Mortgage matchups are found here.
See how one loan type compares to another, or if things like home prices and mortgage rates correlate. By the way, they don’t! At least not how you’d expect.
Also check out in-depth posts that compare the 15-year fixed to the 30-year fixed, or a fixed-rate mortgage to an ARM.
Another popular post looks at the pros and cons of an FHA loan vs. conventional.
There are lots of interesting mortgage comparisons that are worth a read.
Just be careful, things could get ugly…
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