by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 22, 2018 | Advice, Consumer, For Your Clients, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News |
(TNS)—Not knowing your mortgage rate can be an expensive mistake, especially in this rising interest rate market. Yet nearly three in 10 mortgage holders (29 percent) either didn’t know their mortgage rate or wouldn’t say, according to a survey by...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 12, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News, Trending |
The rental industry is changing. In the last few years, Airbnb has become increasingly popular, especially among young travelers, as an alternative to pricy hotels and a shortage of short-term rentals in the market compared to traditional one-year leases. Now,...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 5, 2017 | Advice, For Your Clients, Home Spun Wisdom, How-To, Latest News |
(TNS)—HARP, or the Home Affordable Refinance Program, is a great way to refinance your mortgage and save a ton of money in interest charges. HARP allows homeowners who have little or no equity in their homes to refinance their mortgages and get lower interest rates....
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 23, 2017 | Advice, For Your Clients, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News |
(TNS)—Though mortgage rates have rebounded some from the lows seen in 2016, they remain very attractive. Many homeowners are refinancing before rates go higher. Yes, you can save money by doing a simple refinance in which you swap a lower rate for your existing higher...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 29, 2017 | Advice, Home Spun Wisdom, House Canary, How-To, Latest News |
(TNS)—If you bought a house with a down payment of less than 20 percent, your lender required you to buy mortgage insurance. The same goes if you refinanced with less than 20 percent equity. Private mortgage insurance, called PMI for short, is expensive—but you can...