Medical Bills Add to Pain as Firms Fail Wall Street Journal - She also was on disability, so she couldn't collect unemployment insurance. She says she recently wound up applying to the Salvation Army to get $102 to ...
Maybe It's Time to Buy Washington Post, United States - This index assumes a 20 percent down payment and doesn't cover real estate taxes, insurance or other home owning expenses. Thus "affordability" is in the ...
Loans still available, but they are harder to get, experts say Chattanooga Times Free Press, TN - A score of 720 qualifies a person for mortgage insurance and loan approval, he said. But the tightening of lending standards is happening on almost a daily ...
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US property dream has turned into a nightmare Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - "There is no mortgage insurance," she says. "You just can't get it and so, without that, the customer needs to come up with 10pc down [deposit]. ...
The Home-Equity Door Slams Shut on Many Homeowners KREN CW 27 TV, NV - The Falkenhagens used another $40000 from the home-equity line for home improvements and to help make the $1650 monthly mortgage payments on the resort ...
More couples taking home-buying leap Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA - And now both people may be splitting all expenses as well as the mortgage payment." Sauvign? suggests that her clients talk to an attorney or a financial ...
NYMAGIC, INC. Reports 2008 Second Quarter Results MarketWatch - Delinquencies within these underlying mortgage pools (defined as payments 60+ days past due plus foreclosures plus real estate owned) ranged from 7.3% to ...NYM
The Mortgage Alliance annouces winner of England tickets Introducer Today, UK - The main purpose of the survey was to seek feedback and views on the current GI market in terms of both household and mortgage payment protection insurance...
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How to get rid of mortgage insurance payments
By Bob Bruss
January 25, 2006
DEAR BOB: I have been making mortgage insurance payments on my home loan for 11 years. The bank tells me I need to make these payments for the life of the loan. But friends have told me that is not true. What are the facts? - John O.
DEAR JOHN: The answer depends on the type of home loan you have. If you have an FHA home loan, it is virtually impossible to get the FHA mortgage insurance premium cancelled by your lender. No FHA mortgage lender in their right mind would give up the FHA mortgage insurance benefit.
The only way to get rid of the obviously unnecessary FHA mortgage insurance premium is to refinance your mortgage with a lender who doesn't require mortgage insurance.
However, if you have a conventional mortgage and you have more than 20 percent home equity, most lenders will cancel PMI (private mortgage insurance) premiums if you have an on-time payment record and if the mortgage is at least 24 months old.
RECOMMENDED BOOK ON LIVING TRUSTS
DEAR BOB: I am most interested in avoiding probate costs and delays for my heirs when I pass on. Some time ago, I recall you recommended a book on how to do your own living trust. What is the title? - Celia C.
DEAR CELIA: I think you are referring to the great book "Make Your Own Living Trust, 7th Edition" by attorney Denis Clifford. It is published by Nolo Press and is available in stock or by special order at local bookstores, public libraries, and www.amazon.com.
HOLD BACK COST FOR UNCOMPLETED NEW HOME EXTRAS
DEAR BOB: I have a contract to buy a brand new home that includes a second driveway. The builder says he will be unable to have the driveway completed by the closing date. The amount of money he wants to hold in escrow is 20 percent less than the two quotes I have from contractors for the driveway. What should we do? - Stephen B.
DEAR STEPHEN: You are very wise to hold back an amount at least equal to the lowest acceptable bid you have for the second driveway.
Before your home sale closes, you have maximum leverage with all the power. After the sale closes and the builder gets most of his money, you have virtually zero negotiating power.
If the builder wants to get the sale closed on schedule, he will agree to let you hold back the estimated cost for the second driveway. For more details, please consult a local real estate attorney.
The new Robert Bruss special report, "How to Earn Your First Profit When Buying Your Home or Investment Property Right," is now available for $5 from Robert Bruss, 251 Park Road, Burlingame, CA 94010 or by credit card at 1-800-736-1736 or instant Internet PDF delivery at www.bobbruss.com. Questions for this column are welcome at either address.
