Today, mortgage brokers make up 25% of the mortgage market, an all time high. The other option for a home loan is using a mortgage lending division attached to a bank or offered through a home builder. Mortgage brokers are adept at helping all types of borrowers for home mortgages. Because mortgage brokers have access
Veterans are starting to get hammered by mortgage lenders all over the country, trying to get the veterans to do a VA streamline refinance. Because mortgage interest rates are starting to come down to the low 5% range for VA streamline refinances, every veteran with a home loan above 6% is getting inundated with offers
Most experts predict mortgage interest rates will decrease around April/May 2024. When rates come down, they will be about 1.5% to 2% lower than they currently are (6-7%). Those who took out a mortgage in the past two years may consider refinancing to take advantage of the lower interest rates. This could save them hundreds of dollars
There are unfortunate situations, such as a divorce, where a local mortgage company like Indigo Mortgage can be a true advocate. A local New Mexico lender like us will be much more attentive to your needs as a borrower when compared to any other national or out-of-state lender. There are many pieces to a puzzle
As we are all witnessing, home values have increased exponentially in the last few years. If you’re currently not in the seller market, you’re likely sitting on a lot of equity. If you need to tap into that equity, you can do so in a couple of ways. You can either do a full refinance
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.
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
As your local Albuquerque mortgage lender, Indigo Mortgage knows how important it is to communicate with all of the parties involved in your home buying process. You have a seller, a buyer, two realtors, and a title company, in addition to the lender. All of those parties need frequent contact with the lender to get
Solar panels installed on or around homes have grown in the New Mexico region, which is positive. The negative part of solar panels is that most Albuquerque homeowners don’t realize that when they finance or lease these panels, it affects their home’s title and is considered a second mortgage. At Indigo Mortgage, we want to
Midway through 2022, the rising interest rates mean that the mortgage market volume is a fraction of what it was a year ago. That’s causing some lenders to chase profits, trying to keep their income high. That means borrowers looking for a home loan should really compare offers from several mortgage companies. Because the mortgage