Home Financing Trend: Are ARMs In or Out This Year?
In today’s rising rate environment, adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) are coming back. But these aren’t the ARMs your parents used in the early 2000s. Today’s offerings provide some added protection due to the lessons learned in the 2008 crash. Back then, about 30% of mortgages were made with adjustable rates. This means the loan started with an interest rate lower than the[...]