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May 09

With LIBOR Low, Don’t Rush To Refinance Your ARM

Adjustable Rate Mortgage

Is your mortgage scheduled to adjust this season? You may want to let it. This year's ARM-holding homeowners in District of Columbia are finding out that an adjusting mortgage may be the simplest way to get access to today's low mortgage rates -- without paying the closing costs. Currently, conventional adjustable-rate mortgages are adjusting to near 3.00 percent. If your home is financed via an adjustable-rate mortgage, you're likely cognizant of your loan's life-cycle. At first, your … [Read more...]

Jul 01

5-Year ARM Falls To Historic Lows

The interest rate differential between fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgages continues to widen and has now reached historic levels. There's never been a better time to lock an ARM. According to Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey, homeowners in DC who lock their mortgage rate today will save 129 basis points on rate, on average, by choosing a 5-year ARM as their mortgage product as compared to a 30-year fixed rate loan. The average 30-year fixed rate is 4.51%. The … [Read more...]

May 11

Conforming ARMs From 2004-2006 Are Adjusting To 3 Percent

When a mortgage applicants chooses an adjustable-rate mortgage over a fixed-rate one, he accepts a risk that -- at some point in the future -- the mortgage's interest rate will rise. Lately, though, that hasn't been the outcome. Since mid-2010, conforming mortgages have adjusted below their initial "teaser" rate consistently, giving homeowners in District of Columbia and nationwide reason to ride their respective adjustable-rate mortgages out. For example, this month, conforming 7-year and … [Read more...]