Marry the House, Date the Mortgage Rate – Does It Work?
Should you buy a house now, at whatever mortgage rate is available, and plan to refinance later?
November 5, 2022 7 MIN
Should you buy a house now, at whatever mortgage rate is available, and plan to refinance later?
From buying discount points to choosing an ARM, there are ways to beat high rates.
Applying for a mortgage involves lots of moving pieces. Avoid making these mistakes.
If you are buying a home, pay attention to pre-approvals and closing guarantees.
Alternative credit companies are promising scoreless Americans the chance to qualify for loans using accounts that typically don’t report to bureaus.
One will help you buy a home, and the other will get you laughed out of an open house.
When you apply for a mortgage, anything you say or do could derail your homebuying efforts. Proceed with caution.
For borrowers hoping to qualify for a USDA mortgage, "rural" is a surprisingly low bar.
Veterans using their VA loan entitlements will save more than $200 million a year when the funding fee reverts in April to its 2019 level.
Lenders now have the time to spend on a loan file that needs a little more TLC, since they're no longer flooded with 800-FICO-score, 20%-down loans.
