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What Is An Escrow Account? Do I Need One?
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/eboeahl7bk?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 As we show you in this video, an escrow account is an account, established by your lender, to set aside a portion of your monthly mortgage payment to cover annual charges...
What Are Discount Points?
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/l1pxkshwc2?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Discount points allow you to lower your interest rate. While this video simplifies things to help you remember, “points” are essentially prepaid interest with each point...
What Is A Mortgage?
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/iii2ky1ysr?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 The original phrase “mort gage” translates as “death pledge”! But as this video explains, a mortgage is a loan obtained to purchase real estate. The "mortgage" itself is a...
What Is Loan To Value (LTV) And How Does It Affect The Size Of My Loan?
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/gjddrqxiad?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 While this video simplifies things to help you remember, the loan to value ratio is the amount of money you borrow compared with the price or appraised value of the home...
What Types Of Mortgage Loans Are Available?
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/l01tcskg20?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 This video tells you about the most common types: Fixed Rate, ARM, Balloon and 2-Step. First, Fixed Rate Mortgages: Payments remain the same for the life of the loan...
What Are The Advantages Of 15- And 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgages?
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/j3liqn9n7a?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 For both, as we show you in this video, compared with other options, with fixed rates, housing costs won’t be affected by interest rate changes and inflation. With A...