Rates Are Low – It’s Time To Refinance Your Mortgage

Wondering if now’s the time to refinance your mortgage? You’re not alone. Things have been a little crazy recently, with Janet Yellen promising interest rate hikes. The situation isn’t helped by low oil prices and an increasingly volatile Chinese market. Sure, the Fed hasn’t increased interest rates yet, but who’s to say they won’t do […]

Making Closing Make More Sense

It’s no secret that closing on a property is a chaotic, confusing experience for most home buyers. Even experienced buyers purchasing their second or third home find the process intimidating: From last-minute changes in the money they must bring to the table to the mountain of confusing documents they must sign and supposedly review. Stories […]

Why Should I use a mortgage brokers to find the best mortgage instead of approaching lenders directly?

The Present and Future of Home Flipping: Guess Which Has the Better Outlook?

RealtyTrac data shows that in 2013, investors who purchased a home with the intention of flipping it within six months made an average of $10k more from the flip than the numbers shown for 2012.  If we were to look at these numbers alone, the first impression might be that home flipping for profit has […]

Refinancing: When Is the Timing Right?

For a lot of people, the mortgage process for buying their first home is grueling enough that they sigh “Never again!” and plan to simply live in the house until they die peacefully in their favorite chair.  For others, refinancing a house is almost like a game of Lowest Rate Ever that they never get […]

Rates are rising. Is this the right time to refinance or a buy a house?

The Calm Truth about Rising Rates

Interest rates are rising.  House Hunters are watching those rates nervously, and they’re worried – quite sensibly – that rates will continue to rise.  But if you’ve been thinking about buying a home, all the recent news about rising interest rates and high home prices shouldn’t scare you off.  Just the opposite: Now is the […]

I’m planning to refinance my home soon. Do you have any tips so that my application has a greater chance of getting approved?

5 Biggest Refinancing Mistakes to Avoid

With so many people applying to get a South Florida refinance on their house, the chances of you being the one approved get slimmer and you cannot afford to make mistakes that can completely ruin your chances.  So, if you are planning to pay off your current South Florida mortgage with refinancing, here are some […]

Pay Off the Mortgage Now or Not? 4 Questions to Help You Decide

Paying off your Boca Raton mortgage all at once definitely has its own perks, the biggest one being the sole outright owner of your house.  However, it is not always the wisest thing to do and you should always look at all other possible factors that would be affected by the decision.  So before you […]

The Reach and Scope of HARP

Since its inception, HARP has helped approximately 2.2 million struggling homeowners refinance their underwater mortgage under more favorable terms, leaving the state of America’s housing market in a much better condition than what it would be without the program.  Beginning in April 2009, the HARP program was initiated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) […]

I’ve heard that HARP has been extended. Is this true? If so, why are they extending it?