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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 morgage refinance programs that are available to you...
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Refiance Mortgage Information
When you refinance you are using a new loan secured by your home (or other property) as collateral in
order to pay off an existing mortgage. There are many reasons for doing this, the most common of which
is to replace an existing loan at a higher interest rate with the new morgage at a lower interest rate.
Many people also refinance to a new loan amount that is higher than the existing loan amount; the
difference in loan amounts is given to you as 'Cash Out' that you can use for consolidating debt or any
other use you see fit.
When is the right time to refiance a mortgage?
The time is right to refinance your morgage when you are able to secure new loan terms that affect your
life in a meaningful way. For example you may be able to significantly lower your monthly payments
or drastically reduce the amount of interest you pay into the loan over the life of your morgage term.
So again, the time is right when the new terms are more 'favorable' to you than the old terms.
Other meaningful 'reasons' for refinancing would include taking 'cash out' to pay off other debts (such
as credit cards) to lower your total monthly payments or you may be trying to protect yourself from
the current loan terms. For example, you may be in a Two, Three, Five or Seven Year Adjustable Rate
Morgage and realize that your payments may skyrocket at the end of the 'Fixed Period' of that loan.
So such a person might refinance the morgage to escape the run-a-way morgage payments that can accompany
certain types of loans.
So to recap, there are two main reasons people should refiance: to improve their current living situation
or to protect their future mortgage situation.
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