Refinance question. We refinanced in 2016 from 4.25 to 3.6. All the recent questions on the board got me looking and I have a few friends who just refinanced below 3, which is mind blowing.
I am not sure how mortgage interest rates are determined from person to person? Such as, how did my friend secure a 2.5, 30 year and best I am getting is 2.8?
I got refinance options for a flat 3 with no points and 2.8 with points. Points are in a sense paying the lender for a lower interest rate? It looks like the points would cost me $765.
Break even for us looks like right over 4 years on refinancing and we'll definitely still be in this house. Wonder if I should wait for rates to drop even further or other questions I should be asking/considering? [Reply]
Originally Posted by lewdog:
Refinance question. We refinanced in 2016 from 4.25 to 3.6. All the recent questions on the board got me looking and I have a few friends who just refinanced below 3, which is mind blowing.
I am not sure how mortgage interest rates are determined from person to person? Such as, how did my friend secure a 2.5, 30 year and best I am getting is 2.8?
I got refinance options for a flat 3 with no points and 2.8 with points. Points are in a sense paying the lender for a lower interest rate? It looks like the points would cost me $765.
Break even for us looks like right over 4 years on refinancing and we'll definitely still be in this house. Wonder if I should wait for rates to drop even further or other questions I should be asking/considering?
Wait for another .25 decrease (or increase)? I have a mortgage lender who's been able to get me the best rats out of anyone for years. I can get you in touch with him if you want (just to see their rates and shit) [Reply]
Originally Posted by lewdog:
Refinance question. We refinanced in 2016 from 4.25 to 3.6. All the recent questions on the board got me looking and I have a few friends who just refinanced below 3, which is mind blowing.
I am not sure how mortgage interest rates are determined from person to person? Such as, how did my friend secure a 2.5, 30 year and best I am getting is 2.8?
I got refinance options for a flat 3 with no points and 2.8 with points. Points are in a sense paying the lender for a lower interest rate? It looks like the points would cost me $765.
Break even for us looks like right over 4 years on refinancing and we'll definitely still be in this house. Wonder if I should wait for rates to drop even further or other questions I should be asking/considering?
Best I'm getting is 3.
They might have come up some. My banker said the rates they get from Freddie Mac aren't that low.
Originally Posted by ChiliConCarnage:
Berkshire Hathaway and Salesforce are buying 250 million in Snowflake shares at IPO price. It was already going to be a crazy hot stock at IPO I think. Im interested but worried it's going to list and be up massively instantly
Interested in this one, pretty big deal. Wednesday is the IPO, I think? [Reply]