August 2012  |  Edition #41
Mortgage Loan Minute 60 seconds to informed home ownership
Summer School
In This Issue
Tracy's Q and Eh?
Summer School for Borrowers
In Praise of XPANSE
Amazing But True Golf Facts

  Current interest rates: 

  Prime Rate ....................  3.00
  Qualifying Rate ..............  5.24
  6 month ........................  4.45
  1 year ...........................  2.39
  2 year ...........................  2.49
  3 year fixed ...................  3.15
  4 year ...........................  3.15 
  5 year fixed ...................  3.09
  7 year fixed ...................  3.79
  10 year fixed .................  3.89  
  Variable rate ..................  2.90
  (Prime - .10%)


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Tracy's Q and Eh?



 Q:  Who in the world would want a one-year fixed mortgage?

Eh:  One in 16 borrowers opt for a one-year fixed mortgage. One-year rates are generally suited to financially sound risk-tolerant borrowers, or those needing a short-term mortgage.  

 

If more than a third of your income goes toward housing expenses and you have minimum savings or equity, a one-year term probably isn't for you.   

 

For others, a one-year mortgage makes for a fitting variable-rate substitute. And that will probably be the case for a while - at least until the variable discounts of old return.         

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Summer School for Borrowers:
When to Pay Less (or more) for Your Mortgage

Lesson One:
Mortgagors incur borrowing costs on three separate occasions: 

  1. On signing
  2. During the term of the mortgage
  3. Discharge  

Pop Quiz: How can you choose the right mortgage from the outset, and minimize costs at each of the 3 stages? 


Answer: Work with an Accredited Mortgage Broker, like me, Tracy Irwin. Not only do I have access to a number of lenders, my services are FREE to borrowers, fees are paid by the lender. 

 

Grade:  A+


Lesson Two:
Besides the term and interest rate, other characteristics may impact borrowing costs, including: 

  • breakage restrictions
  • refinance flexibility
  • prepayment provisions
  • readvanceability
  • portability
  • mortgage penalty calculations
  • rate conversion policies, etc. 

Pop Quiz: How is it possible to compare the hypothetical borrowing cost of a mortgage without a given feature, to the hypothetical borrowing cost with that feature? 


Answer:  Work with an Accredited Mortgage Broker, like me! I will be able to calculate and run scenarios specific to you and your situation. 


Grade: A+

As a Mortgage "Prof", I take great pride in mentoring clients so they can graduate magna cum laude from their mortgage. Contact me today!  Class dismissed.

 
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