All About Mortgages
Despite increasing numbers of the population having a mortgage, it is amazing how few people actually know what they are and how they work. A popular term for one is a mortgage home loan although it should never be referred to as a loan because it isn't. The mortgage is basically a way of securing a debt to which the property is the security with the mortgagor as the person who will owe money to the mortgagor. This is just a simple way to ensure the lender is not put at risk financially by the transaction.
Mortgages have in fact changed the face of house buying because they provide the facility for the purchase without the buyer paying the full cost upfront. Misunderstandings on how the system works also create problems but the main points are dealt with during the rest of this article. The mortgagor who is also referred to as the Borrower (leading to the false impression that it is a loan) and the mortgagee, who is also called the Lender (again, falsely leading you to think that a loan has been agreed). A lien is a means by which the mortgagor can purchase a home but it is the mortgagee that retains legal ownership until the arrangement between them has been completed (the debt is paid off).
This is the collateral or the security for the mortgagee who has provided the security instrument. Records of this are normally kept in the public records section of the county courthouse or a similar establishment. While the property is owned now by the mortgagor, the lien cannot be reversed until the amount specified in the debt is paid off. This situation may seem strange but in essence what it means is that the property is owned completely by the mortgagor and not the mortgagee who also does not have the title.
This means the only occasion that can arise whereby the mortgagee can legally sell your home is if you stop making payments and it needs to be sold to repay the finance used to purchase it. In the unfortunate event that requires the property to be sold or Foreclosed, then the case will need to be presented to the courts for approval. The reason behind this process is to ensure the legal procedures have been followed and also why it is called Judicial Foreclosure. Obviously there is much more to the subject than this, but these are the basic foundations upon which the mortgaging system has been constructed.
Mortgages have in fact changed the face of house buying because they provide the facility for the purchase without the buyer paying the full cost upfront. Misunderstandings on how the system works also create problems but the main points are dealt with during the rest of this article. The mortgagor who is also referred to as the Borrower (leading to the false impression that it is a loan) and the mortgagee, who is also called the Lender (again, falsely leading you to think that a loan has been agreed). A lien is a means by which the mortgagor can purchase a home but it is the mortgagee that retains legal ownership until the arrangement between them has been completed (the debt is paid off).
This is the collateral or the security for the mortgagee who has provided the security instrument. Records of this are normally kept in the public records section of the county courthouse or a similar establishment. While the property is owned now by the mortgagor, the lien cannot be reversed until the amount specified in the debt is paid off. This situation may seem strange but in essence what it means is that the property is owned completely by the mortgagor and not the mortgagee who also does not have the title.
This means the only occasion that can arise whereby the mortgagee can legally sell your home is if you stop making payments and it needs to be sold to repay the finance used to purchase it. In the unfortunate event that requires the property to be sold or Foreclosed, then the case will need to be presented to the courts for approval. The reason behind this process is to ensure the legal procedures have been followed and also why it is called Judicial Foreclosure. Obviously there is much more to the subject than this, but these are the basic foundations upon which the mortgaging system has been constructed.
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