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It’s Thanksgiving and It’s Time for Mortgage Refinancing

Written By: admin on November 29, 2008 No Comment

There is other thing you can do besides shopping in Thanksgiving days, Black Friday.

Thanks to the government’s plot to buy $600 billion of mortgage debt, mortgage rates on fixed 30-year loans declined this week, ushering in a slew of mortgage applications. “Whenever mortgage rates are in the mid-five percent range, they tend to stay there for a small period of time,” said Bob Walters, chief economist at Quicken Loans. If interest rates go lower you can refinance again, if interest rates go higher then you missed your chance.

On Tuesday, the Federal Reserve announced it will buy as much as $600 billion worth of mortgage-backed assets from fledgling companies in hopes of jump-starting lending by banks nationwide. The Fed plans to buy mortgage obligations worth $100 billion from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as well as the Federal Home Loan Banks.

The result of the actions has been a decline in mortgage rates. According to Bankrate.com the mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rates is 5.76%, down from 6% last week. At Quicken Loans, on Tuesday and Wednesday the amount of mortgage applications quadrupled, even though this time of year is slow for the mortgage company because of the holiday season.

“The government is moving in the right direction to get the banks to lend,” said Smith, noting that its not clear when mortgage rates will go lower or when the credit markets will open up to people that don’t have perfect credit scores.

What’s more, Smith said the increase in mortgage applications can be a small deceiving, since people typically apply for mortgages via multiple brokers to get the best rate.

Pleased Thanksgiving, and what are you waiting for? The Expert says “it’s the best time for mortgage refinancing.” Then, take a mortgage refinancing, after that, take a second mortgage or other thing with your money. If you don’t have a perfect credit scores, don’t worry, still looking for bank refinance that can approve your mortgage refinancing applications.

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