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This website is educational. Nothing on it is a loan offer, rate lock, approval, or commitment to lend, and calculator output is an illustration only. Simply Approved Mortgages LLC (NMLS# 2620881) is a broker, not a direct lender, and arranges residential mortgage loans in Florida and Colorado. Binding terms appear only on a Loan Estimate.

  • ✓Content is educational and general; it is not personalized financial, legal, or tax advice.
  • ✓No page, tool, or figure constitutes an offer, lock, approval, or commitment to lend.
  • ✓Calculators produce estimates using the assumptions you enter and the ones we disclose.
  • ✓Residential mortgage services are available in Florida and Colorado only.
  • ✓Third-party links are provided for reference; we do not control their content.

What this means for you: use this site to learn and compare, then rely on your Loan Estimate and closing documents for any binding number.

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Licensed Loan Officers · NMLS# 2620881

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Get your personalized scenario summary

Complete the short request and a Simply Approved Mortgages Loan Officer sends back a written summary built from your own numbers: estimated payment breakdown, estimated cash to close, the loan structures that fit your file, and what documentation the file will need.

  • Estimated monthly payment with taxes and insurance
  • Estimated cash to close for your scenario
  • Loan options your profile may fit
  • Document checklist for your file
Get my summary

Takes about 3 minutes · Summary shown on screen and emailed to you

Illustration only, generated from the information you enter. Not a rate quote, lock, loan estimate, pre-qualification, offer, approval, or commitment to lend. Figures are subject to credit, income, asset and property review and full lender underwriting; binding numbers appear on your Loan Estimate.

Scenario summary

Purchase price entered
$412,000
Down payment entered
$20,600
Estimated loan amount
$391,400
Estimated cash to close
$14,300
Programs reviewed
4

Sample layout with example figures — your own numbers replace these. Simply Approved Mortgages LLC · NMLS #2620881 · Equal Housing Opportunity.

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By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the site. We may update these terms as our services, programs, or regulatory obligations change; the version posted here is the current one, and continued use after an update means you accept the revised terms.

Who we are and what we do

We are a brokerage, not a lender: we place your file with wholesale investors rather than funding it ourselves. Residential lending is limited to Florida and Colorado, with business-purpose products available in additional states only where the law and our licensing permit. The complete licensing statement appears at the bottom of this page, and our company record is public through NMLS Consumer Access under NMLS# 2620881.

Educational content, not advice

Everything published here — guides, program explanations, comparisons, glossary entries, and market context — is general education. It does not account for your individual circumstances and is not financial, legal, tax, or investment advice. Program rules described on this site are our plain-language summaries of agency and lender requirements; the governing requirement is always the current rule published by the applicable agency or applied by the lender underwriting your file. For tax questions, consult a qualified tax professional; for legal questions, an attorney.

No offer, approval, or commitment to lend

Nothing on this site is an offer to lend, a rate lock, a pre-approval, an approval, or a commitment to lend. Any rate, payment, fee, or savings figure shown anywhere on the site is illustrative and is not a quote, lock, offer, or commitment to lend; binding figures appear on your Loan Estimate. Eligibility, terms, conditions, and availability vary by borrower, property, lender, loan program, and state, and all loans are subject to lender underwriting and approval.

Calculators, estimates, and data

Our calculators return estimates based on the inputs you provide and the assumptions disclosed on each tool. They may omit costs that apply to your transaction, such as association dues, flood insurance, specialty endorsements, or local transfer taxes. Data points sourced from government and industry publishers are shown with their source and, where relevant, an as-of date; those sources publish on their own schedules and may revise figures after we retrieve them. Our sourcing and review practices are described on our Data Sources and Methodology page.

Live pricing, Ask Sam AI, and interactive tools

Live rate cards and the pricing tool show example wholesale pricing for the scenario shown or entered, at the time displayed. Pricing changes throughout the day, is not locked, and is not an offer. Ask Sam AI is an automated assistant that gives general educational answers; it can make mistakes, is not a loan officer, cannot approve, lock, or quote a loan, and should not be given Social Security numbers, account numbers, or passwords. Confirm anything important with a Simply Approved Mortgages Loan Officer and your Loan Estimate.

We link to government agencies and other outside resources because verifiable sources matter. We do not control those sites, do not endorse their commercial content, and are not responsible for their accuracy, availability, or privacy practices. Simply Approved Mortgages LLC is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of HUD, FHA, VA, USDA, FHFA, the CFPB, or any other government agency.

Want these numbers built around your file?

A short request is all it takes to get a written scenario summary back from a Simply Approved Mortgages Loan Officer. Binding figures appear on your Loan Estimate.

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You agree not to submit false or another person's information, attempt to access systems or accounts you are not authorized to use, introduce malicious code, interfere with site operation, or use any tool or form for anything other than a genuine inquiry. Automated scraping, bulk rate harvesting, framing, or automated form submission without our written permission is prohibited. We may block access or remove submissions that violate these terms.

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Information you submit through forms is used to respond to your inquiry and, where applicable, to evaluate and place a loan request. Our handling of personal information is described in our Privacy Policy. Do not submit sensitive personal information through general contact channels; use our secure application instead.

Limitation of liability

This site is provided on an as-is basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Simply Approved Mortgages LLC and its parent company, Simply Approved Corporation, are not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, this site or its tools, including decisions made in reliance on an estimate rather than on issued loan disclosures. Nothing in these terms limits any right you have under applicable consumer protection law.

Governing terms and contact

These terms are governed by the laws applicable to Simply Approved Mortgages LLC's principal place of business, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, and are subject to any consumer protections required by the state in which you reside. Questions about these terms can be directed to support@simplyapprovedmortgages.com or 877-813-7219.

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Purchase market update

What buyers should know this month

November 2026

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2026 buying power

Conforming baseline: $832,750
FHA floor / ceiling: $541,287 – $1,249,125

What it means for purchase buyers in November 2026: Conventional fixed rates move weekly with the bond market, so the number you see today is the national average — not your locked rate. Federal loan limits for 2026 are published by FHFA and HUD; high-cost counties carry higher caps. Page reviewed November 2026 (2026 program year). Sources: Freddie Mac PMMS, FHFA, HUD. Individual results vary.

Cost and payment tools

Run your payment, affordability, closing cost and refinance numbers

Monthly payment, affordability, closing costs, refinance break-even and early payoff, all on one screen. This page is not written for one state, so property tax, insurance and transfer or recording charges start at neutral placeholder assumptions rather than published averages — Transfer, documentary-stamp and recording charges are set by your state and county — enter your own figure, or open the state page for a sourced seed. Insurance and tax assumptions vary widely by state, county and property, so replace these starting values with quotes for your address. Every figure is an illustrative estimate, not a quote, lock, offer, approval, or commitment to lend.

Your inputs

Home price$400,000
$
Down payment %5%
%
Property tax %/yr (your assumption)1%
%
Homeowners insurance $/yr$2,000
$
HOA / condo dues $/mo$0
$
Assumed interest rate6.5%
%
Term (years)30yrs
yrs

Estimated result

Down payment
$20,000
Loan amount
$380,000
Principal & interest
$2,402
Property tax
$333/mo
Homeowners insurance
$167/mo
Estimated total monthly
$2,902/mo

Reference sources: Tax Foundation — property taxes paid as a percentage of owner-occupied housing value, NAIC — Homeowners Insurance Report, CFPB — Understanding your Loan Estimate.

Assumptions, methodology, and limitations

Principal and interest use the standard amortization formula on the loan amount you enter. This page does not target a single state, so the property tax and insurance fields start at neutral placeholder assumptions rather than published averages — replace them with figures for your own address, or open the matching state page for sourced seeds. Closing costs apply your state's transfer / documentary-stamp practice (0.00% of price used as the buyer-side seed) plus typical title, recording, appraisal, credit and prepaid escrow lines. Refinance break-even divides your entered costs by the monthly payment difference. Early payoff runs a month-by-month amortization with your extra principal.

These tools do not include mortgage insurance, funding or guarantee fees, HOA special assessments, flood or windstorm premiums, seller credits, lender credits, discount points, or county and municipal charges specific to your parcel. Statewide averages will not match any individual property. Figures are estimates only.

Illustrative only. Binding figures appear on your Loan Estimate, and terms vary by borrower, property, lender, program, and state.

Turn these estimates into real numbers

Send your scenario to a Simply Approved Mortgages Loan Officer and get a written summary back, or compare where rates sit today. Educational only — not a quote, lock, offer, approval, or commitment to lend.

FAQs reviewed by Simply Approved Mortgages · November 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers written by licensed loan officers.

No. All content, tools, and figures are educational or illustrative. An offer exists only in loan disclosures issued during an actual application, starting with your Loan Estimate.

Trusted government resources

These independent government resources can help you research mortgage programs, rates, and your rights before you apply.

Simply Approved Mortgages is not affiliated with HUD, the CFPB, the FTC, the VA, or any other government agency. Links are provided for your independent verification.

Explore the full guide

Keep reading — the rest of the buying playbook

Each of these is a deep-dive on one piece of the purchase mortgage process. Bookmark whichever you need next.

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Related mortgage guides across our library

Follow the next relevant guide for your scenario.

Pre-Approval Request

Start My Approval

Complete this short request and a Simply Approved Mortgages Loan Officer will personally review your scenario. The form only asks what your program actually needs. Submitting it is not an application for credit and is not a commitment to lend.

What are you looking to do?

Pick one — the form adapts.

Pick a loan type

Programs for buying a home.
Government & conventional
Specialty credit
Build & renovate

Conventional loan — 3–20% down · 620+ FICO

Tell us about your scenario

The form below is tailored to Conventional loan — only the questions and documents your program needs.

Step 1 of 2 · about 90 seconds
See your options — one short screen
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Simply Approved Mortgages LLC is licensed to arrange residential mortgage loans in Florida and Colorado only. We ask first so we never collect a mortgage inquiry we are not licensed to act on.

Purchase price and down payment help us size the conforming loan.

What's your goal?
Purchase price$450,000
$
Down payment (10.0%)$45,000
$

A range is enough here — no credit report is pulled and your credit is not affected.

Estimated monthly payment at these numbers
$3,431

Illustrative estimate only — not a quote, rate lock, offer of credit, or commitment to lend.

Submitting this form is not an application for credit and is not a commitment to lend. No credit report is pulled at this step.

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  1. 1Sign in to your Google account and search a mortgage topic such as "mortgage rates".
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Equal Housing Opportunity

Broker identification. Simply Approved Mortgages LLC is a mortgage broker and is not a direct lender. We arrange residential mortgage loans with third-party wholesale lenders and do not make the lender's final credit decision or fund the loan. We arrange residential mortgage loans in Florida and Colorado. Business-purpose mortgage products may be arranged in additional states only where permitted by applicable law and pursuant to applicable licensing requirements or exemptions.

Credit and program terms. All loans are subject to lender credit approval, underwriting, acceptable appraisal or valuation when required, title review, insurance, and supporting documentation. Eligibility, programs, rates, APRs, points, lender credits, fees, payments, terms, loan amounts, down-payment requirements, mortgage insurance, and availability may vary based on borrower, property, occupancy, credit profile, loan-to-value ratio, debt-to-income ratio, lender, loan program, and state and may change without notice. Not all applicants, properties, products, or programs will qualify or be available in every state. Nothing on this site constitutes a loan approval, rate lock, offer, commitment to lend, guarantee of approval, or guarantee of terms or closing.

Rates, payments and calculators. Rates, APRs, payments, down payments, loan amounts, home values, estimated equity, savings, affordability estimates, closing costs, and other calculator or scenario results displayed on this site are estimates or illustrations unless expressly stated otherwise. Actual loan terms may differ. Taxes, homeowners insurance, mortgage insurance, association dues, lender charges, broker compensation, discount points, third-party charges, and other costs may apply. Advertised rates, payments, APRs, down payments, and other credit terms are subject to the assumptions and disclosures presented with the applicable advertisement. Applicable loan terms and disclosures will be provided as required for the particular transaction.

Mortgage products. FHA, VA, USDA, conventional, jumbo, non-QM, HELOC, reverse mortgage, down-payment-assistance, investment-property, DSCR, and other mortgage products referenced on this site are subject to their individual eligibility, underwriting, property, occupancy, and program requirements. Product availability varies by lender and jurisdiction. References to a mortgage product or program do not constitute a determination that a borrower or property qualifies.

Government-backed programs. Government-backed or government-insured mortgage programs referenced on this site may be subject to requirements established by the applicable government agency in addition to lender requirements. Government insurance or guaranties generally protect participating lenders against certain losses and do not constitute a guarantee of borrower approval.

Business-purpose products. DSCR, investment-property, and other business-purpose mortgage products referenced on this site are intended for qualifying business-purpose transactions. Business-purpose loans may be subject to different requirements and protections than consumer-purpose residential mortgage loans. Borrowers are responsible for accurately disclosing property occupancy and intended use.

Down payment assistance. Down payment or closing-cost assistance programs referenced on this site may be administered by governmental entities, housing finance agencies, nonprofit organizations, lenders, or other third parties. Program availability, funding, assistance amounts, eligibility requirements, repayment or forgiveness provisions, and other terms vary and may change or become unavailable without notice. Listing or referencing a program does not guarantee funding, eligibility, or mortgage approval.

Government affiliation. Simply Approved Mortgages LLC is not a government agency and is not affiliated with, acting on behalf of, sponsored by, or endorsed by HUD, FHA, VA, USDA, or any other federal, state, or local government agency. References to government agencies, programs, benefits, data, forms, or resources are provided for informational purposes and do not imply government sponsorship or endorsement of Simply Approved Mortgages LLC.

Fair lending. Equal Housing Opportunity. Simply Approved Mortgages LLC conducts business in accordance with applicable federal and state fair-housing and equal-credit-opportunity laws and does not discriminate on any prohibited basis.

No professional advice. Content on this site is educational and general in nature and is not legal, tax, accounting, financial, investment, estate-planning, or individualized government-benefits advice. Consumers should consult appropriate qualified professionals regarding their individual circumstances.

Third-party content. References or links to government agencies, lenders, assistance programs, products, services, or other third-party websites are provided for informational purposes or convenience. Simply Approved Mortgages LLC does not control and is not responsible for third-party content, availability, accuracy, or privacy practices.

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