Daily Real Estate News July 24, 2009
Zillow Debuts 'True Cost' Mortgage Calculator
Zillow.com has introduced a "true cost" calculation service that it says allows borrowers to determine how much they will pay in interest and fees over the period they plan to live in the home.
Borrowers can see how much they will pay in total interest and fees for various loan quotes from potential lenders over a five, 10, or 20-year period.
Zillow also displays the principal as an additional number to consider, because it will grow at varying rates depending on loan program.
"Truly shopping for a loan and comparing terms and costs on an apples-to-apples basis is excruciatingly difficult for the average consumer to do," Zillow President Lloyd Frink says. "This is why so many consumers find themselves in loans they don't understand."
Source: Zillow.com
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