When you’re in the market for a new mortgage or to refinance your loan, or even if you’re about to purchase a new vehicle, there’s something important you should know: The instant that a mortgage broker or any lender pulls your credit as part of that application process, the major credit reporting bureaus (Experian, TransUnion,
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
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
As 2021 wraps up, you’re probably hearing the news that the Federal Reserve has been meeting, planning to address the rising inflation that’s happening across the United States. A couple of actions that the Federal Reserve can take to try to lessen inflation are raising the federal funds rate and quantitative easing. Today, the federal
Here’s some great news for New Mexico homebuyers! Fannie Mae (the Federal National Mortgage Association) and Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation), the private corporations chartered by Congress to provide stability and affordability to the mortgage market, have raised the maximum loan limit from $548,000 to $625,000. This increase means that a borrower can
It’s now mid-August 2021 and we’ve seen two recent changes in mortgage loans. Recently Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac did away with their added fee for refinances. The fee was issued on all loans during the early months in 2021 but they just dropped it. What this means for borrowers is that rates are even
As consumers know, mortgage interest rates continue to be at the lowest levels in history. This has given many New Mexico home owners and potential home owners the incentive to take advantage of these low rates. Because there are so many loan applications in the pipeline, all lenders are experiencing a major back log. Borrowers
Indigo Mortgage’s owner, Ben Lucero, shares some recent success stories for VA home loans in New Mexico! “Recently, I had a veteran call me and say he got an offer from his local credit union on a VA streamline loan, but he was really disappointed in the rate they offered and the amount of closing
Recently the feds have announced they are raising the new maximum loan amounts for conventional loans, starting January 1st 2021. This means loan amounts can go higher without being considered a jumbo loan, which carry higher interest rates. The current loan limit for conventional loans is $510,000; in 2021, that new loan amount will go
A VA Streamline IRRL loan, also known as a VA IRRL (for “interest rate reduction loan”) is a loan designed for a veteran to refinance his or her current VA loan into a loan to get a lower interest rate and lower monthly payment. The IRRL refinance must be a VA to VA refinance. It’s