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Back on off-topic.
If the extra interest payments for re-financing to a 10 year bumps your net income down enough to get into a lower tax bracket, the adjusted-cost value for the same payments will be lessened over time when inflation hits and salaries rise to match(lol). It might be worthwhile to compare three senarios(?): 1) 15 year fixed 2) 30 year fixed 3) 30 year fixed with early payments |
don't forget that a home loan is one of the few tax subsidies for the middle-class
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Mortgage rates are at all time lows. The sweet spot (at the moment) is in 10 and 15 year mortgages.
10 year are sub 4% (3.75% - 3.875%) 15 year are similar (3.75% - 4.00%) depending upon points paid (0 to 1.125) Even 30 year mortgages are sub 5% (4.00% - 4.50%) also depending upon points. Given that, if you've not refinanced your house in the past six months, you should take a good look at a refi now. Rates are low today due to the weak economic conditions, but won't stay that way forever. As the economy strengthens, rates will go up. We refi-ed our house last year at 4.75% for 10 years. At the time, I thought that was the last refi we'd ever do on this house. I just locked in 3.75% for 10 years. 0 points and less than $2K in closing costs. After this I'll be done - won't be worth the hassle of signing my name a gazillion times again. |
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