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Fit For You Financing: Private Mortgage Insurance

May 15, 2023

Attention all first-time homebuyers!

Private Mortgage Insurance – or PMI – lowers the lender’s risk, so buyers can qualify for a higher loan option. Typically, borrowers making a down payment of less than 20% of the purchase price will need to pay for PMI.


The amount of PMI depends on 3 things:

  1. Down payment value
  2. Credit rating
  3. Income


Once you have gained 20% equity, you may request to end PMI. PMI enables you to purchase a home with as little as 3% down for qualified buyers. 


We recently closed on a home for a family in Willie and Willie's Kaden Creek neighborhood. The value of their home increased by $15,000  because as a new neighborhood builds out, home value typically rises. Once this home buyer gains 20% equity – the difference between home value and loan amount – they may request out of PMI.


A buyer may pay PMI upfront in a lump sum, monthly, or subscribe to lender-paid PMI. Contact me to review your PMI lending options.


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