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JAN
06
2009
Points are a percentage of the total loan amount. Typically one point is one percent of the loan. Many people elect to pay points to lower their interest rate...
Michael, excellent! You are completely correct! Although "points" sound like a sharp negative thing, "points" can be a sharp positive thing in getting you or your clients a better interest rate!
In this blog I will share information, that I feel will be useful to both the real estate agent and the consumer as it relates to real estate financing in California and the rest of the U.S. I am a direct lender with Private Mortgage Advisors (an affiliate of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.)
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Points are a percentage of the total loan amount. Typically one point is one percent of the loan. Many people elect to pay points to lower their interest rate...