Tag Archive: Lakeland mortgage

Should You Refinance Your Lakeland Mortgage?

Lakeland mortgage rates are low and they likely won’t stay that way. If you’ve been thinking about a refinance, talk to your loan officer as soon as possible.

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How To Take A Cash Gift For Your Lakeland Mortgage Downpayment

As lenders tighten Lakeland mortgage guidelines, minimum downpayment requirements are increasing. It’s leading to an increase in the number of buyers accepting cash gifts from family. There’s a right and wrong way to accept a gift.

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Lakeland Mortgage Rate Update for the Week of April 26, 2010

Lakeland Mortgage rates rose last week. This week, economic data will be at the forefront, as will the Federal Reserve which meets for one of its 8 scheduled meetings of the year.

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Housing Starts Data Hints That Housing Will Expand Even After The Tax Credit Expires

A Housing Start is a new home on which construction has started and, over the last 6 months, home builders are averaging one half-million starts per month. This marks the highest 6-month average since 2008 and a reading one-fifth percent better from 12 months ago. Revisions to prior data have all been higher, too.

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Lakeland Mortgage Rate Update for the Week of April 19, 2010

Lakeland Mortgage markets improved last week for the second week in a row. And, also for the second week in a row, rates were down on “safe haven” buying — just not for the same safe haven reasons as before.

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Is Now a Good Time to Consider an Adjustable Rate Mortgage?

Each week, government-led Freddie Mac publishes a weekly mortgage rate survey based on data from 125 banks across the country. According to this week’s results, the relative rate of a 5-year ARM is extremely low versus its 30-year fixed-rate cousin.

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Don’t Schedule Your Lakeland Mortgage Closing For May 28, 2010

If you’re under contract for a Lakeland home and plan to close in May, consider a Lakeland mortgage closing date other than Friday May 28, 2010.

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Lakeland Mortgage Rate Update for the Week of April 12, 2010

If you’re floating or shopping a Lakeland mortgage loan right now, be wary of market volatility. Rates have been jumpy since April 1 and mortgage rates are changing quickly. This week, locking in before Wednesday may be your safest, near-term rate locking strategy.

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It’s Time To Re-Approve Your Lakeland Mortgage Pre-Approval

If your Lakeland mortgage pre-qualification and/or pre-approval letter is more than 8 weeks old, it would be prudent to have your lender “re-pre-approve” you.

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Lakeland Mortgage Market Improves with Optomistic FOMC Meeting Minutes

The Lakeland mortgage market improved yesterday after the Federal Reserve released its March 16, 2010 meeting minutes.

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