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October 27, 2009

What is a FICO Score?
What is a FICO Score? FICO stands for Fair Isaac & Company and is the name for the most well known credit scoring system, used by Experian. The credit bureau’s computer evaluates a complete credit profile an...
Posted by: Linda Bagley
Categories: Mortgage Info
October 27, 2009

FICO Score – a Brief Explanation
FICO Score – a Brief Explanation When you apply for a mortgage loan, you expect your lender to pull a credit report and look at whether you’ve made your payments on time. What you may not expect is that th...
Posted by: Linda Bagley
Categories: Mortgage Info
October 27, 2009

Which ARM is the Best Alternative?
Which ARM is the Best Alternative? How would you like a mortgage loan where you did not have to make the whole payment if you did not want to? Or would you like a loan with an interest rate about one percent below a t...
Posted by: Linda Bagley
Categories: Mortgage Info
October 27, 2009

Closing Costs When Buying or Refinancing a Home
Closing Costs When Buying or Refinancing a Home This is a detailed summary of costs you may have to pay when you buy or refinance your home. They are listed in the order that they should appear on a Good Faith Estimat...
Posted by: Linda Bagley
Categories: Mortgage Info, Residential Real Estate Listings
October 27, 2009

The Biweekly Mortgage – Who Needs It?
The Biweekly Mortgage – Who Needs It? Have you received an advertisement offering to save you thousands of dollars on your thirty-year mortgage and cut years off your payments? With email “spam” beco...
Posted by: Linda Bagley
Categories: Mortgage Info
October 27, 2009

Documenting Your Assets – Verifying Your Down Payment
Documenting Your Assets – Verifying Your Down Payment When buying a home, it is not enough to just “come up” with the money. With the exception of “no asset verification” loans, lenders w...
Posted by: Linda Bagley
Categories: Mortgage Info
October 27, 2009

Your Savings and Down Payment
Your Savings and Down Payment Your First Step Toward Buying a Home When preparing to buy a home, the first thing many Homebuyers do is look at “homes for sale” ads in newspapers, magazines and listings on ...
Posted by: Linda Bagley
Categories: Mortgage Info
October 27, 2009

Creative financing
Creative financing Creative financing: You’ve heard of it, and, as a seller, the idea sounds pretty attractive. But, do you know everything you need to know about carrying back a second; essentially, about becom...
Posted by: Linda Bagley
Categories: Seattle Title & Escrow
October 27, 2009

Title Insurance When Refinancing Your Loan
Title Insurance When Refinancing Your Loan Lower interest rates have motivated you to refinance your home loan. The lower rate may save you a tremendous amount of money over the life of the loan, but you should also e...
Posted by: Linda Bagley
Categories: Seattle Title & Escrow
October 27, 2009

Title Insurance Requirements for Insuring Trusts
Title Insurance Requirements for Insuring Trusts In today’s world of busy probate courts and exorbitant death taxes, the living trust has become a common manner of holding title to real property. The following m...
Posted by: Linda Bagley
Categories: Seattle Title & Escrow