Current Jumbo Mortgage thoughts
Is there relief in sight for borrowers who want to refinance jumbo adjustable-rate mortgages but have been shut out of the market?
People got paranoid about adjustable-rate jumbo mortgages, or mortgages that exceed $417,000, about a year ago. So many people have them, and there were worries people wouldn’t be able to cover mortgage payments if they reset at higher rates. But now there has been a 180-degree turnaround. For example, the popular 5/1 jumbo adjustable-rate mortgage, which has an initial interest rate for five years and then resets annually, is averaging 6.60%. The traditional 30-year fixed is 7.49%. So even if you want to get out of a jumbo adjustable-rate mortgage and into a fixed-rate mortgage, now is not the best time to refinance. Ride it out, and you will probably save a few bucks if rates go lower.