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Thursday Freddie Mac was pro survey 3.84 percent according to the average interest rate on a 30-year loan, down from 3.88 percent of the previous week, and 4.71% at about the same time a year ago. The interest rate for the 15-year loan average 3.07% from 3.12 percent of last week and 3.89 percent last year. Freddie Mac spokesman says that the prices are the lowest in the 41-year history of the per survey.

Many homeowners to refinance to decided last fall and winter when first under 4 percent popped up mortgage rates, Guy Cecala said the Chief Executive of inside mortgage finance, a trade magazine. He said "People who jumped 5 percent jumped to 4 percent,".

Mr Cecala says many borrowers refinancing these days are at least second timer - it, for, this did to last fall that his mortgage interest to lower percentage point three quarters - but he said he knew of no specific data follow this trend.

If you are considering refinancing, financial planner first hit diving you into your financial goals - in particular, how long you expect to live in your home.

Some home owners decide that it makes more sense to stay, especially if they plan, within one or two years to move or the savings are small with their current mortgage. "It's an effort to refinance - all these papers," said Sheila Walker Hartwell, a financial planner in Manhattan. One of their clients, they noticed recently against refinancing, because to use them equity in their home, which they hoped building was already on their next home purchase.

"When you refinance equity, not want to build," said Mrs Walker Hartwell. "You are at the beginning of the depreciation start tables".

Amortization schedule work as follows: in the first years almost all payment goes towards interest, so the longer you have the loan, which will be more in the direction of the principal.

"This is very important," Edward said ADEs, a partner in universal mortgage in Brooklyn. He mentions, for example, that in the first year of a $300,000 30 year mortgage at 4 percent, a borrower from 1.76% of the balance would have paid; in the fifth year, rising to 2.06 per cent.

Those who allow account not depreciation tables in the last year or two, but they must know their capital position - and if refinancing would begin to pay off.

To calculate, you begin, with an overview of all the closing costs, then share the closing costs by the amount you expect that to save on each monthly payment. So if closing costs $5,000, and your monthly savings are $400, take it 12.5 months to break even on refinancing.

When you, say it takes three years to recoup the cost, and you hope a financial planner Staten Iceland period of two years, then refinancing not useful, John j. Vento, said.

Depending on your lender, you must probably have 20 percent equity, and perhaps a little more, if your then want to include costs in the new mortgage. Who are underwater - an abbreviation for home value due to more than the is - possibly the home affordable refinancing program or HARFE, which is now widely available, Mr Cecala noted.

Greg McBride, senior financial analyst for Bankrate.com, hits home owners start with their current lender, and wondering whether they can streamline the process. You can may a second appraisal and title insurance reports and fees, he said, and added, "This not only time, but also money would save."

He also suggests that borrowers look you new lenders and a shorter loan term "shave years from the payments" and build equity faster.

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