Getting a Mortgage: Why SO MUCH Paperwork? Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:00 AM PDT We are often asked why there is so much paperwork mandated by the bank for a mortgage loan application when buying a home today. It seems that the bank needs to know everything about us and requires three separate sources to validate each and every entry on the application form. Many buyers are being told by friends and family that the process was a hundred times easier when they bought their home ten to twenty years ago. There are two very good reasons that the loan process is much more onerous on today’s buyer than perhaps any time in history.
The friends and family who bought homes ten or twenty ago experienced a simpler mortgage application process but also paid a higher interest rate (the average 30 year fixed rate mortgage was 8.12% in the 1990’s and 6.29% in the 2000’s). If you went to the bank and offered to pay 7% instead of <5%, they would probably bend over backwards to make the process much easier. Bottom LineInstead of concentrating on the additional paperwork required, let’s be thankful that we are able to buy a home at historically low rates.____________________________________________________ Agents: Do you have the visuals and insights you need to be able to present what's TRULY going on in the market to your clients? Start your 14-day free trial of KCM today to download the most recent Market Reports. |
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