Francisco Williams, CCIM
Glossary

Costs & Fees

Interest Rate

The yearly price of borrowing the principal, expressed as a percentage — one component of APR, not the full cost.

Mortgage interest rates move multiple times per day with the bond market. Agency loans (conventional, FHA, VA) price off mortgage-backed securities (MBS); jumbo prices off bank balance-sheet dynamics.

The rate you "lock" is the rate you close at — but a lock is time-limited (15, 30, 45, 60 days are common) and may carry a premium for longer periods. Floating a rate (not locking) is a bet rates will fall before close.

Never make a rate decision off a screenshot. Rates displayed on any static webpage are stale. Your broker should quote a real rate tied to your specific scenario at the moment of the conversation.

Rates shown are illustrative and subject to change without notice. Actual rate, APR, and terms will depend on creditworthiness, loan-to-value, property type, occupancy, loan amount, loan program, and other factors. Not all applicants will qualify.

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