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  • Financing
    Stated HELOC
    Updated about 15 years ago
    Is anyone still doing stated heloc's at all?
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  • Financing
    why do it, the 30 year commitment
    Updated about 15 years ago
    So why do it? We can go for a place in manhattan now or park slope 700-800K range. But it would be a 30 year mortgage locking down half our after tax salary. When...
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  • Financing
    How much down?
    Updated about 15 years ago
    Can anyone share their experiences with what percentage of a new (jumbo) mortgage banks have been willing to finance? 70%? 80%? 90%?
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  • Financing
    New condos vs Established condos
    Updated about 15 years ago
    Many people have been asking me about what they should look out for in new construction and existing, older condos when buying. It is just as important for the...
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  • Financing
    Re-Fi Rates With Cash Out
    Updated about 15 years ago
    Has anyone done a recent re-fi with a cash out? Chase quoted 4.75%. Condo, great credit - loan to appraised value = 35% Can I get better?
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  • Financing
    Refi and 2nd mortgage question
    Updated about 15 years ago
    --- Apologies to those who already read this in Sales, I didn't put it in the proper place initially ---- I plan to purchase a co-op in NYC soon (as in, want to...
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  • Financing
    How co-op boards view ARMs
    Updated about 15 years ago
    Getting some slightly scary warnings from people about which mortgage to choose with respect to a co-op board's decision on me. some background- this is a large...
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