 鲜花( 115)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
 Example:Buyer A has a home with a $250,000 mortgage, at 4% interest a 5 year term and a 30 year amortization period. At the end of year 2, Buyer A must move to a new city due to a job change. Since the time of taking the original mortgage, prevailing interest rates have risen to 6%. Rather than taking a new mortgage, incurring prepayment penalties and higher interest rates, Buyer A’s mortgage has a portability feature.
0 @/ g) a' T% LBuyer A transfers his mortgage, on its original terms, to the new property. The interest rate will remain at 4%, there will be no prepayment penalties and the mortgage term will have 3 years remaining. Buyer A will pay a few hundred dollars in bank fees for the privilege to transfer the mortgage., Q/ q# M: o4 x; \; J
/ K M0 C7 |) eAdvantages of a Portable Mortgage+ @, |9 L6 ~1 _9 m* h. }1 J) u
A portable mortgage feature has several advantages for the right homeowners. If a homeowner has locked in to a low rate when mortgage rates are low, but then has either the need or the desire to purchase another home, the low interest rate is retained.
/ ~5 F7 t$ m- W P" `) I2 O1 C. @
3 v5 s g$ q0 f" zPrepayment penalties can be severe, up to 3 monthly payments or the cost of increased interest in the remaining term of the mortgage. These amounts can equal several thousands of dollars.: g" N8 _8 e& D, k
# U) n n# z0 E! s, W5 R$ I
In addition, many of the costs associated with obtaining a new mortgage might not be charged. However, you might expect an appraisal fee for the new property, as the mortgage lender must be assured that the loan-to-value ratio meets their requirements.0 a! u) M0 J8 `
0 @' g0 I5 k: c3 a3 JAt First Foundation, all of our mortgage products have portability features and we can explain their benefits when assessing your mortgage needs. |
|