Congratulations! You are using your VA loan benefit to buy a home. Once you are under contract on a home, the lender will tell you that the home needs to be appraised. People usually have many questions about appraisals. The following are some of... (Read More)

Congratulations! You are using your VA loan benefit to buy a home. Once you are under contract on a home, the lender will tell you that there needs to be a VA appraisal ordered. People usually have many questions about appraisals. The following... (Read More)

The busiest home buying seasons are spring and summer. Summer is an ideal for many people and families to make a move and settle in before fall, the start of school and the holidays. But there can be some advantages to shopping for a home in the... (Read More)

There’s more to your monthly mortgage payment than the amount you borrowed to purchase your home. When you’re calculating how much house you can afford, be sure to consider all of the components that typically make up your monthly home loan... (Read More)

When buying a home, you have the option of selecting a fixed-rate home loan or one with an adjustable rate. ARMs are attractive to some home buyers today because the introductory rates — and monthly payments — often are lower than with... (Read More)

Curious about what type of information you'll need to provide about yourself if you're applying for a mortgage? Here's what we'll need from you (and a co-borrower if you have one) to get started on your loan application: —Social Security Number... (Read More)

Whether you're buying or selling a home, you're likely to encounter a host of mortgage terms and acronyms along the way. Find them a bit confusing? You're not alone! Real estate really has a language of its own. You'll feel a lot better on closing... (Read More)

Moving into a new home is a happy — and hectic — time. There's so much to do! At Primary Residential Mortgage, we know your to-do list is overflowing in the days and weeks after purchasing a home. But we wanted to share with you two tasks that... (Read More)

When it comes time to sell your home, you'll need to decide which types of repairs and improvements you'll want to make before it's listed for sale. Should you update your kitchen? Apply fresh paint to the living room? Plant flowers? Clean or... (Read More)