Time now for our "Life & Info" segment... where we focus on information useful for your everyday life. <br />Starting today, certain homeowners in Korea can roll over their existing mortgages to a fixed-rate loan of less than 2 percent.<br />Applications are being accepted at banks and at the Korea Housing Finance Corporation... under a program meant to lessen the burden of home loans on ordinary people.<br /> To qualify, you have to have a household income, for couples, of less than about 72 thousand U.S. dollars.<br />It's higher for younger couples and those with children.<br /> There are limits to the size of the loan and the value of the property,... but borrowers can qualify for a rate of 1-point-8-5 to 2-point-2 percent.<br />There are even lower rates for certain people -- including newly married couples, single parent families and multi-cultural families. <br />
