The importance of credit scores

Yesterday, I came across a great article on lending and the importance of credit scores. It was written by Stephan Varteresian, a mortgage broker at Secure Mortgage Corp, in Gardner and Milford, Massachusetts. Credit scoring is a big mystery to most people. There are...

Tip: if you are refinancing, you may face a prepayment penalty

by | | mortgage loans

If you are refinancing, you have probably already checked your current loan’s rules, to see if you’re going to have a prepayment penalty. If not, you should. You don’t want any surprises. Mortgage Expert, I applied and was approved for a cash-out...

Are you in an “untraditional” relationship? You can still buy a home

by | | Boston real estate - buying a home, mortgage loans

More and more people are staying unmarried these days. Maybe the 50% divorce rate has something to do with it, I don’t know. Really, I don’t know. Living this way doesn’t mean you have to miss out on all of the advantages of being married. Unmarried...

Will U.S. kill deduction for home-equity

by | | Boston real estate - buying a home, mortgage loans

Whoa – I missed this story last week…yep, this would affect a lot of people… By Kenneth R. Harney, Boston Herald wire n WASHINGTON – Is Congress about to kill a popular rule that allows you to deduct interest paid on home-equity loans...

Mortgage Advisors

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Interesting tid-bit. Use this next time you’re at a cocktail party and someone (a blowhard) starts rambling on about mortgage loan rates. Mortgage Matters — Daily mortgage advice from Holden Lewis. IN THE E-MAIL: Daniel from (I believe) Seattle writes:...

Mortgage Matters – daily mortgage advice from Holden Lewis

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Interesting tid-bit. Use this next time you’re at a cocktail party and someone (a blowhard) starts rambling on about mortgage loan rates. Link: Mortgage Matters — Daily mortgage advice from Holden Lewis. IN THE E-MAIL: Daniel from (I believe) Seattle...

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