Today’s real estate market in early 2021 is definitely hard to navigate if you are a home buyer. Not only is it a sellers’ market with increased prices on a limited inventory of homes, but with mortgage rates at historic lows, many more buyers have jumped into the market. That adds up to more stress
If you’re purchasing a home or property, or refinancing your current mortgage, you already know that interest rates are the lowest in history. This is a great opportunity for homeowners and new home buyers to take advantage of these low rates, and save thousands of dollars over the life of their loan. At Indigo Mortgage
Let’s review the actual mortgage process and how the home loan moves from application to funding. At Indigo Mortgage, we have developed a system to streamline the loan process. To do that, we have created three departments: origination, set up, and processing. Indigo Mortgage Colorado is a mortgage broker, which means that we represent the
As consumers know, the current mortgage interest rates are at the lowest levels in history. Those great rates have given many home owners and potential home owners the incentive to take advantage of the low rates to purchase a more expensive home or to refinance. Because of that demand, there are so many loan applications
When you’re ready to find a new home loan or to refinance your mortgage, you could go to your bank or credit union, use an online lender, or a mortgage broker. What are the benefits of a mortgage broker? The first thing to remember about a mortgage broker is that 100% of the time, a
With so many Colorado home owners refinancing because of historic low interest rates, we are seeing more issues with second mortgage liens. Second mortgage liens can come in many forms, including home improvement loans, solar system loans, lines of credit, and tax liens. All liens have an impact on a mortgage refinance because they will
Recently the feds have announced they are raising the new maximum loan amounts for conventional mortgage loans, effective on January 1st 2021. That means loans can go to a larger amount without being considered a jumbo loan, which carry higher interest rates. The current loan limit for conventional loans is $510,000; beginning in 2021, that
When you’re buying a home and applying for a mortgage, avoid any upfront application fees. Today, some mortgage lenders are charging borrowers an upfront application fee, often $500-$600, when they apply for a mortgage. The lender tells the borrower that this fee will be credited towards the appraisal of the property. Upfront application fees are
A VA Streamline loan, also known as a VA IRRL (for “interest rate reduction loan” is designed to allow a veteran to refinance his or her current VA loan into a loan with a lower interest rate and lower monthly payment. This type of refinance must be a VA to VA refinance. It’s called a
Homeowners with a conventional mortgage who are working to refinance their loan to a lower interest rate have a new fee that will be added. We’ve advised for the last few months that this fee was coming and it’s here. The fee is known as the Adverse Market Fee and it adds a .5% fee
The number of homes that have installed solar panels on or around people’s homes have really increased, especially in the west, and that’s a positive thing. However, one impact of solar panels that most homeowners don’t realize that when they finance or lease these panels, is the impact the panels have on their home’s title.
Mortgage rates are currently at all-time lows and many homeowners are taking advantage of that, refinancing to an even lower interest rate. But, we want to explain a new fee that lenders will be charging on conventional loans as of Oct. 1, 2020. Throughout 2019 and into the 1st quarter of 2020, mortgage rates were
At Indigo Mortgage Colorado, we get calls every day, asking “What’s your best interest rate?” We tell them it’s impossible to accurately answer that until we can get some basic answers from you first. One real piece of advice we suggest, is when you’re ready to make an inquiry about a refi or new home
As you’ve noticed if you’re in the market for a mortgage or a refi, mortgage interest rates have declined to the lowest in history and there are way more borrowers than there are lenders. Because of this, many of the large national companies that promise easy, online applications and funding are actually taking advantage of
Now, in September 2020, mortgage rates are about the lowest in history. Because of that, mortgage lenders in Colorado have been hit with a deluge of new applications which is causing a backlog across the mortgage industry. Overall it is taking longer to get an appraisal, the time needed for underwriting has been extended, and
Some Colorado home owners who have taken advantage of a loan forbearance from their mortgage company. A forbearance is basically taking a three month reprieve from mortgage payments without having it affect your credit score or having it counted as being delinquent in payments. This was a welcome break for home owners during the Covid-19
Even now as we all deal with a global pandemic, the Colorado real estate market remains very competitive. With mortgage rates at historic low interest rates, many people are making offers on homes. This is a “seller’s market”, when the number of homes on the market is fairly small versus the amount of people trying
As homebuyers know, the mortgage interest rates have declined to the lowest in history during the summer of 2020, but there are still some challenges to consider for people buying or refinancing a home. The first challenge affects home owners who took advantage of a forbearance, which is when your mortgage lender allowed you to
We’re living in extraordinary and unusual times in 2020. And, if you’re in the market for a home as well, it can add a whole other dimension to the buying process. Indigo Mortgage Colorado wants to advise you on the difference between an interest rate and an APR (Annual Percentage Rate) and why it’s important
Mortgage rates are at historic lows and the current market inventory is still tight. Can having an important asset like a pre-approval or a pre-qualification when looking for a home help during this time? Indigo Mortgage Colorado knows the real estate market is very competitive. You can set yourself apart by using a pre-approval or