Mortgage Rates Santa Clarita

Borrowers are always concerned about mortgage interest rates. Santa Clarita home owners or prospective ones should always be aware of mortgage rates but there is much more to home loans than just rate. In this article we will detail a bit about how to really get the best mortgage rates Santa Clarita and surrounding areas.

When a lender gives a rate it is normally known as “PAR” rate. Meaning this rate is based on your application, credit score, equity or down payment and other factors. The rate given does not cost you anything nor is there a credit from it. No matter if you are getting a home mortgage Palmdale or a refinance Santa Clarita, this will always apply.

Rate Buy Downs

Once the Par rate is determined, the rate can go lower by the lender charging a fee. So as an example, you get a rate of 4.2% and you ask the lender what can be done to get a flat 4% rate. The lender can charge you what is known as Points or fees and you pay to get the lower rate. The problem is most Borrowers will just pay attention to the rate. Daily a Loan Officer hears borrowers tell them about some other company that can give a lower rate.

Very seldom would a borrower say someone else fees are $2500, what are your fees to a lender. It is always about the rate. Because the focus is so dominate on rate, the mortgage industry has been forced to just throw out a rate to get the attention of borrowers. That is what generates the constant…some other lender can offer a lower rate. Mortgage rates Valencia or mortgage rates Palmdale would all be the same based on your application.

Because the cost of money is basically about the same for all lenders, the only thing that can move a rate other than fees is the lender reducing the profit on a loan. Seldom does that happen and most low rates are the result of fees added to buy down the loan rate. Or points added to the loan.

Refinance Rates vs Home Purchase Loan Rates

So you are out going to open houses Santa Clarita and the Agent mentions he has a lender who can get you 3.1% rate on the loan if you buy the house. Now you are either probably getting an adjustable rate or one that has points added to it. A home loan mortgage Santa Clarita will have a Par rate and that will be for an adjustable par rate or a fixed par rate.

If you are doing a mortgage refinance Santa Clarita or a home loan mortgage Valencia, you will have the same Par rate. If you apply for FHA home loans Santa Clarita you might get a lower Par rate as FHA is guaranteeing payment on the mortgage to the lender. A VA home loan Santa Clarita would have the same guarantee but from VA.

If you are doing a refinance Valencia, a refinance Palmdale or a refinance Castaic the par rate can be lowered by adding a fee or as outlined, adding points. If you are a senior and doing a reverse mortgage Santa Clarita it would also have the option of paying fees to get a lower rate. At today’s rates, getting a home mortgage Valencia would have a 30 year fixed rate at about 4 to 4.25% for a person with good credit and equity or down payment.

In summary, we hope you better understand mortgage interest rates and how the lowest rate might not be the best loan for you. Getting a Valencia mortgage refinance or a mortgage Castaic should all have similar par rates.