This was the sixth week in a row were 30 Year mortgage rates fell or held steady. In the last 6 weeks 30 year notes have fallen from 6.63 to 6.35. This was preceded by a sudden jump in interest rates in July where 30 year mortgage interest rates rose from 6.26 to […]
Considering whether you need a 30 or 15 year fixed mortgage rate is important for people looking to buy a home and concerned about their monthly payments. Of course the goal for most people with a mortgage is to pay it off early and save themselves a great deal of money in interest repayments. However, […]
The UK has a large percentage of home owners unlike many other European nations such as Germany who have low home owner occupation and prefer to rent. Home ownership in the UK was encouraged by the Thatcher administration and so we find a significant percentage of the population owning home and paying a monthly mortgage.
When […]
In the 80’s endowment policies were all the rage, for first time buyers and home-owners alike, they promised massive returns by combining investment growth with life insurance. In theory the endowment policy should grow over a period of 25 years so that the policy holder has a large lump sum that is capable of repaying […]
Foreclosure is the legal proceeding in which a mortgagee, or other lienholder, usually a lender, obtains a court ordered termination of a mortgagor’s equitable right of redemption. Usually a lender obtains a security interest from a borrower who mortgages or pledges an asset like a house to secure the loan. If the borrower defaults and […]
The foreclosure process takes a lot of time and you do have options to avoid a foreclosure on your home. It will depend on if you want to keep your home or if you cannot afford it anymore.
If you are foreclosing on your home the process in many states can take up to a […]
As a UK citizen, I want to eventually be able to afford my own detached house with a garden and a lovely front lawn completed with white picket fences. However, in this day and age one cannot but dream and find that the dream will not come as a reality if the economy does not […]
If you are considering being an owner builder and managing the construction project without hiring a general contractor when you build your own home, then you need to go into the process as prepared as possible. These twenty tips will prove invaluable when shopping for and completing your owner builder construction loan.
1. Owner […]
If you are in the same predicament as many people are today, you may be waiting for the banker to show up and tell you he is foreclosing on your property. It does not literally happen that way but the results are the same. If you are facing the prospect of losing your home and […]
Mortgage interest rates moved down again this week. This marks the fifth week in a row where 30 Year mortgage rates have either fallen or held steady. This is of course good news for people looking to buy a house. This is also good news for the real estate market. A […]
