Mortgage Refi Question

2forISU

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Anyone trying to refi investment properties? Quote today from US Bank 4.25% on a fixed 30/yr
 

Rabbuk

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My credit union looks like it's around 3.45 for a 30 year
 

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5 years into my 30 year mortgage. Current rate is 4.25%. I might look into 20 or 25 year loans if I refi
If you can afford it sometimes the 15 isn't as much as you'd expect. We did a few years for a 30 at 4% then swapped to a 15 at 3.25%. We are fairly young for only having 10ish years left on a fairly nice house.
 

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Rates are heading back down today again. It looks like the US 10 year is only about 25 bps from its all time low hit three years ago at 1.375. Interestingly at that same time was the first time that the Swiss yields had gone negative.
 

cowgirl836

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We locked at 3.625% four years ago........and it was up to 4% before we closed (phew!) are there calculators we can play around with to see when this may be worth looking at?
 

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I wonder if these low rates are related to high housing costs... It's almost like making something easier to finance increases asset costs in various ways...
 
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Not exactly sure.
We locked at 3.625% four years ago........and it was up to 4% before we closed (phew!) are there calculators we can play around with to see when this may be worth looking at?

Must not have a finance degree. Amortization formula is forever ingrained in my brain. Just type in amortization calculator in the google thing and some will pop
 
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Sigmapolis

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I applaud you all locking in these low rates on your homes and other personal assets, but I will repeat... capital being so cheap is not a good sign overall...
 
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I applaud you all locking in these low rates on your homes and other personal assets, but I will repeat... capital being so cheap is not a good sign overall...
Honestly I have invested a lot into bitcoin and it keeps jumping more and more each day. You just have to find the right places to invest and put your money
 
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Cyched

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I wonder if these low rates are related to high housing costs... It's almost like making something easier to finance increases asset costs in various ways...

This smells like NAR pressure on the back of high prices and slowing sales.
 

ArgentCy

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I wonder if these low rates are related to high housing costs... It's almost like making something easier to finance increases asset costs in various ways...

Well ya, duh. This is where 30 year mortgages came from during the Great Depression. They wanted a way to try and get people to buy a home during the bad economic times.
 
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cowgirl836

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I applaud you all locking in these low rates on your homes and other personal assets, but I will repeat... capital being so cheap is not a good sign overall...


I mean, I agree but not much I can do about it other than try to take advantage for myself.
 

cowgirl836

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Must not have a finance degree. Amortization formula is forever ingrained in my brain. Just type in amortization calculator in the google thing and some will pop


I've played with those before because we pay extra and I'm always curious how that impacts the loan length/interest. Some of the refi ones weren't doing what I needed though.
 

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