A HOMEOWNER has warned others about how drastically a mortgage can change at any time after his rate increased from 2.5% to 6.6%.
He explained that the mortgage increase would have “destroyed” the typical family, but he was lucky to have the money to cover it.
On the Canadian podcast Homefrton (@Canadian), the guest said his mortgage went from $3,500 to $7,000.
Its interest rate also shot up from 2.5% to 6.6%.
Someone commented saying their $3,500 down payment was “crazy to begin with.”
“Now I have to eat $72,000 or interest only for the next two years for no reason at all,” he said on TikTok video.
“If I wasn’t so blessed to be in the position I’m in, it would have destroyed someone.”
In the comments, several people questioned why he chose a variable mortgage.
With this type of plan, your mortgage payments are set for the term, but interest rates can fluctuate during that period.
“These people have been warned for at least a year. They could have served a five year term but they got greedy and like ultra low variable rates,” one person wrote.
Another said: “It’s entirely your fault for accepting a variable rate. Don’t be stupid now.”
A SIMILAR STORY
Homeowners around the world have been facing the problem of rising mortgage rates.
Another home buyer felt trapped in her current home because she couldn’t find anything at a low enough rate.
Amanda and her husband, Drew, purchased their home during the pandemic.
The only reason they were able to afford the house they bought was the low interest rate of 3.5% for a long-term fixed rate deal, he reports. Realtor.com.
“It felt like a now or never moment,” Amanda said.
“Lower rates equal more purchasing power.”
The couple gladly purchased the house in Portland, Oregon, but once they had their son, they wanted to return to Amanad’s childhood home in Chicago.
Lien and Mortgage Increases Explained
What is a deposit? Why did my mortgage payment go up?
Escrow accounts are created to help homeowners cover insurance, property taxes, or other home-related expenses.
If you have a deposit, part of your monthly mortgage payment goes into the account.
The escrow management company then uses the money in the escrow account to pay taxes and insurance when those payments are due.
Essentially, escrow bundles these other charges with your monthly principal payments, making them easier to manage. The goal is to make homeowners less likely to default on payments.
If the government’s annual assessment of your home determines that property taxes will increase, escrow payments may also increase, meaning even those with fixed mortgage payments could end up shelling out more money every month.
Unfortunately, they couldn’t find anything that matched the low interest rate they were guaranteed.
“Our current situation is very good, but I don’t see a viable path forward from here. I feel trapped here,” she said.
“There’s this fear of losing this really amazing mortgage rate that we have.”
The current average mortgage rate is 7.57%, for Wall Street Journal.
Another homeowner found himself in a similar situation after his mortgage increased by $1,500 in less than a year.
A real estate agent shared the three things she did after her mortgage went through the roof that helped make payments easier.
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