Our biggest wholesale lender, United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), recently announced that they are allowing partners to offer a 1% down payment for first-time home buyers’ mortgages. We have seen many borrowers benefit from this mortgage program. The program does initially require a 3% down payment, but UWM will grant an additional 2%, meaning a borrower can now
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
When purchasing a home, the mortgage loan limit and the interest rate helps determine what home you can afford. With the housing market at a steady increase, it’s important to fully understand what is available to you before purchasing a home. Here are a few updates to current loan limits that the Indigo Mortgage New
With today’s changing conditions in the mortgage market, we strongly believe that mortgage brokers are a borrower’s best choice to get the best interest rate and the best deal for their home purchase or refinance. Mortgage brokers are lenders who are working for the borrower, 100% of the time. We aren’t tied to one company’s
The inside scoop from Ben Lucero at Indigo Mortgage: I was listening to a radio ad the other day and the lender was saying that they offer a “no closing cost mortgage”, that the lender would pay all the closing costs for the borrower. This is actually a scam. I say that because I had
When purchasing a home, there are many rules and requirements a borrower must follow. Previously, we touched on the source of funds and laws that are designed to prohibit money laundering. Let’s expand on how lenders verify the funds in bank accounts and investment accounts. When funds to close a home loan are required, mortgage
When you’re getting ready to purchase a home and need funds for the down payment and closing costs, it’s important that borrowers follow the rules in mortgage lending. One important factor is the source of funds. Where did the funds for closing come from? Source of funds falls under the Federal anti-money laundering law. In
In today’s mortgage market, borrowers see ads about how rocket-fast it is to apply for a mortgage. They’re lulled into thinking a mortgage is as quick as pushing a few buttons on a computer or smartphone, or talking to a person many miles away on the telephone. In either of these scenarios, the online mortgage
When you’re preparing to purchase a home or apply for a new mortgage or refi, there are some things you really should not do. We call them “The 10 Commandments of Lending”. Here are some of the most important ones: Thou shalt not buy a car, truck or van or thou might be living in