Understanding Conventional & Government Mortgage Products & The Choices Involved The mortgage industry, and its terms, can be extremely confusing. Understanding mortgage products is important before entering into a purchase transaction. Things are slightly different for refinance loans which will not be covered here. In general, the terms of a mortgage (rate, mortgage insurance and…

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Mortgage Financing for Manufactured and Mobile Homes: The Different Lending Rules Manufactured and mobile home financing is a special niche of home financing and fall into the category of factory built homes. Factory built homes are prefabricated homes built offsite and then are delivered to the site by truck. Both manufactured homes and mobile homes…

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Why Are Mortgage Rates Rising So Much? The Federal Reserve Bank and Interest Rate Increases The Federal Reserve Bank have raised interest rates 10 times in the last year, the most dramatic increase in the last 15 years. The reason for this is tied primarily to inflation. Inflation is at a 20 year high and…

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8 Costly Mistakes That Could Delay or Even Kill Your Deal… If you follow these guidelines you will have a much better chance of getting approved and not delaying the close of escrow. Never take your own loan application. Many companies tell you to fill out an applicaition on their website or by mail. NEVER…

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How High of a Fico Score Do I Need to Get the Best Mortgage Rate? Not All Fico Scores Are the Same … Mortgage Lending Scores are Different. Credit scoring is quite complicated and deceptive in the mortgage market and a low score, as opposed to excellent score, can affect one’s interest rate as much…

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