mortgage insurance calculator: Should I Calculate Rent vs Own or True Cost of Rent vs Owning - How To - 03/31/13 01:59 PM
Every time we read an article online about taking a more analytical approach to deciding whether or not to buy a home, you’ll always get comments about how “personal” or “emotional” the decision is but if you’ve found this page, that’s not why you’re here.  You’re looking for a “left brain” experience and you’re going to get it.
When analyzing a decision on a move, it's important to know the variables, have all the tools and take the whole decision under consideration.  It can be frustrating poking around all over the internet to find these facts, tools and calculators so we’ve … (20 comments)

mortgage insurance calculator: Private Mortgage Insurance Itemized Deduction is Back - For Now - 01/18/13 03:02 PM
A time ago, we had written about the “on again and off again” itemized deductibility of private mortgage insurance.  It’s been a real saga.  Let’s do a little history:
In 2007, congress passes the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act which allowed qualified private mortgage insurance to be wholly or partially deducted in accordance with IRS Publication 936 (subject to income restrictions). This benefit expired in 2011 thus punching the housing market in the gut for 2012. The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 extended the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act Assuming you’re not as big of a geek as I am … (12 comments)

mortgage insurance calculator: How to Choose and Calculate Your Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) - 03/16/12 02:59 PM
Saving an eighth of a percent on interest rate can save a little on your monthly payment and shopping around on closing costs can save a little on your down payment but perhaps the most overlooked and costly mistake when buying a home is not choosing the right mortgage insurance if the down payment is less than 20%.  The wrong decision on this choice can cost thousands of dollars. Let’s take a generic purchase of 200,000 dollars with the minimum down payment and compare them but before that, here are some definitions that you’ll need: Borrower Paid Monthly Mortgage Insurance (BPMI) … (17 comments)

mortgage insurance calculator: Monthly Private Mortgage Insurance – It Doesn’t Make Any Sense - 05/30/10 12:59 AM
It is inevitable that FHA will play less and less of a role in the lending market.  As this unfolds, it's critical for loan officers, Realtors and borrowers alike to understand the many options in the improving private mortgage insurance market.  In the distant days when home values were increasing, it made perfect sense for borrowers to opt for monthly mortgage insurance and wait till their home had appreciated to the point where they had a twenty percent equity position. They'd soon call their lender to get an appraisal ordered and drop their monthly mortgage insurance.  Those days are gone.  In … (20 comments)

 
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