Posts from the ‘safe mortgage’ Tag

June 15, 2010

Hybrids – The Safe Mortgage

Are we headed for deflation or inflation? If it's deflation, choose variable, but for runaway inflation, go fixed. Can't decide which scenario is more likely when even the experts don’t agree? If you’d rather hedge your bets, consider my safe mortgage approach.
April 12, 2010

The Ten-year Fixed-rate Mortgage: A Contrarian’s Point of View

If we really are at the bottom of the current interest-rate cycle then borrowers need to start thinking differently about how they finance their mortgage debt. Locking in a good rate for as long as possible is well worth considering, and to that end, I offer a contrarian's view of the ten-year fixed-rated mortgage.