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Housing is expensive in Boston

Boston real estate - buying a home, mortgage loans

There’s a lot wrong with the top story in today’s Globe. Even with the downturn in the real estate market, houses in the Boston area will continue to be unaffordable for many working families and first-time homebuyers, according to a new report from...

Okay, it’s semantics

mortgage loans

You’ll notice that whenever I talk about mortgages, I actually say “mortgage loans”. That’s because, if you buy a home and you borrow the money, you’re not paying your “mortgage”, you’re paying your “mortgage...

No closing cost mortgage loan available through Bank of America

mortgage loans

This sounds like a really good deal. If you’re shopping for a mortgage loan, I would definitely check this out. [L]ooking to further grow its mortgage business and expand its traditional retail banking operation, Bank of America Corp. is doing away with the...

What loan should you take out?

mortgage loans

Should you pay PMI or get a piggy-back loan? What do I mean? Well, suppose you only want to (or have to) put 5% down at closing on your new home purchase. You have two options. The first is to take out one loan for the 95% you are borrowing. If you do this, your...

The scam artist and the mortgage loan industry

mortgage loans, subprime lending crisis

I’ve yet to hear of any widespread loan fraud in Massachusetts, even as the subprime mortgage loan crisis threatens our economy. Mostly, it seems as though the typical borrower took out a mortgage loan that ended up resetting to a rate that he or she could no...

What’s the best loan for you?

mortgage loans

I think most people would want to take out a fixed-rate mortgage loan, these days. However, you might think an adjustable-rate mortgage loan might work for you, depending on the length of time you’ll be owning. And, if you’re putting down less than 20%,...