When you finance your new home through Manhattan Mortgage you can be assured you will get the lowest rate possible without any of the gimmicks that other brokers use to attract their borrowers. Occasionally, you may find rates advertised that appear lower than the rates we offer, but don't let first impressions fool you. The rates that lenders and mortgage brokers advertise can be misleading. By law, lenders must disclose their annual percentage rates (APRs) in their ads.
However, APRs alone do not tell the story, because in order to enhance the appearance of their printed rates, lenders often presuppose an imaginary borrower who prepays two or three points at closing, effectively trimming the top 1/2% to 3/4% from the rate. (The rule of thumb is that each point prepaid at closing "buys down" the interest rate by 1/4%.)
Regrettably, the law doesn't require lenders to state the number of prepaid points associated with each rate. The rate in the ad is accurate, but only tells part of the story. When you are ready to see today's best rates for the NY Metro Area, simply select the type of property you will be financing and enter an estimated cost of the property. You will receive a table that displays the most common loans you may qualify for, as well as full disclosure of points paid and APR.
Rates, points, and products are subject to change at any time without notice.
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The Top Originator: Melissa Cohn (Mortgage Originator - April 2009)
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'Cashing Out' Is Now Harder (New York Times - March 29, 2009)
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Making Your Way Through The Mortgage Market (CNBC.com - March 23, 2009)
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Need a House Fast? Skip the Pre-Approval (Main Street - March 3, 2009)
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For Home Buyers, More Bank Roadblocks (New York Times - February 1, 2009)
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Mortgages Less Easy To Come By For The Self-Employed (NY1 - December 16, 2008)
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Interview with Melissa Cohn (Marquis Who's Who in America - December 2008)
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Bailout Efforts Now Focus On Main Street, Not Banks (CNBC.com - December 4, 2008)
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Mortgage Refinance Applications Soar As Rates Fall (Dow Jones Newswires - December 3, 2008)
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U.S. Consumer Loan Aid Will Trickle Only So Far (New York Times - November 27, 2008)
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Bear market squeezes mortgages (The Real Deal - November 3, 2008)
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Foreign apartment buyers grow scarce (The Real Deal - October 28, 2008)
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Lenders tighten up standards for co-op loans (The Real deal - October 3, 2008)
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The Default Phenomenon Comes to N.Y. (The New York Sun- September 25, 2008)
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For Buyers, Many Roadblocks (The New York Times - September 21, 2008)
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Mortgages: Considering the Seven-Year Plan (The New York Times - September 21, 2008)
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Jump in Mortgage Rates Disappoints Home Buyers (Wall St. Journal - September 18, 2008)
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Amid mortgage woes, first-time buyers seek solutions (The Real Deal - September 1, 2008)
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It's a Wonderful Life (In Jersey) (Newsweek - August 2, 2008)
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What You Need to Know to Get a Mortgage (The New York Times - June 1, 2008)
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The 100 Most Powerful People in New York Real Estate (The New York Observer - May 19, 2008)
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Need $23 Million Fast? (The New York Observer - April 28, 2008)
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Jitters for First-Time Homebuyers (The New York Times - February 17, 2008)
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Waiting to see if ARMs fallout reaches Manhattan (The Real Deal - February 2008)
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What's Next for New York City Real Estate? (The New York Times - January 13, 2008)
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Mortgage Pain Hits Prudent Borrowers (Wall Street Journal Online - December 11, 2007)
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Federal Reserve Delivers Rate Cut (WCAV-TV article, Charlottesville VA - December 11, 2007)
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Experts Offer Insight On How Lower Interest Rate Will Affect Investors (NY1 - September 24, 2007)
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Mortgage blow hits 'McMansion' clients (Financial Times - August 29, 2007)
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The Manhattan Real Estate Slump That Wasn't (New York Times - August 19, 2007)
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Thrifts Benefit from Mortgage Crisis (Crains NY - August 21, 2007)
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The Manhattan Real Estate Slump That Wasn't (New York Times - August 19, 2007)
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Mortgage Ills Start to Strain Homebuying in Manhattan (New York Times - August 17, 2007)
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Though City Borrowers Feel Pinch, Manhattan Seen as Insulated (New York Sun - August 16, 2007)
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Jumbo Mortgages Get More Costly, Harder to Find (CNBC.com - August 13, 2007)
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Trump Mortgage, "You're foreclosed" (Zuma Press - August 13, 2007)
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Mortgage Market Primed For Trouble: Crunch & Squeeze (CNBC.com - August 3, 2007)
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The $3.6 Million Mortgage (The New York Times - July 1, 2007)
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Tough Choice: ARM or Fixed-Rate? (The New York Times - June 15, 2007)
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Melissa Cohn Ranked Among Best Entrepreneurs (Real Estate Weekly - April 18, 2007)
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TMMC's CEO Melissa Cohn is Finalist in Annual Stevie Awards (January 18, 2007)
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Q & A: Mortgage biz on borrowed time - THE REAL DEAL (January 2007)
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