Is it time to refinance?

By Peter Daas

Current interest rates have dropped to a very low percentage worldwide. In the United States, national averages are currently around 5.5% for a refinanced mortgage loan. This can mean significant savings for a refinanced mortgage running into the hundreds of dollars per month.

Refinancing is often done to improve living conditions. The extra money can be used for extra groceries, a bigger or newer car or another goal that homeowners might have. Of course, the money that gets freed up by refinancing might also be used for home improvement, to increase the value and selling power of a house.

These days, houses are not selling all that quickly. A couple of home improvements could mean the difference between selling and not selling at all. Also, if you are planning to sell at a later time, your house will increase in value because of the home improvement. Using money freed up by a refinance to buy home improvements could be a smart decision.

Refinancing is best done by consulting the help of an expert. It's very important to look at the right kind of mortgage when you are thinking about refinancing, because choosing the wrong type could get you in trouble later on.

About the Author:

Peter writes articles about mortgages in English. He writes articles about hypotheek tarief and oversluiten hypotheek in Dutch.