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Which is better — a fixed-rate mortgage or an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM)? It’s a common question among home buyers and refinancing households. The answer? It depends. Fixed-rate mortgages offer the certainty of a known, unchanging principal and interest payment for the life of the loan. This stability can aid in budget-setting and financial planning, providing… Continue reading Consider an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage If You Plan to Sell Within 5 Years
If your ARM is due to adjust this spring, your best move may be to let it. Don’t rush to refinance — your rate may be adjusting lower.
Currently, relative to fixed rate mortgages, ARM pricing is excellent. Freddie Mac’s weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey puts the 5-year ARM mortgage rate lower than the 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate by 1.02 percent.
Adjusting conforming mortgages are adjusting to as low as 3 percent. If you have one, should you let your rate fall? Or refinance out?
If your adjustable rate mortgage is due to adjust this year, don’t go rushing to replace it just yet. Your soon-to-adjust mortgage rate may actually go lower this year.
If your mortgage is set to adjust this year, the smart move may be to let it. Today’s conforming mortgages are adjusting lower than ever before — as low as 3 percent. It may not be what you expected when you signed for your ARM several years ago.