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Are
you overpaying?... What Is PMI?Lenders often times will require a borrower to put down 20% or more in order to qualify for a conventional loan. If you do not have a 20% down payment, then you are required to pay PMI which can amount to as much as $60 a month on a $1000,000 home with 5% down and a fixed 30 year loan. The advantages to you as a borrower are obvious:
The downside is only partially obvious: The cost. It may seem like a fair arrangement to put such a low amount of down payment. However, $60 over a 4 year span of over payment adds up to $2800. In fact homegain.com estimates that Private Mortgage Insurance costs 2.7 million borrowers $114 million a month for unnecessary pmi insurance. That is 95% of the homes that currently pay for Private Mortgage Insurance. Use the PMI Calculator to determine if you are eligible for PMI cancellation.
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