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KASS: What to do when paying off a mortgage
Q: I am about to pay off my mortgage after 20 some plus years. Is there anything I have to know or do? Terry. A: Congratulations. Yes, there are […]
Survey reveals mortgage consumers of all ages demand an online approach
Newer technologies, such as online borrower portals, online chat, and text messaging are rapidly changing how consumers of all ages approach the mortgage process, according to a new survey by […]
SunTrust survey: Mortgages are going to the dogs
A third of millennial-aged Americans (ages 18 to 36) who purchased their first home (33 percent) say the desire to have a better space or yard for a dog influenced […]
Mortgage servicer satisfaction plateaus as reputation declines, J.D. Power finds
Breaking a multiyear trend of steady improvements, mortgage servicer satisfaction has stalled in 2017, as customers have significant declines in their overall brand perceptions, according to the J.D. Power 2017 […]
KASS: Helping a child buy his or her first home
Q: I’ve talked to a few mortgage lenders and they are saying that a shared equity or shared equity financial arrangement, cannot be used in a conventional, Fannie Mae-type loan […]
Bankrate: Mortgage rates move lower
After three weeks of consecutive increases, mortgage rates reversed course this week. The benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate slipped to 4.13 percent, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The average […]
As demand cools and competition heats up, more lenders plan to ease credit standards
More mortgage lenders say they have eased credit standards recently and expect further easing in the coming months, according to Fannie Mae’s second quarter 2017 Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey. On […]
Mortgage payments are unaffordable in half of America’s largest markets
Buying the typical home listed for sale in more than half of the nation’s 35 largest markets will require a greater share of income than the median-valued home required historically, […]
KASS: What happens to my mortgage when I die?
Q: I am 71 years old and in the early stages of buying my last home, which would be my primary residence. I am fortunate that I can pay cash […]
Down payment holding back renters from buying a home
Almost 70 percent of renters in 20 U.S. metros say coming up with the down payment is holding them back from homeownership, according to the first Zillow Housing Aspirations Report […]
Starkey Mortgage’s Tom Thuss ranked #1 in state for USDA zero down payment mortgages
Starkey Mortgage, a nationally recognized residential mortgage company, announced today that Tom Thuss, Senior Loan Officer is ranked by the Scotsman Guide as one of the Nation’s Top Mortgage Originators […]
KASS: The power of one extra mortgage payment a year
Q: We are in the process of selling our house and just received a payout statement from our lender. We don’t think the numbers are correct. What can we do? […]
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