{"id":25,"date":"2026-09-19T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/carlosdelgadomyrealtor-com\/2026\/09\/19\/smart-tips-to-save-thousands-on-metro-mortgages\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T16:00:00","slug":"smart-tips-to-save-thousands-on-metro-mortgages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carlosdelgadomyrealtor.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/19\/smart-tips-to-save-thousands-on-metro-mortgages\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Tips to Save Thousands on Metro Mortgages"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>It&#039;s surprising how many homebuyers in major U.S. cities end up paying an average of $3,300 more each year on their mortgages\u2014just in extra interest and fees. In some coastal metros, that number can reach as high as $8,100 annually. What\u2019s behind this? Over 80% of borrowers pay more simply because they don\u2019t compare multiple lenders. Having worked with buyers, sellers, and investors throughout the West Valley for over 20 years, I can tell you: a little extra research goes a long way. Taking the time to shop around for the right mortgage can save you thousands, and ensuring my clients have every advantage is a commitment I never compromise.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bankrate.com\/mortgages\/mortgage-overpayment-americas-largest-metros\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#039;s surprising how many homebuyers in major U.S. cities end up paying an average of $3,300 more each year on their mortgages\u2014just in extra interest and fees. In some coastal metros, that number can reach as high as $8,100 annually. What\u2019s behind this? Over 80% of borrowers pay more simply because they don\u2019t compare multiple [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":55,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carlosdelgadomyrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carlosdelgadomyrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carlosdelgadomyrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carlosdelgadomyrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/79"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carlosdelgadomyrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.carlosdelgadomyrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carlosdelgadomyrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carlosdelgadomyrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carlosdelgadomyrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carlosdelgadomyrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}