Sigh. Six more months of scrimping and saving before I can afford to buy...
-- Badtux the Unhoused Penguin
(who is sick of apartment living).
In a time of chimpanzees, I was a penguin.
The religious right is motivated by the suspicion that someone, somewhere,
is having fun -- and that this must be stopped.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Mortgage market news
Housing prices here have finally fallen to the point where I could afford to buy something worth buying. Only problem: Nobody will lend money with less than 10% down and a 740 credit score. And I can only managed 5% down at the moment.
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If you're eligible, try USAA.com. Last time I looked, the rates were at 4.87% - may still need that larger down payment, but the mortgage interest rates are trending downward.
ReplyDeletedont you need a FICO score of around 1,000,000,000 these days as well
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