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September 06, 2010
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| Temporary buy down |
| A reduction in the mortgage payment in the early years of the loan in exchange for an upfront cash payment provided by the home buyer, the seller, or both. As an illustration, a 2-1 buy down on an 8% loan results in a payment in year 1 calculated at 6%, in year two the payment is calculated at 7%, and in year 3 and thereafter it is calculated at 8%. The upfront cash payment must be large enough to cover the difference between the reduced payments made in the first two years by the borrower and the regular payment calculated at 8% received by the lender. |
| Term |
| The period used to calculate the monthly mortgage payment. The term is usually but not always the same as the maturity. On a 7-year balloon loan, for example, the maturity is 7 years but the term in most cases is 30 years. |
| Title |
| As generally used, the rights of ownership and possession of particular property. In real estate usage, title may refer to the instruments or documents by which a right of ownership is established (title documents), or it may refer to the ownership interest one has in the real estate. |
| Title Insurance |
| Protects lenders or homeowners against loss of their interest in property due to legal defects in title. Title insurance may be issued to a "mortgagee's title policy." Insurance benefits will be paid only to the "named insured" in the title policy, so it is important that an owner purchase an "owner's title policy", if he desires the protection of title insurance. |
| Title Search |
| A check of the title records, generally at the local courthouse, to make sure the buyer is purchasing a house from the legal owner and there are no liens, overdue special assessments, or other claims or outstanding restrictive covenants filed in the record, which would adversely affect the marketability or value of title. |
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| 11255 Olive Blvd. • St. Louis, MO 63141 • Phone: 314-995-9919 • Toll Free: 800.965.9910 • Fax: 314-995-7133 • Email: info@cornerstonestl.com |
| St. Charles Office • 3449 Pheasant Meadow Dr. Suite 101 • O'Fallon, MO 63368 • Phone: 636.978.8180 • Toll Free: 800.978.9959 • Fax: 636.978.9747 |
| St. Louis South Office • 12300 Old Tesson Rd, Suite 400-E • St. Louis, Mo 63128 • Phone: 314.842.9919 • Toll Free: 877.842.9918 • Fax: 314.842.9897 |
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| D/B/A Cornerstone Home Loans, Inc. - in the states of Illinois, California |
| Illinois Residential Mortgage Licensee MB5807 • Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation • 310 South Michigan Ave., Suite 2130 • Chicago, IL 60604 • 312-793-3000 |
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