Not exact matches
This option not only allows you to start a new mortgage
at a
lower interest rate, but let's you add additional funds to the borrowed amount — up to 80 % of your home's
appraised value.
«FHA will determine when a borrower has reached the 78 % loan to
value ratio based on the
lower of the sales price or
appraised value at origination.
For example, if the
lower of the sales price or the
appraised value at origination was $ 100,000, when the loan amount reaches $ 78,000, FHA will no longer collect annual mortgage insurance premiums on the loan.
There's just one problem: Your lender refuses because your home has been
appraised at too
low of a
value.
The homebuyer's lender
appraises the property
at a
value significantly
lower than the agreed - upon purchase price.
For an IRRRL, the main goal is to get a
lower interest rate, so the
appraised value of your home
at the time of the original loan is sufficient for underwriting purposes.
However, some metro areas in the Northeast and the Midwest regions reported
appraised values lower than owner estimates
at a higher rate than the national trend.
- The cost of originating a loan is VERY high when you take a percentage of cost /
appraised value at the
lower property
values.
Appraised values in October were 1.15 percent
lower than what homeowners estimated
at the start of the mortgage process, when viewed nationally.
As a result, owners that today have a loan with an 85 percent loan - to -
value ratio on a property
appraised at $ 10 million may find that upon renewal the lender will only go 65 percent and
lower the appraisal to $ 8 million.
If your home does
appraise at too
low of a
value, it might make more sense to wait to sell.