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Mortgages
Other basic but important terms to understand are:
- Principal is the amount borrowed (on which interest acts) which is repaid
monthly
- Amortization is the process of repaying the amount borrowed through monthly
payments of principal and interest.
- Negative amortization is when the monthly payment is not high to adequately
pay the loan off. In this case interest builds too quickly and the principal
grows instead of decreasing. This can occur because of lender scams or because
of monthly payment caps.
- Equity is the value of your house left over after subtracting the total
of your mortgage. If your house has a market value of $130,000 and a mortgage
of $100,000, the equity is $30,000.
- An index is used to determine the rate on an adjustable rate loan. For some
loans this rate may be the Prime Rate or the average rate of a one year Government
Treasury Security.
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Bad Credit Refinance
If interest rates have dropped considerably since you obtained your loan, refinancing now can help you lock in the current low rate. Also, if your loan term is too short or too long, refinancing can help you find the repayment period that suites you best. If the terms of your loan are not what you need, you do not have to suffer with it for the next ten to twenty years. Refinance and find the loan that you want.
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Home Equity
A home equity line of credit is like a home equity loan in that the house is used as collateral. However, home equity lines of credit allow borrowers to set up a credit line that can be used much like a credit card. During a period of time, usually five to ten years, the homeowner is able to take large or small amounts from the account until the drawing period ends or the amount of the loan is exhausted. This type of loan is an adjustable rate mortgage, which varies with the market.
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Land Loan
Usually, the homebuyer places a down payment on the lot and uses a line of credit to finance the construction of the home. As construction moves along, the buyer borrows from the line of credit to finance the building. Once the construction is finished, the land loan and the line of credit are rolled into a single mortgage to be paid by the homeowner.
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Mortgage Calculation
Mortgage calculation can help you foresee any snags that could occur in the future and also help you double check that the repayment schedule makes sense. Some borrowers have fallen prey to loan terms that cause negative amortization. Negative amortization occurs when the monthly payments of a loan do not adequately pay off the principal and accruing interest. In this case, the outstanding balance will increase instead of decreasing as you make your monthly payments. When this happens, it is generally with dishonest and, perhaps, questionable lenders. Though the odds are against this happening to you, it is a good idea to be aware of negative amortization and to take an interest in the make of your mortgages amortization.
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Mortgages Online
The first terms you will come across in determining the conditions you want
for your mortgage are fixed and adjustable.
- Fixed rates are constant through out the repayment of your loan and give
you the stability of knowing your monthly payment will be the same at the
end of your loan as they were at the start.
- Adjustable rates are less predictable because they adjust with current rate
indexes and can rise or fall as your repayment period progresses. The lessened
stability of this loan is balanced out by lenient qualifying, low introductory
rates, and the knowledge that an adjustable rate loan has a cap, or ceiling
to keep the rate from rising too high.
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Reverse Mortgage
Once qualified for a reverse mortgage a homeowner can receive it all at once, through monthly increments, or through a line of credit. Depending on the lender and the expected needs of the borrower, any of the above could possibly be the best fit
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