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• Figuring Out the Down Payment

  The days are gone of 100 percent financing on homes. Most lenders require home buyers to put at least five percent down. Even these programs are rare and require you to have...

• Getting a Fixed-Rate Mortgage

  A fixed-rate mortgage is a loan where the interest rate on the mortgage note remains the same through the entire term of the loan. Fixed-rate mortgages are available in...

• Opting for an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage

  By now, you've heard plenty about the housing credit crises spurred by a high number of defaults on adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), notoriously known as 'subprime mortgages.' These mortgages...

• Obtaining Other Types of Financing

  Can't get a standard mortgage, one that conforms to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac guidelines? Not to worry...

• Applying for Your Mortgage

  You found your dream home and you can't wait to move in, but then the butterflies start fluttering in your stomach: The dreaded mortgage loan process looms large...