Recently our biggest wholesale lender, United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), announced that they are allowing Indigo Mortgage to offer a 1% down payment for mortgages for first-time home buyers. This is a huge win if you’re looking to purchase your first home in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, or across New Mexico! The program requires a 3% down
Institutional investors on Wall Street now own 40% of all rental properties in America. And builders are now building more multifamily and rental units than they are single family homes for families, to the tune of 60% rental units and 40% single family homes. Experts say that the single best way to gain family wealth
All the news about the Federal Reserve raising interest rates over the last few months may sound like doom and gloom but that increase doesn’t have the effect on mortgage rates that many people think. When the feds raise their rates, this will affect other kinds of credit like credit cards, home equity lines of
The construction division at Indigo Mortgage has grown over the last few years and we are able to offer a wide range of excellent loan programs. We have the one time close conventional loan with 5% down and the VA one time close loan with zero down. Both of these programs will include paying for
A reverse to purchase loan in the simplest terms is the money a borrower puts down on the purchase of a home is used to make the payments. That borrower then will not have mortgage payments. The amount required to put down is determined by the age of the youngest borrower. The younger a borrower
Recently FHA and VA have reduced their mortgage insurance (MI) premiums and funding fees. Mortgage insurance is a policy that the lenders require if a homeowner doesn’t have the required threshold of equity, typically 20 percent. The MI policy protects lenders in case the borrower defaults on the mortgage. In the case of FHA, they
With a constantly changing housing market comes significant changes to home mortgage loans. The Indigo Mortgage New Mexico team is here to tell you more about these changes and how they impact cash-out refinances. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now making it harder and more expensive for borrowers to do a cash-out mortgage transaction.
Purchasing a new home is more involved than it may seem. If you watch television commercials that have people seemingly push a button to finance their home purchase, you should know that obtaining a home mortgage is not that simple. The commercials sound like it’s as easy as buying a pair of shoes online, but
When looking at the current housing market, it’s important to understand what you’re looking at, especially if you are interested in purchasing a home. For Veterans, these details may be a little different. The experts at Indigo Mortgage in Albuquerque are here to help you better understand the current New Mexico VA Rate Survey. Recently,
Home loans can be intimidating, especially for new borrowers. Indigo Mortgage New Mexico is here to explain a key concept to borrowers, churning. Here are a few aspects of churning and how to avoid it when purchasing a home. Lenders make their money from originating mortgage loans and then selling them off. The more loans