Archive for Home Loan News
Home Loan Rates Fall for 11th Straight Week
Home loan rates declined to a record for the 11th straight week for new lows. The low rates helped spark home refinance activity as American homeowners continue to seek lower monthly payments. The average rate for fixed 30-year mortgage rates dropped to 4.32 % in the week ended today from 4.36 %, Freddie Mac said [...]
Banks Ease Guidelines on Prime Home Loans
A small fraction of banks eased their credit standards on prime home loans over the past three months, according to a July survey of senior loan officers by the Federal Reserve Board. Of the 57 banks surveyed, loan officers from five large banks said they “eased somewhat” and two smaller banks said they tightened somewhat. [...]
With Record Low Home Mortgage Rates Why Are Consumers Waiting
Home mortgage rates have not been this low in nearly fifty years, yet the volume for home loan applications has been declining over the last few months. Home prices are affordable again for thousands of families. Freddie Mac, said in a recent statement that “too many qualified borrowers are sitting on the sidelines because of [...]
Low Mortgage Rates for First Time Home Buyers
Today is a great day for first time home buyers who are looking to maximize their housing affordability. According to Freddie Mac, home loan rates fell to a new record low for the fourth time in five weeks. But low home mortgage rates haven’t been able to revive a struggling housing market. The weekly rate [...]
Home Refinancing Opportunities Fading?
2010 has been a great year for mortgage refinancing because the rates are at record lows. However, the writing is on the wall, Refinance now because home mortgage rates are going up soon. Most qualified borrowers have converted their home loan to a fixed rate mortgage, but there are quite a few homeowners that would like [...]
Second Mortgage Refinancing Difficult
Getting a second mortgage will be nearly impossible unless you have aton of equity and absolutely perfect credit. Cash out refinancing is available with FHA but not many homeowners are under 100% loan to value. Bad credit mortgage refinancing is very difficult to find outside of VA and hard money lending. There may be a chance [...]
FHA Mortgage Loan Opportunities with Bad Credit Mortgages
With the demise of the subprime mortgage sector, where do borrowers get a bad credit mortgage or a home equity loan with bad credit? These days, most homeowners little home equity to take cash out, and many borrowers have been delinquent on their mortgage payment because of rising interest rates or from experiencing a hardship [...]
Mortgage Rates Lower with fifteen-Year Fixed Home Loans At 4.36%
According to mortgage economist, Josh Emmons, “Home refinance opportunities always arise when interest rates for mortgage loans fall below 5%.” Home loan rates dropped this week and the average mortgage rate on thirty-year fixed-rate home loans declined below 5% to a four-month low, according to Freddie Mac’s report of mortgage rates surveyed from lenders nationwide. [...]
High Rate Mortgages for Option ARMs Slow Housing Recovery
Shirley Breitmaier’s mortgage payment started out at $98 when she refinanced her three-bedroom home in Galt, Calif., in 2007. The 73-year-old widow may see it jump to $3,500 a month in two years. Breitmaier took out a payment-option adjustable rate mortgage, a loan popular during the housing boom for its initially low minimum payments. According [...]
Fed Considering Slowing Bad Credit Mortgage Securities
Bad credit mortgage loans have not disappeared. A recent report indicated that poor performing mortgage securities were still a concern and the loan modification craze certainly has not helped the subprime mortgage or FHA loan market. The Federal Reserve will probably slow its rate of mortgage-backed securities purchases this year to make room for private [...]