Lenders generally ask for mortgage loan insurance after buyers have made a down payment that is less than 20 % of
the actual purchase price of a home.
Often times our loan amounts are greater than
the actual purchase price of the home.
Not exact matches
This means our hypothetical borrower has a loan for 70 percent
of the
purchase price or appraised value, with the remaining 30 percent the
home equity portion, or
actual ownership in the property.
Actual closing costs and pre-paid items can easily range from about 2 % to 8 %
of the sale
price of a
home, depending on where you live, and the
purchase price of the
home.
The product, which ValueInsured hopes to offer through more banks, provides homebuyers with insurance that covers up to 20 %
of a
home's
purchase price or the
actual equity lost, whichever is lower.