Are you aware of the difference between an Interest rate and an APR and why it’s important to know what the APR is when you’re buying a home? The difference between APR and interest rate is this: the APR (annual percentage rate) is not just the interest rate but rather is a marker that illustrates the total
At Indigo Mortgage, we get Colorado borrowers who call and say they have received emails or ads with mortgage interest rates to purchase or refi their home as low as 1.75%. They ask if we can offer them that kind of low interest rate. Our response is that we can offer any interest rate they
Today, when homebuyers are preparing to apply for a mortgage, they see ads about how rocket-fast it is to apply for a home loan or a refi. The ads make it look like getting a mortgage is as quick as pushing a few buttons on a computer or smartphone, or having a quick chat on
If you have a real estate contract or a lease to own contract, how do you refinance that property? Let’s distinguish the differences of a real estate contract or REC and a lease to own contract. On a REC, the borrower’s name goes on the title to the property along with the seller; that title
Many times, we get potential borrowers who say they are shopping their mortgage around. That’s great, that’s what we’ve advised since we opened in 2003. Most often when they tell me they’re getting several offers on their home loan, one of them involves a national online lender. You know the companies—their names make you think
Good news for Colorado homebuyers! The private corporations chartered by Congress to provide stability and affordability to the mortgage market, Fannie Mae (the Federal National Mortgage Association) and Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) have raised the maximum loan limit from $548,000 to $625,000. This means a borrower can now take a mortgage up
In early October 2021, we are beginning to see mortgage interest rates rise from the historical lows of the last year. However, many online lenders are still offering those low rates from a few weeks ago, BUT these lenders are not being forthcoming in what it’s costing to now get that low interest rate. They
Churning a mortgage – that’s how the mortgage industry refers to a scam performed by some lenders across the country. Here’s how it works: because interest rates for home loans are at rock bottom low rates, these lenders offer borrowers a rate lower than a borrower’s current rate. However this rate is not the lowest
Every day, we talk with borrowers who are shopping their mortgage around and who say, “I don’t want my credit report pulled again, it will drop my credit score.” That’s actually not the case. The rules for credit reporting agencies state that if the same type of entity (such as multiple mortgage companies) are pulling
A recent change is affecting mortgages on investment properties and second homes. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, companies chartered by Congress to purchase mortgages from financial institutions and repackage them for investors, has made it more difficult and more expensive for lenders to offer mortgages on these types of properties. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Consider this important question: if a local mortgage broker can offer what an internet lender can do and more, why not use the local company? If your perception is that the internet lender can offer lower interest rates on your mortgage, we encourage you to shop and compare! At Indigo Mortgage, we can most often
Recently, we wrote that taking out a mortgage for your Colorado home is not like buying a pair of shoes. Yet some internet lenders, like the one that rhymes with “pocket”, treat people like they are a commodity, just buying another pair of shoes on the internet. We frequently have borrowers who call and say
With mortgage rates being at or near historic lows, Colorado homeowners always want the lowest mortgage rate they can get on a new home loan or a refinance. But be careful that you don’t make the low rate your idol. What does that mean? It means that you can make a big mistake by focusing
Mortgage rates have indeed come off their recent record low, but they are still in a historically low range. So, the question we get daily from Colorado homebuyers and those looking to refinance is “When are the rates going up again?”. Last year, we said that the mortgage experts predicted the interest rates would go