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Understanding a Loan Pre-Approval 101

Realty Biz

Glossy online listings behind your computer screen might fuel your dream home fantasy, but the home-buying process truly begins in earnest when a lender is contacted to be pre-approved for a mortgage. Once this process is complete, the lender will provide you with a pre-approval letter. Calculate the Debt-to-Income Ratio.

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How Long is a Pre-approval For a Mortgage Good For?

Maximum Exposure Real Estate

A mortgage pre-approval is a crucial step in the home-buying process. It states on the letter how long the pre-approval is valid, typically around 90 days. Understanding the duration of […] The post How Long is a Pre-approval For a Mortgage Good For? appeared first on Maximum Real Estate Exposure.

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It’s Important to Get Your Mortgage Pre-approval Updated in Any Real Estate Market, but Especially This One

Lighter Side of Real Estate

If you’ve been searching for a house for any amount of time, you’re probably well aware of how important it is to get a mortgage pre-approval before you even start looking at houses, or at least as early on in the process as possible. When Should You Update Your Pre-approval? Pre-approvals aren’t good forever.

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How lenders can help borrowers improve their credit score

Housing Wire

Borrowers don’t always know or understand how their credit or debt-to-income ratio (DTI) impacts the type of loan they can qualify for. By implementing a credit process, lenders have the ability to help borrowers get approved for a loan – even after they were previously declined. Or, give up looking altogether.

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FHA borrowers are getting hammered by rising rates

Housing Wire

As interest rates rise, so do the monthly mortgage payments, which could be problematic for low-to-moderate income borrowers, said Alex Naumovych, loan officer at Draper & Kramer Mortgage. Interest rates typically impact FHA borrowers more directly because these borrowers likely have a maximum debt-to-income ratio,” said Naumovych.

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A housing boom doesn’t portend a bust

Housing Wire

Tighter mortgage underwriting : Lending standards are much tighter today than during the mid-2000s. Mortgage credit availability remains tighter than it was pre-pandemic. The mortgage debt-to-income ratio is near a four-decade low and homeowner equity is at a historic high.

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Agents fight misconceptions to win deals for military veteran clients

Housing Wire

Often times I’ll come in on a Monday and I’ll have emails saying that clients put offers in on homes and had them accepted even though we didn’t write up a pre-approval level,” Naumovych said. From a lending perspective they are the easiest loan to work with,” Naumovych explained. That never happens when a VA loan is involved.

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