Monday, June 06, 2005
Interest-Only Mortgages All the Craze -- Michael Liedtke, Associated Press
Interest-Only Mortgages All the Craze: "Once a frustrated renter, Chris Economou is now a happy homeowner, enjoying a splendid view of San Francisco and an $80,000 increase in his property's value since he bought the one-bedroom condominium for $435,000 a year ago.
He credits his good fortune to an interest-only mortgage, an increasingly popular — and risky — loan that enables borrowers to lower their monthly payments enough for several years to afford rapidly escalating home prices in expensive markets like the San Francisco Bay area. Economou estimates he saves $1,000 a month by having his interest-only mortgage instead of a traditional 30-year fixed rate loan."
He credits his good fortune to an interest-only mortgage, an increasingly popular — and risky — loan that enables borrowers to lower their monthly payments enough for several years to afford rapidly escalating home prices in expensive markets like the San Francisco Bay area. Economou estimates he saves $1,000 a month by having his interest-only mortgage instead of a traditional 30-year fixed rate loan."
