What is Mortgage Insurance?
Say you buy a house with a down payment of less than 20% or even if you refinance with less than 20% equity. In each case, your lender will require you to buy mortgage insurance. The idea of paying a mortgage insurance is to reimburse your lender if you default on you home loan. When a private company sells the insurance, the insurance is known as private mortgage insurance or PMI. You pay monthly premiums when you get a loan. Continue reading “Mortgage Insurance”

Both FHA Loans and Conventional Loans are popular loans among homebuyers. It may not always be so clear which loan to get when buying a home. In this blog post, I will be delineating the pros and cons for both FHA and Conventional Loans. This way, the applicant or potential borrower will find it easier to differentiate the two. Furthermore, the potential applicant—YOU—will know which loan to get!
What is the difference between Mortgage Pre-qualification v. Pre-approval?
Should you consider using a mortgage broker when buying a house?

