Archive for June, 2009

125 Home Equity Loans: when it is needed

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

At first glance, you might say that no one needs a 125% home equity mortgage. A home costs only 100% of its value and mortgages are for buying homes, right? Wrong.  125% home equity loans are an essential tool for many borrowers. For example, imagine that you want to buy ...

Deciding on a 125% Home Equity Loan

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

When some people hear for the first time about 125% home equity loans, they ask themselves why would someone need that?  However, even if you take out a mortgage to buy a home and for this purpose only need 100% or less, it is sometimes advisable to apply for a higher ...

125% Home Equity Loan Tips

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

A 125% home equity loan is simply a loan that exceeds the worth of a real estate property backing it. In the case of every mortgage, borrowers can only borrow a certain percentage of the market value of the underlying property. The limit is normally between 80% and 90% of ...