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The Impact of Interest Rate Changes on Your Mortgage Payment Over Time

September 19, 2024 by Robby Oakes

When it comes to mortgages, interest rates play a crucial role in determining your monthly payments and the total cost of your loan. While fixed-rate mortgages offer stable payments, adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) can fluctuate with market conditions, leading to significant variations in your financial obligations over time.

Filed Under: Mortgage Tagged With: Adjustable Rate Mortgage, Interest Rates, Mortgage Rates

Consider an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage If You Plan to Sell Within 5 Years

March 6, 2024 by Robby Oakes

Which is better — a fixed-rate mortgage or an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM)? It’s a common question among home buyers and refinancing households. The answer? It depends.

Filed Under: Mortgage Tips Tagged With: Adjustable Rate Mortgage, Buying and selling, Mortgage

Pros and Cons of Adjustable Rate Mortgages

April 18, 2018 by Robby Oakes

When you are in the market for a new home, you may be faced with numerous options for financing your home. One of the choices you will have to make is whether to apply for a fixed or adjustable rate mortgage. In some cases, an adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) may be your best option, but keep in mind, they are not the answer for everyone.

Filed Under: Mortgage Tagged With: Adjustable Rate Mortgage, Mortgage, Prepayment

Should You Consider an Adjustable Rate Mortgage For Your Home Purchase?

April 5, 2018 by Robby Oakes

With mortgage rates finally looking like they may move upward a bit as the overall market improves the adjustable rate mortgage starts to come into play again.

Filed Under: Mortgage Tagged With: Adjustable Rate Mortgage, ARM, Mortgage

Need to Discuss – How to Refinance Your Adjustable-rate Mortgage with Better Terms

May 24, 2016 by Robby Oakes

An adjustable-rate mortgage was once a great mortgage product, at a time when home buyers wanted to avoid locking in high interest rates. But with historically low interest rates now available to millions of buyers and rates expected to rise in 2017, lots of mortgage holders are trying to find a deal and negotiate better terms before rates go up. One great way to save on mortgage costs is to refinance your adjustable-rate mortgage.

So how can you make a mortgage refinance work for you? Here are a few tactics you can use to get better terms through a refinance on your adjustable-rate mortgage.

Filed Under: Home Mortgage Tips Tagged With: Adjustable Rate Mortgage, Home Mortgage Tips, Refinancing Mortgage

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