The next step is hunting down the best mortgage for that Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh lenders that will compete to provide a loan at the lowest rate, matching you with nearly 45 Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh mortgage payment was $1,004 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 Pittsburgh home.

Pittsburgh is a major city in Pennsylvania with no shortage of reputable mortgage lending institutions. These include financial houses working with us such as: First Horizon Home Loan Corporation, Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corporation, Day One Mortgage, Mortgage Planning Group.International Mortgage Corp.Abn Amro Mortgage Group Inc.American Home Mortgage Corp.Countrywide Home Loans Inc.Residential Finance Corporation.Sunset Mortgage Company Lp.

Pittsburgh Mortgage & Real Estate Market

In 2006 Pittsburgh housing sales were at an all time high; down recently but leveling off. As of 2005, the median home value in Pittsburgh was $74,000. This number is big in comparison to the median home value back in 2000 of $59,700. Pittsburgh has a solid home ownership base with 161,316 houses and apartments and 45% of those are occupied by their owners. Despite the current market, historically Pittsburgh has been a city where people move, buy and stay - with 43% 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	Pittsburgh, PA	United States
Median Home Cost	$91,900	$217,200
Homes Owned	45.76%	64.07%
Homes Rented	42.26%	21.45%
Home Appreciation	6.20%	9.80%

Location	Population	Median Family Income (2005)
Allentown	106,632	$32,016
Altoona	49,523	$28,248
Bethel Park	33,556	$53,791
Bethlehem	71,329	$35,815
Chester	36,854	$25,703
Erie	103,717	$28,387

Category	Value
Homes With No Mortgage	42%
First Mortgage Only	43%
2nd Mortgage or Home Equity	14%
Second Mortgage Only	6%
Home Equity Loan Only	8%

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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