Insider Intel January: Buy now. Here’s how.

Each month we explore the regional housing markets of San Diego and Orange County; from city by city sales data to inventory, inflation, mortgage rates and, other economic factors and trends. Real estate is, by nature, local, and our markets may not be entirely reflective of national trends—especially since we benefit from the unique luxury price point we live in. We hope that this month’s report helps you to be more informed and make smart real estate decisions.

This month, our spotlight is buydown options.

We are seeing the lowest mortgage interest rates in the past four months and expect them continue their slow decline throughout 2023.  With a drop in mortgage rates, borrowers are now gaining back their purchasing power and re-entering the housing market.A loan buydown can reduce borrowers’ monthly mortgage payments for 1-2 years, enabling them to refinance to a permanently lower interest rate when rates decline. What’s great about this program is that homebuyers can purchase a new home at more affordable payments giving them two years to make lower mortgage payments and ease into the full payment based on the note rate amount. So essentially, homebuyers will get two years of lower payments.In a buyer’s market, the 2-1 Buydown Loan is often used to make it faster and easier for sellers to sell their homes at a reasonable price, as the seller traditionally pays for most temporary buydowns as a closing cost equal to the buyer’s interest savings.There are two loan buydown options we recommend:
  • A 2-1 buydown reduces the payment rate by two percentage points in the first year, then by one percentage point in the second year, before rising to the full payment.
  • With a 1-1 buydown, the payment is reduced by one percentage point for two years.

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