Purchasing a home is a huge financial commitment. When it comes to finding the right mortgage lender, it pays to shop around. Some buyers are unaware of what’s going on in the current housing market. The number of mortgage loan applications has significantly dropped for lenders in the past few weeks. This means lenders are
We specialize in VA loans in New Mexico. At Indigo Mortgage, we recently discovered some interesting information about VA rates and closing costs. A recent national survey compared VA interest rates and closing costs nationwide. This survey analyzed the top ten VA lenders nationally and compared them to smaller local VA lenders such as Indigo
In today’s housing market, owning a second residence is not uncommon. Before purchasing a second home, it’s important to know the difference between a second home and an investment property. Although they may seem the same, they are not. A second home is exactly that, a second home. A second home is a residence where
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
Churning a loan – it’s an inside reference to a scam performed by some lenders across the country. It works like this: because mortgage rates are at rock bottom interest rates, these lenders offer borrowers a rate lower than a borrower’s current rate. BUT this rate is not the lowest interest rate available, so if
A change has happened for mortgages on investment properties and second homes. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, companies chartered by Congress to purchase mortgages from financial institutions and repackage them for investors, just made it more difficult and expensive for lenders to offer mortgages on these types of properties. In a nutshell, Fannie and Freddie
While mortgage rates have come up a bit from recent record low rates, they are still hovering in what is a historically low interest rate range. A question we frequently hear is “When are mortgage rates going up again?”. In 2020, we shared that the experts predicted interest rates would go up around the month
The difference between APR and interest rate is that the APR (annual percentage rate) is the total cost of the loan including interest rate and all fees. The interest rate is just the amount of interest the lender will charge you for the loan, not including any of the administrative costs. The APR is a
With rates for home loans reaching historical lows once again, many are wanting to make new home purchases or refinance their existing home mortgage loans. At Indigo Mortgage, we want to give New Mexico borrowers some advice on what questions to ask and what information they need to receive a quality mortgage rate quote. When
When purchasing a home, it’s very important to take the interest rate of the home loan into consideration, however, there are also other things to consider when looking for a mortgage. As of March 2020, mortgage interest rates are at a historic low in New Mexico. It is also a seller’s market. These two things