5 year-end mortgage trends1 of 7Mortgage rates will remain low, getting a home loan will continue to take a long time and refinancers will be tempted by zero-closing cost mortgages.Those are some of the trends mortgage industry insiders may see in the last three months of the year. Bankrate asked a half-dozen mortgage professionals to weigh in on where housing is headed as a difficult 2010 comes to a close.The following are their predictions. Related Articles:Low down-payment loansUsing the mortgage GFELenders want tax returnsFAQs on mortgage refisRelated Links:N.Y. tops in closing costs5 keys to mortgage ratesFHA changes mortgage rulesHow to kill a loan closing advertisement
Mortgage rates will remain low, getting a home loan will continue to take a long time and refinancers will be tempted by zero-closing cost mortgages.
Those are some of the trends mortgage industry insiders may see in the last three months of the year. Bankrate asked a half-dozen mortgage professionals to weigh in on where housing is headed as a difficult 2010 comes to a close.
The following are their predictions.
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