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Mortgage loan originator Kevin Blas (back, center) recently helped several afford their first home (left to right: Yosselyn Membreno, Exit Realty Achieve realtor; John Testauiti, attorney; Jesus Villacorto, buyer’s dad; Edgar Valle Villacorta, buyer; Jacqueline Escobar, buyer; Florinda Villacorta, buyer; and Luis (Yosselyn’s assistant). 

Senior Mortgage Banker Vick Ramdeen (fourth from left) made home buying easy for the Mahadeos (center with sign) with an affordable mortgage, as did a whole team of trusted professionals. 

Duffie Osental March 12, 2020 Despite concerns of an economic slowdown from the global outbreak of COVID-19, the US housing sector is expected to continue its growth trajectory in 2020. A study from financial services firm Nationwide revealed that most housing markets in the US showed a positive reading with limited pockets of negative performance.…

Julia Falcon March 11, 2020 Mortgage applications soared 55% this week from one week prior, and demand for refinances rose to an almost 11-year high, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The deluge came after rates fell to record lows because of uncertainty in the markets sparked by a spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, said Joel Kan,…

Daniel Bortz March 9, 2020 When Chris and Danielle Betz bought their three-bedroom rowhouse in Washington, D.C, last year, they had to stretch to afford the $740,000 purchase price. Since then mortgage rates have tumbled to record lows. For the Betzes — along with thousands of other millennial homeowners — that’s meant a much-needed windfall…

Doug Whiteman March 5, 2020 Mortgage refinancing has taken off as coronavirus fears keep mortgage rates tumbling across the U.S. A lenders trade group reports that demand for refinance loans has shot up by more than 15% as increasing numbers of homeowners wake up to the fact that the lowest mortgage rates in years can shrink their…