The next step is hunting down the best mortgage for that Bellingham home for purchasing or refinancing. An excellent starting point is here: simply give us an idea of the type of loan you want. You will receive bids from multiple Bellingham lenders that will compete to provide a loan at the lowest rate, matching you with nearly 11 Bellingham mortgage lenders. Your mortgage may be for a new home, refinancing or perhaps a home equity loan - in any case, the best way to start is to see what everybody offers.

How much of a Mortgage?

Mortgage affordability is important to the bank, but crucial for you. As of 2005, the average Bellingham mortgage payment was $1,216 which will give you an idea of what you can expect even with historically low rates. Our mortgage calculator will help you plug in the critical components so that you can determine how large a home loan is reasonable for your Bellingham home.

Bellingham is a major city in Washington with no shortage of reputable mortgage lending institutions. These include financial houses working with us such as: First Horizon Home Loan Corporation, Security First Mortgage Inc, Banner Bank, Peoples Bank, Horizon Bank.Bank Northwest.American Home Mortgage Corp.Bellwether Mortgage llc.Mortgage Express Inc.M And H Partners Inc.

Bellingham Mortgage & Real Estate Market

In 2006 Bellingham housing sales were at an all time high; down recently but leveling off. As of 2005, the median home value in Bellingham was $252,100. This number is big in comparison to the median home value back in 2000 of $156,100. Bellingham has a solid home ownership base with 34,099 houses and apartments and 44% of those are occupied by their owners. Despite the current market, historically Bellingham has been a city where people move, buy and stay - with 54% of homeowners currently paying off a mortgage. About 14% of the city's current homeowners are carrying a second mortgage or home equity loan.

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Housing	Bellingham, WA	United States
Homes Owned	45.61%	64.07%
Median Home Cost	$328,900	$217,200
Homes Rented	49.40%	21.45%
Home Appreciation	16.80%	9.80%

Location	Population	Median Family Income (2005)
Auburn	40,314	$39,208
Bellevue	109,569	$62,338
Bellingham	67,171	$32,530
Edmonds	39,515	$53,522
Everett	91,488	$40,100
Federal Way	83,259	$49,278

Category	Value
Homes With No Mortgage	31%
2nd Mortgage or Home Equity	14%
Second Mortgage Only	8%
Home Equity Loan Only	6%
First Mortgage Only	54%

Mortgage Type	Today	Last Week	Change
30 yr fixed	6.03	6.24	0.035%
15 yr fixed	5.47	5.72	0.046%
5/1 ARM	5.34	5.43	0.017%
3/1 ARM	5.48	5.42	0.011%

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