The economy is going through a rough patch, and the stock market is well below its all-time high. Mortgage rates have been dropping since the end of last year.
For homeowners, that can mean only one thing: It's time to think about refinancing your mortgage.
"If you can save on the interest you're paying, then it's time to do a mortgage refinance," explains Fred Glick, managing member of US Loans Mortgage LLC, a Philadelphia-based mortgage broker.
For some homeowners whose adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) interest rates are rising, the low interest rates on 30- and 15-year fixed-rate mortgages offer an opportunity to refinance into something that's a known quantity.
"If you have a mortgage that's going to adjust, it's important to get into a fixed-rate program now," says Emma Butler, a certified mortgage planner with Mobium Mortgage Group, in Chicago.
In Freddie Mac's latest survey of mortgage rates, a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.72 percent with fees totaling 0.4 percent. A 15-year fixed-rate mortgage cost an average of 5.25 percent, plus 0.4 percent in fees.
A year ago, a 30-year mortgage cost an average of 6.3 percent, up more than a half percent, while the average 15-year mortgage cost 6.03 percent, nearly a full percentage point higher than what is available today.
Should you do a mortgage refinance now? Or, wait to see if interest rates drop further?
Read more of the Ilyce R. Glink article at Inman News
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