The good news is that there are ways to actually save
money over the term of your mortgage.
by Robert Hyder By making half of a monthly mortgage payment every two weeks, homeowners can save a substantial amount of
money over the term of a mortgage loan.
By making half of a monthly mortgage payment every two weeks, homeowners can save a substantial amount of
money over the term of a mortgage loan.
Not exact matches
In other words, it borrows
money from depositors
over the short
term, promising to repay it on demand, while it lends most
of that
money out
over the long
term to borrowers, for instance in the form
of 30 - year
mortgages.
We can review your current credit score, the
terms of your existing
mortgage, and review options for other loan programs that could not only reduce your monthly payment, but also save you
money on interest fees paid
over the life
of the loan.
A home equity loan (often referred to as a second
mortgage) is a loan for a fixed amount
of money that must be repaid
over a fixed
term.
If your budget permits, you could lock in payments that match a 15 - year amortization schedule, which would effectively help you shave more
money off your
mortgage principle faster, effectively shortening your
mortgage term and reducing the total amount
of interest required
over the lifetime
of your
mortgage.
If you receive a year end bonus, gift or a substantial refund from a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) making an additional
mortgage payment with this
money can be an effective method
of reducing your
mortgage over both the short & long -
term.
Apex can review your current credit score, evaluate the
terms of your existing
mortgage, and provide options for other loan programs that could not only reduce your monthly payment, but also save you
money on interest fees paid
over the life
of the loan.
This can translate into a lot
of money over the years in
terms of raises and wages, and can jumpstart you on your goals
of saving up for a
mortgage or establishing an emergency fund.
If the market crashes and stocks are trading for bargain prices, you might halt putting extra
money towards your
mortgage and instead try to accumulate as many shares as possible
of quality stocks that you know are going to be fine
over the long
term.
Ordinarily, I would dispassionately look at the long -
term variable vs fixed numbers and figure on saving
money in the long run through choosing variable rates
over the whole
term of my
mortgage.
If you are only looking to cover a specific period, like a
mortgage or children growing up, then
term can save you bundles
of money over the years.
A
term insurance policy will require a medical exam, but your family will be listed as the beneficiary
of the policy, and they can use the
money to pay off a
mortgage debt, but still have control
over any excess without having to worry about the bank as a middleman.
This type
of life insurance is normally lower in cost than conventional
Term life insurance but you have to remember that the purpose
of this insurance is only going to be used to pay off your
mortgage with no
money left
over for your dependents what so ever.
Roughly assuming that whole life insurance is about 8 to 12 times the cost
of a comparable 20 year
term policy, the left
over money NOT SPENT on a whole life policy allows the insured to save a huge amount
of money in 401Ks, Roths, HSAs, Saving Accounts, and by paying down their
mortgage early.
This way if you were to die late in the policy
term, there would be a substantial amount
of money left
over for your beneficiary after paying off the
mortgage.
Historically, borrowers who stay in a Variable Rate
Mortgage (VRM) tend to save more
money over the course
of the
term.