Mortgages

One of the most common paths to building wealth is through homeownership. However, when there isn’t a level playing field for all people to buy a home, then there’s a problem. This article looks at mortgage interest rates by race to see if there are any differences. Below is a chart highlighting mortgage rates by […]

For the longest time, I’ve been a proponent of the adjustable rate mortgage (ARM). Paying a higher rate for a longer duration than necessary doesn’t make economic sense. However, when the average 30-year fixed mortgage was under 3% in 2021, I no longer was as biased against 30-year fixed-rate mortgages. A sub-3% average 30-year fixed

As soon as your real estate offer gets accepted, you should notify your lender with the relevant ratification documents and lock in a rate. The rate lock is usually for 30 – 60 days. However, sometimes things take longer than expected and you need to get a mortgage interest rate extension. A mortgage interest rate

Millions of people are quitting their jobs today in order to find more meaning with their one and only life. There are two things everyone should do before leaving your job: 1) Negotiate a severance package and 2) refinance your mortgage. If you do both, you are going to significantly improve your finances in the

One of the reasons why I think the housing market will stay strong for years to come is because getting a mortgage nowadays is extremely difficult. When lenders are only lending to the people with the highest credit and a minimum 20% down, it’s hard to see mass defaults in the future. Ever since the

Are you about to payoff your mortgage? Congratulations! There are some important mortgage payoff fees, documents, and procedures to know. Unfortunately, you don’t just send your final payment and that’s it. You’ve got to go through some hoops. In 2015, I finally paid off the mortgage of the very first property I bought in 2003.

In early 2005, at the age of 28, I took out a $1,220,000 mortgage to buy a $1,523,000 house in San Francisco. After having bought a modest condo a couple of years earlier, I wanted to go all-in. In retrospect, this was a crazy amount of debt to take on at that age. When the

For most people, an adjustable rate mortgage is better than a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. With an adjustable-rate mortgage, you will likely save more money during the duration of your ownership. Even in a rising interest rate environment, an ARM will likely still save you money in the end because rates will eventually go back down.