Keep reading for seven steps you should take before signing on the dotted
line of a new home loan and why it may be a good idea to refinance your mortgage.
The cohort — the largest group of homebuyers in the U.S. right now — represented around 45
percent of all new home loans in January of this year.
While most people's reasons for refinancing are financial in nature, the effect it will have on your finances is highly dependent on your current situation and the
terms of your new home loan.
Small wonder, then, that the MBA reported August 1 that refinances represented 81 percent
of all new home loan activity during weekending July 27.
Listing agreement or executed purchase contract for current residence and certified copy of executed closing statement (when available) for any property to be sold for the purposes of the new home loan
This may not be accurate as FHA is currently insuring about one
third of new home loans; given current market conditions, there is no immediate reason to expect FHA to lose its market share immediately.
Once you've learned how to determine the cost of a refi — and you're able to compare those costs to the savings you make over the
life of the new home loan — you'll know whether or not to refinance the home mortgage loan.
Overall, the
number of new home loans should increase by approximately 15 % for the year 2015, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association economist Michael Fratantoni.
A May 17th Bloomberg story headlined «Buyers with Excellent Credit are Getting the Lion's Share of U.S. Mortgages» noted that the least - risky U.S. households (FICO score of 760 +) account for 61 %
of new home loans — a record since the data series began in 2003, when this cohort accounted for around 30 % of new loans.
Opponents of FHA's expanding role in the US housing market proposed an amendment requiring FHA to scale back its role from current levels of approximately 33 %
of new home loans to 10 % by 2012.
About 30 %
of new home loans are insured by the FHA.
In the first quarter of 2012, Wells Fargo was originating 28 percent
of all new home loans.