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Home Seller Buy-Down for a Lower Mortgage Interest Rate and Lower Monthly Payments

Many home sellers are now offering to buy down the buyer’s mortgage loan interest rate so that the buyer can afford to purchase the home of their dreams. A buydown is a way for a borrower to obtain a reduced interest rate by paying discount points at closing. Another option, prepaid interest points, are a one-time fee that is paid upfront. For discount points, the interest rate is lower for the loan term. Home buyers may also choose to reduce the interest rate for a specified time period at the beginning of the loan. This arrangement is often paid by the seller at close of escrow.

The buyer benefits from a buy down wit lower monthly payments. New home developers and other home sellers are more likely to pay for the buy-down as an incentive to help the home sell faster. Today, more and more builders offer these up-front payments to entice buyers to purchase properties in their sparkling newly built communities.

A buydown can make a lot of sense if the seller can offer the incentives without significantly increasing the price of the home. The seller may pay only $15,000 to $30,000 to save the buyer $50,000 to $100,000. The terms vary quite a bit, plus there are some state restrictions and FHA restrictions.

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Copyright © This free information provided courtesy L.A. Loft Blog with information provided by Corey Chambers, Broker CalDRE 01889449. We are not associated with the seller, homeowner’s association or developer. For more information, contact 213-880-9910 or visit LALoftBlog.com Licensed in California. All information provided is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and should be independently verified. Properties subject to prior sale or rental. This is not a solicitation if buyer or seller is already under contract with another broker.

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Reverse Rising Interest Rates with Seller Concessions

Getting interest rates lower for a faster, easier home sale

REAL ESTATE NEWS (Los Angeles, CA) — Interest rates are going up, but here are some excellent solutions. Seller carry financing, seller mortgage rate buy-downs and other seller concessions can make it easier and more affordable to buy a home. Turn high interest rates upside down! Sellers are providing more help to buyers, with the help of some home loan professionals.

As the market slows down due higher interest rates, here is a quick bulletin to help buyers and sellers to get a property sold — even a non-warrantable condo listing! It starts with two powerful words: Seller Concessions. The Loft Blog knows of some local area mortgage professionals who have multiple loans locked this month at 4.99% for litigated condos. All of them have seller concessions, used to buy down the note rate from approximately 6.5% to 4.99%. Most are 3.00% concessions.

Here’s the math for a $600,000 property listing:

Scenario #1. Buyer and seller settle on a $585,000 price (a 3% price reduction) no concessions, and buyer gets a 30 year fixed mortgage at 6.5% (6.539% APR) 0 pts, on a $438,750 loan (25% down)

Payment is $2773 P&I and down payment is $146,250.

Scenario #2. Seller counters at full price with a 3% seller concession instead of 3% price reduction. Buyer gets a 30 year fixed mortgage at 4.99% (5.296% APR) with a 3% loan origination fee paid by the seller concession, on a $450,000 loan (25% down) Payment is $2413 P&I and down payment is $150,000.

Scenario #2 gets the deal done.

The buyer gets a rate of 4.99% and only has to put down $3750 more, AND, has a payment that is $360 less than Scenario #1. They make back the $3750 in 10.4 months with the reduced payments!!!

The best part is: It’s a wash for the seller, as they net the exact same amount.

PS. It works the same for single family homes too, with rates now back to 3.99%.

Experienced mortgage lenders say that this market will wash out many lenders and agents, but hard work and out-of-the-box thinking can make a home sale happen. New ways of financing are an absolute must to survive for prospective home buyers, sellers and investors.

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Home sale quicker with an interest rate buydown through seller concessions

Copyright © This free information provided courtesy L.A. Loft Blog with information provided by Corey Chambers, Realty Source Inc, DRE 01889449. We are not associated with the seller, homeowner’s association or developer. For more information, contact 213-880-9910 or visit LALoftBlog.com Licensed in California. All information provided is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and should be independently verified. Properties subject to prior sale or rental. This is not a solicitation if buyer or seller is already under contract with another broker.