At this point in my carreer I've helped somewhere in the 1000's of first time home buyers around Atlanta to finance their home. Most of those with FHA or Rural Housing loans - and some VA loans for those who have served our Country. And, I ...
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Come Join Us For This Gwinnett Co. $8000 Tax Credit Event
Time is flying by quickly to cash in on your $8000 tax credit for first time home buyers. As of this writing there are only 97 days left until the tax credit expires. Because, to qualify for the $8000 tax credit, you need to close on ...
A Little Fun with the Housing Market – And the Guy Charged with Fixing It
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
The Million Dollar Challenge Featured on Bankrate.com
This Million Dollar Mortgage Challenge is not only taking place in Atlanta. It is being done by teams of innovative mortgage professionals and agents all around the country - each team working to help 125 first time home buyers into homes, helping each one receive their $8,000 federal tax credit, totally $1MM in tax revenue ...
Economic Impact of Selling a Home
Did you know the economic impact of selling a home? Mark Zandi of Moody's Economy.com, one of the most respected economists in the country, puts this figure at $56,000. That's what your commissions, the fees to home inspectors and appraisers, ...
Loans Serviced by Taylor, Bean & Whitaker: Your Loan Information
We, as you know, are a direct lender. We underwrite FHA and most other loans right in our office, and fund the new loans. But, we do not "service" loans, or keep the loan and collect the monthly payments from each borrower. We sell our loans to servicers. Why is this important? Because we have sold ...
Atlanta FHA Loan Highpoints
An FHA loan for a buyer around Atlanta, especially a first time home buyer, is one of the very best loans right now. That's because an FHA loan is one of the easiest to qualify for, covers all properties, and is not dependant on outside, third-party factors. FHA loans for Atlanta area buyers are easy to ...
Another Lender Falls
Dejavù. It feels like the end of 2007, maybe the first quarter of 2008. We are a direct lender, meaning that we underwrite, approve and fund mortgage loans right here, in this office where I am sitting right now. That is a very comfortable place to ...
The Fed vs. Inflation
I saw this article on the Reuters Blog, by Rolfe Winkler. He chronicles quite succinctly the difficulty that the Fed has in trying to pump the economy up, while trying their best to stave off inflation, and potentially hyper-inflation that many economists fear is ...