Are you still considering investing in real estate or are you just curious as to the state of your home’s market value in the near term? We admit that these days it’s hard to know where the market is headed. Some people will predict the value of property to go up only to see them come tumbling down again the next week. Some days we see an optimistic surge, some days we don’t. So what is really going to happen now? Continue reading Housing Market Predictions
As rising unemployment and financial instability on the rise with the global economic downturn ongoing, credit borrowers’ options are limited. That is when FHA loans should be considered. The FHA, is a type of loan that used to take expensive mortgage that took sometime to process. But right now things maybe changing. Even though FHA doesn’t really fund mortgages, it will insure mortgages that will meet their requirements. Should I Refinance Home Continue reading Should I Refinance? – FHA Mortgage as an option
NEW YORK (Reuters) — U.S. mortgage applications fell last week,
reflecting a plunge in demand for home refinancing loans as interest
rates surged to their highest levels since late January, data from an
industry group showed on Wednesday.
The Mortgage Bankers
Association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage
applications, which includes both purchase and refinance loans, for the
week ended May 29 decreased 16.2% to 658.7.
Tom Marano, chief
executive of mortgage operations at GMAC, said in an exclusive
interview with Reuters on Tuesday that home loan volume at GMAC is
about 75% lower now than when mortgage rates hit record lows several
months ago.
Question: Can they foreclose on your home if you are in default on your home equity loan but current on your primary mortgage?
Answer: If you are current on your first mortgage and become delinquent on your home equity loan (which is a form of second mortgage), the second mortgage lender has the legal right to foreclose on your house and property. However, it may not do so because of economic reasons, which I will discuss below.
Here is the good news: Lenders do not like to foreclose on mortgages because foreclosure offers a poor economic return. Lenders foreclose only as a way of limiting losses on a defaulted loan.
Generally speaking, when homeowners get behind on mortgage payments, lenders will work with them to bring the loan current. To do so, however, the owner must stay in communication with the lender and be honest about the financial situation.
Listed here are several important factors to determine wheter or not homeowners can qualify for help. The official list of guidelines is set to be released soon to the public.
Continue reading Mortgage refinance rules in brief
