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Points Explained |
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What are morgage points and when, if ever, does it make sense to pay them? |
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Fees Explained |
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What are the 'real' costs of my Morgage? This will help explain exactly where your money is going -
and where it shouldn't be going...
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Morgage Terms |
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Read information about some of the many loan programs that are available to you...
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Home Equity Morgage Information
One of the useful things about owning a house is that you likely have some equity in the property.
This equity is easily used as collateral to borrow cash through a Home Equity Morgage
(Also referred to as a 'HELOC' which stands for 'Home Equity Line of Credit').
This is a type of loan where the lender establishes a Loan Amount Limit based on the property value
of your home and this loan operates as an open-ended credit line up to the amount of the Loan Limit.
This allows you to access your equity any time providing that the total amount accessed remains
below the Loan Limit and you continue to make timely monthly payments against the amount accessed.
Home Equity Morgages are popular for those looking for an inexpensive way to finance home improvements,
consolidate debt, or to use as 'emergency funds' in the face of unexpected expenses. So really, these
loans are really designed to meet the changing needs of homeowners. They are also used, on occassion,
to 'piggyback' onto a 1st Morgage during a Purchase Transaction to avoid paying the Morgage Insurance
that results from loans that are over 80% of a home's appraised value.
Reminder: It often makes more sense to 'take cash out' by refinancing your 1st Morgage at a higher
loan amount but with a lower rate than you have currently. Ask your loan consultant if this makes
sense for you
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Home Equity Morgage - Gives Rates and Information About How They Work 
We don't sell your information to multiple morgage brokers and call it 'competition'
