Archive for May, 2008

When should I refinance my Minnesota mortgage?

If you weren’t able to refinance your Minnesota mortgage in the past few years, fear not as mortgage interest rates are still historically low and this may be a great time to refinance into a low 30 year fixed rate.

There are a number of Minnesota home owners who should be considering refinancing their mortgages at this time and this could be you if you fall into on of the following three catagories;

  1. If you have an interest only or a negative amortization mortgage (option arm).
  2. If your credit score has gone up significantly since you got your last loan, and
  3. if you had an ARM that reset at 7% or above in the past year, or you have an ARM that will be resetting in the by the end of the year.

While Minnesota mortgage rates have gone up in the past few days, they will probably come down a bit in the next few days and settle in between 5.875 and 6.25%, which for most Minnesota home owners is still a great deal.

If you have any questions about your current minnesota mortgage and whether or not you should consider a refinance, feel free to call me, Ken Horst,  at 612-251-8237.

If you looking for Minnesota homes for sale and would like to see over 24,000 homes for sale and local MLS listings in the Minneapolis metro area, visit www.mlsmaps.com

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Minneapolis Minnesota Makes Top Ten List for Worst Homeowners Debt

Forbes magazine recently published its list of cities with the worst homeowners debt and sadly, Minneapolis made the top 10. According to the article, they used U.S. Census data to determine which of the country’s largest 150 housing markets had the highest percentage of outstanding home equity and second loans. Then they combined that data with housing price trends taken from the National Association of Realtors, to gauge which markets are experiencing steep price drops. Forbes estimates that homeowners in these areas might have the hardest time refinancing or staying afloat.

Here are the top 50 cities for worst homeowner debt:
1. Sacramento–Arden- Arcade–Roseville, CA
2.
Denver-Aurora, CO
3. San Diego-Carlsbad- San Marcos, CA
4. Minneapolis-St. Paul- Bloomington, MN-WI
5. Washington-Arlington- Alexandria, DC-VA-MD- WV
6. Los Angeles-Long Beach- Santa Ana, CA
7. Boise City-Nampa, ID
8. Colordo Springs, CO
9. Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
10. Madison, WI
11. Reno-Sparks, NV
12. Boulder, CO
13. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
14. Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
15. Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
16. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
17. Portland-Vancouver- Beaverton, OR-WA
18. Columbus, OH
19. Richmond, VA
20. Atlanta-Sandy Springs- Marietta, GA
21. Boston-Cambridge- Quincy, MA-NH
22. Green Bay, WI
23. San Francisco-Oakland- Fremont, CA
24. Lexington-Fayette,KY
25. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
26. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
27. Salt Lake City, UT
28. Raleigh-Cary, NC
29. Worcester, MA
30. Louisville, KY-IN
31. Baltimore-Towson, MD
32. Pittsfield, MA
33. Indianapolis, IN
34. Charlotte-Gastonia- Concord, NC-SC
35. Bridgeport-Stamford- Norwalk, CT
36. Akron, OH
37. Dayton, OH
38. Virginia Beach-Norfolk- Newport News, VA-NC
39. Lansing-E.Lansing, MI
40. Providence-New Bedford- Fall River, RI-MA
41. Appleton, WI
42. Portland-South Portland- Biddeford, ME
43. Durham, NC
44. San Jose-Sunnyvale- Santa Clara, CA
45. Lincoln, NE
46. Allentown-Bethlehem- Easton, PA-NJ
47. Omaha, NE-IA
48. New Haven-Milford, CT
49. Milwaukee-Waukesha- West Allis, WI
50. Orlando, FL

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Minnesota MLS Listings available on MLS Maps

MLS Maps has created a national directory of MLS listings, many of which are searchable using map based home search technology. Through MLS Maps, visitors have access to MLS listings in over 230 cities and metropolitan areas around the country, including mls listings in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

For a short tutorial on how to use MLS Maps to find your next Minnesota home, watch our video on this post at home search video.

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