Mortgage 411 Center

Personally I hate it when everyone in the real estate business talks about how “It’s a great time to buy!”. Of course they are going to say that, they are trying to sell you a house or a mortgage loan, or they somehow make their money in Real Estate, what do you expect them to say? (Donald Trump are you listening? Have you ever once stated that it was NOT the time to buy???) However, I do think that those who are saying it this time, taking into account the combination of low interest rates and low home prices, may actually be right. Here’s why.

As a mortgage professional, I am seeing a large increase in the number of homeowners looking to refinance their mortgage loan. They have all heard about the current low interest rates and want to take advantage of them. Right now, I have enough refinances to keep me busy for the foreseeable future. I have no need to market to prospective homebuyers, but I am. There are a lot of great incentives to buy right now and I don’t want anyone to miss out on these opportunites. To learn why read the previous post, A New Home For the New Year - Why 2009 is the Time to Buy.

However, I am not the only mortgage professional who thinks it is time to buy. Tennessee Mortgage Professional Danny Thornton thinks it is Time to get off the fence, and shares with us the new commercial from the National Association of Realtors with the same message. I like the commercial so much I have posted it on my own website and am sharing it here as well.

My only complaint is that the commercial should have advised potential homebuyers to get preapproved for a mortgage loan, before talking to a Realtor. What good is convincing potential homebuyers to get off of the fence and buy a home only to find out they don’t qualify for a mortgage loan in the first place?

If you think 2009 is the time to buy and are ready to get off the fence and into your own home visit www.aboveallmortgage.com.

It’s the New Year again and that means lots of promises and plans to change for the better. If you are like most Americans you are probably telling yourself that now that 2009 has arrived you will either: lose a few pounds, get back into shape, take up a new hobby, get organized, take control of your finances, or some other resolution that will probably become abandoned before Valentine’s Day. This year, why not start the New Year off right and cross one of these items off the list right now? If you have resolved to take control of your finances, then refinancing your mortgage loan may be in order, and there has never been a better time to do so then now. (If you don’t yet own a home and would like to make homeownership a goal for 2009, stay tuned. I’ll be covering that next.)

Why refinance your mortgage in the New Year? The reasons are many:

1) Mortgage interest rates are at an all time low and lower rates mean lower payments.

2) If you still have an Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM) you can refinance and enjoy a low fixed rate.

3) If you have equity in your home you can get cash out to use for other purposes.

4) Mortgage guidelines are tightening so you may not qualify for a loan progam when you finally do decide to refinance.

5) No one knows if home prices will continue to decline and waiting to refinance may mean losing equity and not being able to qualify in the future as well.

Visit www.aboveallmortgage.com to learn more about the loan process and to apply online. Then with that out of the way, you’ll have the rest of 2009 to work on achieving you other goals. Happy New Year!

Written by Michelle Chamberlain, Above All Financial Services

Homeowners, get the mortgage loan you need at www.aboveallmortgage.com

Business owners, get the cash you need at www.ezmerchantadvance.com