These are the simple and useful tips for first time home buyers:
Step 1 : Make the decision to buy
Step 2 : Seek professional guidance
Step 3 : Get pre-qualified
Step 4 : Begin the hunt
Step 5 : Find your dream home
Step 6 : Negotiate the deal
Step 7 : The closing period
Step 8 : Close the deal
Step 9 [...]
June 5th, 2008 | Posted in Special Tips, Videos | 300 Comments
If you’re buying a home, chances are you’ll need a mortgage, but do you know there are huge differences between a bank and mortgage broker ?
Bank Loan Officers
The loan officers at a bank, credit union or other lending institution are employees who work to sell and process mortgages and other loans originated by their employer. [...]
June 5th, 2008 | Posted in Loans, Special Tips, Videos | 246 Comments
Many investors create property portfolios without investing any of their own cash up front. This is known as No-Money-Down and is a instrument for buying property below market value without tying up any of your own money up front. The secret is to find legitimate below-market-value (BMV) properties and borrow against the current market value [...]
June 5th, 2008 | Posted in Special Tips, Videos | 68 Comments
Getting a home mortgage loan engages a few simple preparatory steps whether this is your first home or whether you are experienced real estate investor. Plan in advance and the loan procedure will go much more easily.
Fundamentals
There are a few simple steps that you will want to take when getting ready to apply for a [...]
April 9th, 2008 | Posted in Loans | 264 Comments
It is not actually simple to secure a home equity loan. It is even more tricky to secure a low rate home equity loan. This depends on two factors:-
First, that you actually have a good home equity worth. This means that the amount of your unpaid mortgage is considerably smaller than the amount of your [...]
March 21st, 2008 | Posted in Loans | 25 Comments
Loans are useful for buying things you may need, like a new car, or for financing other needs you may have like financing your business. But getting the right loan can be complicated so here’s some advice that should help you.
At the outset it is significant that you consider how much your can comfortably afford [...]
March 15th, 2008 | Posted in Loans | 208 Comments
To date, Citibank has been the first bank to Offer Online Conditional Home Loan Approvals
Citibank Berhad has launched the country’s first one-stop property portal that combines property search, buying guides, property market research and latest home loan promotions called the Citibank Property Portal.
The Portal represents Citibank’s continuous focus to provide enhanced customer experience through innovative [...]
February 29th, 2008 | Posted in Loans, Property News | 1427 Comments
Getting good home loan terms despite having a bad credit score is just like getting recognition at the end of each academic year in school. Before you are awarded of any recognition, you must comply with the requirements for such recognition. For instance, before you will be given an academic award, you must first satisfy [...]
February 20th, 2008 | Posted in Loans | 20 Comments
Like conventional banks, Islamic banks also need funds to operate its banking activities.
Basically there are two main sources of funds: (a) shareholders’ working capital (b) deposits collected from customers
For a dual-window banking operation, all funds belonging to the Islamic banking scheme are segregated from those related to conventional banking and to avoid co-mingling of the [...]
February 17th, 2008 | Posted in Islamic Financing | 204 Comments
Of the many benefits one gains having being in the home loan industry for many years, one in particular is a clear insight into how people think when choosing a home loan. Many factors are in play but none as influential as the “interest rate” of the loan, usually taken as the [...]
February 3rd, 2008 | Posted in Loans | 1207 Comments