Difficulties in Obtaining Mortgages; Do they still Exist?

Posted on March 9, 2009 by hankbailey

Over the past year we have been inundated by news of hard credit, a lack of credit, and the pains of the mortgage process. What is real and what is perception however might be two different things. In a study of 2008 buyers and sellers done by the National Association of Realtors it apperas that only 7% of all home buyers felt the mortgage process to be more difficult than expected. In fact, 73% found the mortgage process not difficult or no more difficult than expected.

What about the dreaded thought of being rejected for a mortgage? 93% of buyers were successful in obtaining financing for their home purchase. Only 5% where rejected on their first mortgage application while 3% where rejected by two or more lenders before finally obtaining a loan.

The reality seems to be that the process is not as difficult from the buyer’s standpoint as it may be to the loan officer, appraiser, Realtor, and loan underwriter. Hopefully this means that all of the above shelter properly and do a good job professional job at hiding the innate stresses of our jobs!

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