Posted on: 29th Mar, 2009 03:55 pm
hello, my fiance and i purchased our home last summer. we payed some points to get a 5.875 rate. we had to do this as we could only put down 3% up-front. our mortgage (30 yr fixed) payments included a hefty pmi. i would love to refinance now that the rates are 5.1-5.2 if there are no huge fees.
can i refinance if i am already paying a pmi? i presume i would need an appraisal, but i am confident that my home has not dropped in value (funny market in upstate ny). we are both veterinarians with a steady income and excellent credit.
thanks,
dogdoc
can i refinance if i am already paying a pmi? i presume i would need an appraisal, but i am confident that my home has not dropped in value (funny market in upstate ny). we are both veterinarians with a steady income and excellent credit.
thanks,
dogdoc
Hi DogDoc!
Welcome to forums!
You cannot refinance your mortgage prior to a year. Moreover your property should have some equity. You'll have to appraise the property and check out if there is any equity in the property or not. If your property does not have equity, then you won't be able to refinance the mortgage.
Feel free to ask if you have further queries.
Sussane
Welcome to forums!
You cannot refinance your mortgage prior to a year. Moreover your property should have some equity. You'll have to appraise the property and check out if there is any equity in the property or not. If your property does not have equity, then you won't be able to refinance the mortgage.
Feel free to ask if you have further queries.
Sussane
I agree with George and would suggest you stay with what you have. I would also focus on trying to pay your loan down faster to get that PMI removed.
Sussane, you CAN refinance with only six months title seasoning with some lenders. However, they will use the LESSER of the purchase price or current appraised value to determine the LTV.
Sussane, you CAN refinance with only six months title seasoning with some lenders. However, they will use the LESSER of the purchase price or current appraised value to determine the LTV.
Considering you're in an FHA loan now, you are still able to refinance prior to it being a year. Is the savings really enough to refinance? In my opinion, no it is not. Save a little bit and buy down to the 4%'s and you'll be more content. I hope this helps....
Hi,
Will I be eligble to get refinanced under the "Making Home Affordable" program if my Freddie Mac owned loan has orignating PMI? My LTV is 99% (I live in a declining market county), all my payments since owning the loan have been ontime; our debt is our mortgage, one car payment, two credit cards which we pay the balances off monthly, and routine utilites/food/gas/misc costs.
Will I be eligble to get refinanced under the "Making Home Affordable" program if my Freddie Mac owned loan has orignating PMI? My LTV is 99% (I live in a declining market county), all my payments since owning the loan have been ontime; our debt is our mortgage, one car payment, two credit cards which we pay the balances off monthly, and routine utilites/food/gas/misc costs.
Hi DENISE,
Though you are paying PMI, you will be eligible for getting a refinance under the "Making Home Affordable" program. However, under this program also you will be required to pay the PMI.
Thanks
Though you are paying PMI, you will be eligible for getting a refinance under the "Making Home Affordable" program. However, under this program also you will be required to pay the PMI.
Thanks