Cash Out Refinancing Very Hard To Find

Forget about cashing out. Mortgage loans are hard enough. Many people won’t qualify. Many lenders have closed. The remaining ones want better credit scores and larger down payments. A declining real estate market has decreased the equity in real estate for nearly everyone. Very few are able to refinance, let alone refinance and walk away with cash. Here is the NY Times take on this recent trend.

NY Times 3/29/09