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12 Quick Tips For Getting A Mortgage
 
2. When getting a fixed rate: get a written statement which details the interest rate, how long the rate is fixed for, and the conditions attached.
3. When interest rates fall: try and leave your repayments as they are. You will therefore be paying more than the minimum each month. You'll repay your loan much earlier. When rates rise again you may not have to change your payment.
4. Consider a fifteen or twenty year term. Try to pay off your mortgage quickly. Use a mortgage calculator with an amortization function, and see what's possible.
5. Keep your mortgage as small as possible. Aim for *comfortable* affordability.
6. Try not to 'churn' your mortgage. Each time you refinance you'll probably incur completion costs and non-refundable fees.
7. Beware of prepayment penalties. Many 'no fee' credit lines have a pre-payment penalty. This can be very expensive if you are planning to refinance or sell your house in a few years time.
You don't need to sign a mortgage agreement which contains any significant prepayment penalty, if you have good credit. One of the smartest things you can do with a mortgage is to prepay it.
8. Don't look for a home without being pre-approved. You will have much more negotiating power with the vendor, and may be able to save thousands of pounds.
9. Get a full, professional survey. Human beings can be perverse; happy to spend £150,000 on a house after a half-hour viewing, but be-grudge spending £500 finding out whether it's worth buying in the first place!
10. Find out the true value of your home-to-be. Get more than one independent appraisal. Compare it with the prices of similar-sized houses for sale in the same area.
11. Start gathering documents. Provide your mortgage company with documents in good time; don't let your rate lock expire!
12. Verbal (oral) agreements are worthless. When buying or selling property, always get it in writing.
A mortgage is the biggest financial committment most of us will ever make; worth spending a little time on, to get it right!

About The Author

T. O' Donnell (www.tigertom.com/mortgages-uk.shtml) offers mortgage quotes, advice, an ebook and a mortgage calculator, in London, UK.




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Center for Responsible Lending and Industry Groups Urge HUD to ...
MarketWatch - 4 hours ago
... to help the largest possible numbers of at-risk borrowers. This is not the appropriate time to permit the lapse of a viable mortgage refinance option.
HUD Said to Entice Banks to Enter Foreclosure Program (Update1) Bloomberg
Major Revamp Of Two HUD Mortgage Relief Programs To Be Pushed AHN
Tips On Saving Your Home From Foreclosure North American Press Syndicate
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When refinancing mortgage makes sense
Chicago Tribune, United States - Nov 14, 2008
But you don't have to be in financial trouble to benefit from mortgage refinance, real estate experts say. "At this point, there are thousands of good ...

The Money Times

US MBA’s Mortgage Applications Index Decreased 6.2% Last Week
Bloomberg - Nov 19, 2008
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s index of applications to purchase a home or refinance a loan fell 6.2 percent to 398.6 for the week ended Nov. ...
Mortgage application volume falls 6.2 pct The Associated Press
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Reuters

Nehemiah Applauds FDIC Chair Sheila Bair for Calling Attention to ...
MarketWatch - 11 hours ago
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FDIC Revises Proposal to Refinance Troubled Loans DSNews.com
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Rell announces: homeowners reducing monthly payments
TownTimesNews.com, CT - 18 hours ago
... November 13, announced that Connecticut homeowners using the refinancing program she created last December in response to the subprime mortgage crisis ...

Spiegel Online

FHA Relaxes Program Rules for Homeowners
Washington Post, United States - Nov 19, 2008
FHA officials said the changes, which will take effect in a few weeks, should make it easier for borrowers to refinance into more affordable fixed-rate, ...
FHA lowers limits on loans Arizona Republic
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Refinancing Borrowers Choose Safety of Fixed-Rate Mortgages
DSNews.com, TX - 5 hours ago
... prime borrowers who originally had a 1-year conforming adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) chose a new conforming fixed-rate mortgage when they refinanced. ...