to pay private mortgage insurance (PMI). You have two loans: one for the majority percentage of the mortgage; the other for a minority percentage [...]

Michael Petrone asked: President Barack Obama has enacted a mortgage stimulus plan which will allow millions of homeowners the opportunity to refinance their home mortgage into a 4.5% fixed rate. This “Home Affordability Program” will give homeowners the chance to save hundreds of dollars per month. Here is how:Currently, there are numerous grants available to [...]

Lisagee asked: We are a family of four (2 parents, 2 kids ages 12 and and we live in Flint. We have lived in our 1100 sq. ft. home for 13 years now. We need a bigger house and we need to get out from our ever-rising ARM mortgage rate. We’re with a terrible mortgage [...]

JamesSapp asked: Deciding to refinance your mortgage loan depends on different reasons for different people. It really is going to depend on your situation and knowing the reasons why you want to refinance. Let’s look at 3 common reasons people refinance their current mortgage.1. If you are paying too much every month for your mortgage [...]