When it comes to buying a home, one of the most important decisions to make is choosing the right type of mortgage loan. One of the main choices is between a 15-year mortgage loan and a 30-year mortgage loan. While both options have their pros and cons, there are several reasons why a 15-year mortgage loan may be the better choice for many home buyers.
The first and most obvious benefit of a 15-year mortgage loan is that it has a much shorter repayment period than a 30-year mortgage loan. This means that you will pay off your mortgage much faster and become a homeowner sooner. With a 15-year mortgage, you will have the ability to pay off your home loan in half the time of a 30-year mortgage and will save you thousands of dollars in interest over the life of the loan.
Another benefit of a 15-year mortgage loan is that it typically has a lower mortgage rate than a 30-year mortgage loan. This is because the lender takes on less risk with a shorter loan term and can offer a lower rate. This can save you a significant amount of money over the life of the loan, as the interest rate is one of the biggest factors that determines the overall cost of your mortgage.
A 15-year mortgage loan also helps you to build equity in your home much faster. As you make payments on your mortgage, a portion of each payment goes towards paying down the principal. With a 15-year mortgage, you will be paying down the principal at a much faster rate than with a 30-year mortgage, which means that you will have a higher percentage of equity in your home in a shorter period of time.
Additionally, a 15-year mortgage loan can also help you to achieve financial stability and security faster. When you have a shorter loan term, you will have less debt and will be able to save and invest more money in the future. This can also help you to achieve other financial goals, such as saving for retirement or paying for your children's education.
Furthermore, a 15-year mortgage loan can also provide you with more flexibility. With a shorter loan term, you will have more options when it comes to refinancing or selling your home. This can be especially beneficial if interest rates fall or if you need to move for a job or other reason.
It's important to mention that with a 15-year mortgage loan, the monthly payments will be higher than a 30-year mortgage loan, so you should be financially prepared for that. Also, it's important to consider your personal financial situation, and make sure that you can afford the monthly payments before deciding on a 15-year mortgage loan.
In conclusion, a 15-year mortgage loan has several advantages over a 30-year mortgage loan, including a shorter repayment period, lower interest rates, faster equity building, financial stability, flexibility and lower total interest payments. While the monthly payments may be higher, the overall cost of the loan will be much less. It's essential to evaluate your personal financial situation before making a decision, but for many home buyers, a 15-year mortgage loan is the better choice.
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5.865%
15-Year Fixed
5.625%
$6,252
Includes 0.688 points for $2,752
Lender Fees: $3,500
6.312%
30-Year Fixed
6.125%
$8,000
Includes 1.000 points for $4,000
Lender Fees: $4,000
6.379%
15-Year Fixed
6.125%
$6,500
Includes 0.625 points for $2,500
Lender Fees: $4,000
6.878%
30-Year Fixed
6.750%
$5,252
Includes 0.438 points for $1,752
Lender Fees: $3,500
Rate data provided by RateUpdate.com. Displayed by ICB, a division of Mortgage Research Center, NMLS #1907, Equal Housing Opportunity. Payments do not include taxes or insurance premiums. Actual payments will be greater with taxes and insurance included. Rate and product details.
Mortgage Rates December 8, 2023
30-Year Fixed FHA
7.250%
9.002%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
8.375%
8.498%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
8.250%
8.411%
0.000
5/6M SOFR ARM
8.250%
8.361%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
8.150%
8.354%
0.000
1-Year ARM
6.750%
8.270%
0.000
5-Year Jumbo ARM
6.125%
8.217%
2.000
5Y/6M ARM
7.625%
8.178%
0.926
10-Year ARM
8.000%
8.174%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
8.000%
8.000%
0.000
5-Year ARM FHA
5.750%
7.995%
2.000
7Y/6M ARM
7.375%
7.983%
0.963
7-Year ARM
7.500%
7.959%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.875%
7.957%
0.250
10Y/6M ARM
7.500%
7.951%
0.864
20-Year Fixed
7.625%
7.929%
0.677
30-Year Jumbo Fixed
7.750%
7.911%
1.000
5/6 ARM
7.625%
7.884%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.750%
7.833%
0.000
5-Year ARM
6.250%
7.829%
2.000
30-Year Fixed Jumbo
7.750%
7.760%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
7.500%
7.747%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
7.500%
7.746%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.625%
7.740%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
7.500%
7.735%
1.000
5/1 ARM Jumbo
7.000%
7.705%
0.000
30-Year Fixed Jumbo
7.250%
7.700%
0.500
5/6 ARM
6.750%
7.700%
0.500
30-Year Fixed
7.500%
7.691%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.500%
7.682%
1.000
15-Year Fixed
7.500%
7.682%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.625%
7.669%
0.000
5/1 ARM
6.875%
7.668%
0.000
5/1 ARM
6.750%
7.643%
0.725
10/6 ARM
7.250%
7.640%
0.000
5/6 ARM Jumbo
6.750%
7.640%
0.500
7/6 ARM
7.000%
7.632%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
7.625%
7.625%
0.000
5/6 Month ARM
6.750%
7.623%
1.000
3-Year ARM
7.000%
7.605%
0.000
5-Year ARM
7.250%
7.600%
0.000
10-Year Fixed
7.250%
7.591%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.500%
7.577%
0.000
7/1 ARM
7.000%
7.577%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.500%
7.573%
0.000
7/1 ARM Jumbo
6.999%
7.570%
0.000
10/6 ARM
7.125%
7.560%
0.500
15-Year Fixed
7.375%
7.558%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.250%
7.554%
22.000
30-Year Fixed FHA
6.625%
7.525%
2.000
10-Year Fixed
7.125%
7.524%
1.000
30-Year Fixed
7.375%
7.524%
1.000
7/6 ARM
6.750%
7.520%
0.500
30-Year Fixed
7.500%
7.514%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.500%
7.512%
0.000
30 Year Fixed
7.250%
7.509%
0.939
15-Year Fixed
7.375%
7.505%
0.000
10/6 ARM Jumbo
7.125%
7.500%
0.500
30-Year Fixed
7.125%
7.489%
2.000
7/6 Month ARM
6.750%
7.484%
1.000
15-Year Fixed
7.250%
7.480%
0.000
7/6-Month ARM
6.500%
7.464%
1.000
30-Year Fixed
7.375%
7.462%
0.000
20-Year Fixed Jumbo
7.250%
7.462%
0.815
7/6 ARM Jumbo
6.750%
7.460%
0.500
15-Year Fixed
7.375%
7.444%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
3.375%
7.442%
0.000
30-Year Fixed FHA
6.625%
7.440%
1.000
30-Year Fixed
7.375%
7.424%
0.000
7/6 ARM
6.500%
7.419%
0.719
10/1 Jumbo ARM
6.875%
7.409%
0.840
30-Year Fixed Jumbo
7.250%
7.408%
1.000
30-Year Fixed Jumbo
7.250%
7.403%
0.640
30-Year Fixed
7.250%
7.393%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.250%
7.385%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.300%
7.381%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
7.350%
7.379%
0.000
5/1 ARM
6.125%
7.371%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.250%
7.361%
0.000
5/1 Jumbo ARM
6.750%
7.359%
0.690
7/1 Jumbo ARM
6.500%
7.359%
0.690
20-Year Fixed
7.250%
7.354%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
7.250%
7.343%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.125%
7.334%
1.000
30-year Fixed
7.250%
7.320%
0.500
7/6-Month ARM Jumbo
6.375%
7.317%
1.000
30-Year Fixed
7.125%
7.316%
0.000
30-Year Fixed Jumbo
7.250%
7.298%
0.000
10/6 ARM
6.625%
7.294%
0.949
15-Year Fixed Jumbo
7.125%
7.270%
0.500
20-Year Fixed Jumbo
7.125%
7.260%
0.500
30-Year Fixed FHA
6.375%
7.257%
2.000
5/1 ARM
5.500%
7.250%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
7.125%
7.246%
0.000
15-Year Fixed Jumbo
7.000%
7.246%
0.650
15-Year Fixed
7.125%
7.240%
0.500
15-Year Fixed
7.000%
7.215%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.204%
1.000
10/6 Interest Only Jumbo ARM
6.375%
7.204%
1.000
15-Year Fixed FHA
6.125%
7.202%
2.000
30-Year Fixed
7.125%
7.197%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
7.000%
7.188%
0.625
30-Year Fixed
7.125%
7.188%
0.000
10-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.187%
0.000
7/1 ARM
7.000%
7.186%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
7.000%
7.181%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.000%
7.177%
1.000
15-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.173%
1.375
30-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.167%
1.875
10-Year Fixed
7.000%
7.160%
0.500
30-Year Fixed
7.000%
7.145%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
7.125%
7.141%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
7.000%
7.139%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.098%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.000%
7.084%
0.375
30-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.084%
0.875
15-Year Fixed
6.750%
7.084%
1.000
30-Year Fixed
7.000%
7.070%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
6.990%
7.067%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.063%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
6.750%
7.050%
1.000
15-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.048%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.031%
0.704
15-Year Fixed
6.750%
7.029%
1.000
30-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.020%
1.000
15-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.013%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
6.750%
7.010%
1.000
30-Year Fixed FHA
6.250%
6.998%
2.000
15-Year Fixed
6.875%
6.997%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
6.750%
6.996%
2.000
30-Year Fixed
6.875%
6.988%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
6.750%
6.984%
1.000
5-Year ARM
6.750%
6.983%
0.000
30-Year Fixed Jumbo
6.875%
6.978%
1.000
15-Year Fixed
6.875%
6.976%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
6.875%
6.970%
0.500
15-Year Fixed
6.375%
6.961%
2.125
30-Year Fixed
6.740%
6.924%
0.000
15 Year Fixed Jumbo
6.750%
6.924%
1.000
30-Year Fixed VA
6.375%
6.921%
2.125
15-Year Fixed
6.750%
6.917%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
6.500%
6.890%
2.000
30-Year Fixed
6.750%
6.875%
0.390
15-Year Fixed
6.500%
6.873%
0.875
15-Year Fixed
6.375%
6.871%
2.000
15-Year Fixed
6.750%
6.865%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
6.750%
6.839%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
6.625%
6.825%
1.000
15-Year Fixed
6.750%
6.803%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
6.500%
6.795%
0.000
30-Year Fixed Jumbo
6.625%
6.795%
1.250
30 Year Jumbo Fixed
6.625%
6.781%
1.125
15-Year Fixed
6.750%
6.772%
0.000
30 Year Fixed Jumbo
6.625%
6.756%
1.000
30-Year Fixed
6.650%
6.750%
0.000
30-Year Fixed Jumbo
6.625%
6.744%
1.250
30-Year Fixed Jumbo
6.500%
6.722%
2.000
30-Year Fixed VA
6.375%
6.710%
1.000
15-Year Fixed
6.625%
6.699%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
6.500%
6.696%
0.670
30-Year Fixed
6.625%
6.670%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
6.250%
6.647%
1.000
15-Year Fixed
6.375%
6.641%
0.802
15 Year Fixed
6.250%
6.631%
0.802
15-Year Fixed
6.125%
6.617%
2.000
15-Year Fixed
6.500%
6.609%
0.000
30-Year Fixed FHA
5.625%
6.567%
1.125
20-Year Fixed
6.500%
6.559%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
6.375%
6.495%
0.250
30-Year Fixed Jumbo
6.375%
6.495%
0.250
15-Year Fixed
6.000%
6.480%
1.000
15-Year Fixed Jumbo
5.875%
6.473%
2.000
15-Year Fixed Jumbo
6.250%
6.448%
0.250
15-Year Fixed
6.250%
6.397%
1.000
15-Year Fixed
6.125%
6.381%
0.765
15-Year Fixed
6.000%
6.279%
1.000
3/5 Jumbo ARM
5.000%
6.247%
0.250
3/5 Conforming ARM
5.000%
6.237%
0.250
7/1 ARM
6.500%
6.218%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
6.000%
6.197%
0.250
5/5 ARM
5.250%
6.139%
0.250
5/5 Jumbo ARM
5.250%
6.139%
0.250
3/1 ARM
6.000%
5.892%
0.000
The mortgage rates presented are solely intended for informational use. Please consult the mentioned lenders for up-to-date mortgage rates. The actual mortgage rates and other loan conditions depend on the lender's approval and are not guaranteed.
