As homeowners know, their home values have gone up exponentially in the last few years, all across Albuquerque’s metro and the rest of the New Mexico too. Many homeowners are sitting on a lot of equity and they would like to tap into that equity for cash out for a many reasons, like home improvement,
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Many borrowers who are having a home built, either with a New Mexico custom builder or even with one of the national builders, are waiting for their home to be completed before they can lock in a permanent interest rate. They are at the mercy of the mortgage rates of the future. And with the
The rising Mortgage interests rates we’re seeing in mid-2022 mean that its more important now than ever for Veterans to shop their mortgage around to get the best VA Mortgage. There are still some bad actors out there taking advantage of veterans and charging high interest rates and very high fees. As we’ve mentioned recently,
Even the team at Indigo Mortgage in Albuquerque gets mortgage offers in the mail—and some of them are borderline unethical. Here’s a recent example: our company owner, Ben Lucero received a letter in the mail from a lender he’d never heard of. They offered a 1.75% interest rate and the direct mail piece said he
Mortgage interest rates may not be at the record low rates that we’ve seen over the last year or so, but they “are what they are”. By that, we mean that, although interest rates are not at their all-time lows, they are still low enough for borrowers to accomplish what they need to. Borrowers are
Do you know the difference between an Interest rate and an APR and why it’s important to know what an APR represents when you’re buying a home? The difference between APR and interest rate is this: the APR (annual percentage rate) is not an interest rate but rather is a marker that illustrates the total cost of
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
In the last couple of weeks, we’ve received several calls from borrowers who heard Indigo Mortgage on the radio and wanted a second opinion. They all had a mortgage application in with that national lender who’s name rhymes with “pocket”. These borrowers all said they were just not comfortable with the rate and the fees
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 early October in New Mexico, and we’re seeing more than hot air balloons rising. We are seeing mortgage rates rise from the historical low rates of the last year. Unfortunately, we are also seeing many online lenders still offering those low rates from several weeks ago. These mortgage lenders are not being truthful in