A Mortgage Broker seeks out financing options for their clients. In other words, they facilitate the mortgage transaction between you and a Lender. Basically a Mortgage Broker offers advice, options and choice. .They take care of the legwork of searching for the best mortgage product and interest rate by utilizing their network of lenders and financial institutions.
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What is equity?
The amount of financial interest in a property. Equity is the difference between the fair market value of the property and the amount still owed on the mortgage.|
What is a down payment?
Part of the purchase price of a property that is paid in cash and not financed with a mortgage.
What kind of clients do Mortgage Brokers work with?
Rampone-Marsh Mortgages works with homebuyers and homeowners from many walks of life.. These clients include:
What is mortgage life insurance?
Mortgage life insurance provides coverage that would pay off in the event of death or disability of the home owner. Contact our office in Kelowna for more information and to find out about your mortgage life insurance options.
What makes Rampone-Marsh Mortgages unique to other Mortgage Brokers?
The brokers at Rampone-Marsh Mortgages provide a higher level of service and see value in knowing our clients. We take the time to present you in the best way to the lenders. We are reliable and have a long history of providing great consistent services to our clients. We are your mortgage advisors. We provide the lowest rates that we can find for all of our clients. Roughly 90% of our business is generated because people who have used our services tell others to use our services. We are locally owned, and connected to large national partners.
What is a credit report?
A report detailing an individual’s credit history that is prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender to determine a loan applicant’s creditworthiness.
I’ve heard that the more times I get my credit checked, the lower my credit score will be. Is this true?
Yes, the amount of inquiries to your credit bureau report can affect your credit score. One of the advantages of using The Mortgage Centre – BC Direct Mortgages is that we check your credit bureau report only once, and we are able to take your application to more than one lender without doing multiple credit checks.
What does a Mortgage Broker charge?
Typically there is no charge. Our fee is paid by the lenders we secure your mortgage through, not you. In special “credit-challenged” circumstances, depending on the length and amount of the loan, we may have to charge a fee. However, we don’t charge our clients in the majority of cases.
What is an earnest deposit?
An earnest deposit is a sum of money given to bind the sale of real estate, or a sum of money given to ensure payment or an advance of funds in the processing of a loan.
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