Should prospective home buyers wait any longer?

Thanks to Rick Melville, a Sr. Mortgage Planner at Fairway Independent Mortgage in Charlotte for this guest blog post: Winston Churchill once said that “a pessimist sees the difficulties associated with every opportunity and that an optimist sees the opportunities associated with every difficulty.” Just for fun I decided to do a little math problem [...]

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Understanding Amortization

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Last month, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac all but ended Interest Only Mortgage loans, so the only loans left are Amortizing Mortgages.  (Some borrowers can still get an Interest-Only style mortgage, but they are very restricted now). If you have ever closed on a mortgage, you probably remember the large stack of paperwork you needed [...]

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Mortgage Rates and Inflation

Mortgage rates move in response to hundreds of factors. Among the biggest influences on mortgage rates? Inflation.

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It’s a Great Time to Refinance

Many home owners in Charlotte and North Carolina are discovering it’s a great time to refinance their home loan.  With the unusually low rates of the past few weeks, we’ve helped homeowners: Shorten their mortgage term to 10 or 15 years without increasing their payment Save several hundred dollars each month in interest Convert from [...]

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What the Fed meant to say was…

Today, in its first meeting in 5 weeks, the Federal Open Market Committee voted 9-to-1 to leave the Fed Funds Rate unchanged. The Fed Fund Rate remains within its target range of 0.000-0.250 percent.

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