Larger houses
An estimated 52.2 percent of homes have nine rooms or more, and about 65 percent have four bedrooms or more.
Warren Township, Somerset County
When an adjustable rate resets: a guide for Warren Township, NJ owners
For Warren Township homeowners with an adjustable-rate mortgage: how the rate is reset when the fixed period ends, what the caps limit, and the choices to weigh before the first change. Fidelity Residential is a direct, licensed mortgage lender with a New Jersey office on Route 36 in West Long Branch, in Monmouth County, and we lend across New Jersey.
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Warren Township housing
Larger houses, many bought in the 2010s
Warren Township is home to about 16,200 people in about 5,600 homes, by the American Community Survey estimates for 2020 to 2024 from the Census Bureau. Most homes are owned by the people who live in them: an estimated 88.2 percent of occupied homes.
The median value of owner-occupied homes is about $930,800, by the Census estimate. Of about 4,700 owner-occupied homes, an estimated 57.4 percent have a mortgage and 42.6 percent have none.
The 2010s
An estimated 33.8 percent of households moved into their home between 2010 and 2019, more than in any other period the Census counts.
The 1980s
An estimated 19.6 percent of homes were built in the 1980s, the largest share of any decade by the estimate.
Single houses
Single detached houses make up an estimated 87.4 percent of homes.
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024. Estimates, not counts.
Fidelity Residential is a direct mortgage lender licensed in New Jersey under a Residential Mortgage Lender License. Our office is at 121 NJ-36, Suite 230, West Long Branch, in Monmouth County; we do not have an office in Warren Township, and we lend across New Jersey.
The reset
What happens when the fixed period ends
An adjustable-rate mortgage starts with a rate that holds for a set number of years. When that period ends, the rate is reset from a published market index plus a set amount called the margin, both named in your loan documents.
Notice first. Your servicer tells you the new rate and payment before the change takes effect, so the first reset need not come as a surprise. Read the notice against your loan documents.
How often after that. On most conventional adjustable loans the rate can then change every six months; some other programs, such as a loan a lender keeps on its own books, change it once a year.
Down as well as up. The rate follows the index, so it can fall as well as rise. Some loans also set a floor, a level the rate cannot go below.
The limits
Three caps limit how far the rate can move
The caps, the index and the margin for your loan are set out in the adjustable-rate disclosures that came with your loan estimate, and in your loan documents. Together they set the most your payment can change at each step.
Ask for the highest payment the caps allow, and test it against your budget before the first change arrives.
The three caps
- The first change: how far the rate can move at the first adjustment
- Each later change: how far it can move at every adjustment after that
- Over the life of the loan: how far it can ever rise above the starting rate
Your options
Choices to weigh before the first change
Let the loan adjust
If the highest payment the caps allow fits your budget, or you expect to sell before long, keeping the loan can make sense. From here the rate follows the index, within the caps.
Refinance to a fixed rate
A refinance can replace the loan with one whose rate is set at closing and never changes. It depends on your credit, income and home value at the time, and it has closing costs.
Refinancing your mortgageRefinance to a new adjustable rate
A new adjustable loan starts a new fixed period. Ask for a fixed-rate quote on the same loan and compare the two before you choose.
How adjustable rates workJumbo loans
Some jumbo programs, and loans a lender keeps on its own books, are offered mainly with an adjustable rate, so a jumbo refinance can mean comparing adjustable options as well as fixed ones.
Jumbo loans and adjustable ratesThe refinance calculator shows how long a refinance would take to pay for itself from the closing costs and the payment change, using numbers you enter.
Questions
Questions from Warren Township homeowners
Do you lend in Warren Township?
Yes. Fidelity Residential is a dba of PFN Lending Group, Inc. (NMLS #103098), which holds a New Jersey Residential Mortgage Lender License, and we lend across New Jersey. You can check the licence on NMLS Consumer Access (opens in a new tab).
Do you have an office in Warren Township?
No. Our office is at 121 NJ-36, Suite 230, West Long Branch, NJ 07764, in Monmouth County, and we lend across New Jersey. Call 732-686-9999 to talk with a licensed loan officer.
How is the new rate set when the fixed period ends?
From the index named in your loan documents plus the margin, within the caps. Your servicer sends the new rate and payment before the change takes effect.
Can my rate go down at the reset?
Yes. It follows the index, within the caps. Some loans set a floor, a level the rate cannot go below; your disclosures show whether yours does.
Can I refinance into a fixed rate before the reset?
You can apply at any time. A new loan depends on your credit, income and home value then, and it has closing costs, so set it against the highest payment the caps allow.
Where do I find my caps?
In the adjustable-rate disclosures you received with your loan estimate, and in your loan documents. Your servicer can also tell you.
Talk with a loan officer near you
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What happens next
- Tell us about your loan. A few quick questions about the property and the loan you want. No credit check to start and no obligation.
- A licensed loan officer reviews your answers and follows up with you, usually within one business day.
- This is a request for a quote, not a loan application and not a commitment to lend.
This page is general information, not a commitment to lend. Programs, terms and eligibility depend on credit, income, property and underwriting review and are subject to change without notice.
Reviewed by Robert Shamie, CEO, NMLS #241428 · Last reviewed:
Fidelity Residential (PFN Lending Group, Inc., NMLS #103098) is a direct mortgage lender licensed in 40 states and the District of Columbia, with 26 years in business.