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Adjustable Rate Mortgages
These loans generally begin with an interest rate that is 2-3 percent below a comparable fixed rate mortgage, and could allow you to buy a more expensive home.
However, the interest rate changes at specified intervals (for example, every year) depending on changing market conditions; if interest rates go up, your
monthly mortgage payment will go up, too. However, if rates go down, your mortgage payment will drop also.
There are also mortgages that combine aspects of fixed and adjustable rate
mortgages - starting at a low fixed-rate for three, five, seven or ten years, for example, then adjusting to market conditions. Ask me about these and other special kinds of mortgages that fit your specific financial situation.
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