Wednesday, 25 January 2012

How to Save Money on Your Mortgage

By Dmitry Vasenyov


Frankly speaking, owning a home might be much better compared to renting an apartment, but still there are a lot of different costs that are commonly associated with the mortgage. Exorbitant interest rates, closing costs as well as extended repayment period are some of things with which mortgages are associated. When you give the long term financial commitment of the mortgage, it is important for you to avail yourself of any opportunity to cut down the payment. And the good news is that there are some options to do this.

- In fact, refinancing a mortgage is a common way to save money when you could refinance to better interest rates. It is a good way to save money for those who have experienced some changes in financial circumstances or credit score. In some cases, the changes could be external like the drop in lending rates that the mortgagee wants to take advantage of.

Besides, there are costs that are usually associated with refinancing including property revaluation. But the benefits of refinancing traditionally outweigh the costs when you could get a lower interest rate.

- By making some extra payments you could decrease the loan balance and also shorten your repayment period. However the additional advantage of making some extra payments is that some lenders may recast your mortgage if you make some extra contributions that are significant enough to persuade the lender to offer you new terms.

- Mortgage insurance is a vital component of any mortgage, especially as it is mandatory for some lenders. In fact, private mortgage insurance has much higher rate than the majority of term insurance policies that are offered by life insurance companies. And thus you have two options to choose from - reduce the cost of mortgage insurance by using a cheaper term alternative or negotiate the elimination of this cost with the lender when the mortgage balance is greatly reduced.




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