Home Loans

Title Tip: Four Reasons Why Cash Buyers May Be Better

By Lydia Blair / June 15, 2021 /

Why would a home seller prefer a cash buyer? After all, the seller gets their funds from the title company the same way regardless of how the buyer pays. Sellers often do not care where the purchase money is coming from, as long as the buyer can get their loan approved in a reasonable amount…

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Mortgage Report: Fear in The Stock Market is Putting Up Positive Bond Numbers

By Joanna England / October 29, 2018 /

There was a lot of downward trending for the stock market last week, but overall, that’s positive for the bond market and interest rates, says Bob Johnson (AKA Bob Mortgage) the senior mortgage adviser at the nation’s oldest private lender, Wallick & Volk.  Our most-trusted mortgage adviser explains that, as people react to the plummeting…

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BobMortgage Zone: How Long Does it Take to Close a Home Loan?

By Joanna England / August 23, 2018 /

In the “real world” the typical time it takes to close and fund a home loan can be 30 days, says Bob Johnson (AKA BobMortgage) in his latest brodcast. However, as he notes, it does’t have to take that long. In this week’s BobMortgage Zone episode, we hear from the team on what it means…

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Guardian Angel: Hard Work and Great Service Brings Cheryl Brown to Executive Level

By Joanna England / June 17, 2016 /

Cheryl Brown started at Guardian Mortgage Company in 1982 as a loan processor in the original Grand Blanc, Mich., office. Thirty four years later, Brown is the senior vice president, head of operations at the company. What a wonderful success story, one that also tells us just how dedicated Guardian Mortgage employees are to the…

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Stately Traditional in Zang’s Crystal Hill Has Unexpected Interiors

By Joanna England / November 25, 2015 /

It’s rare to find a new build in this area of North Oak Cliff, so when we see one, we tend to take notice. And this listing from David Griffin Realtor Crystal Gonzalez demands your attention. It definitely has presence in the area, which is full of homes built in the 1920s to 1940s. And…

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