Mortgage Brokers

BobMortgage Zone: How Much Cash Does it Take to Close?

By Joanna England / August 2, 2018 /

When you buy a home, there are quite a few situations where buyers will need to pay cash to during the length of the transaction. But what are they, and how much will it cost? Our most-trusted mortgage expert, Bob Johnson (AKA BobMortgage) pulls back the curtain on how much cash you’ll need to buy…

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BobMortgage Zone: What’s The Best Way to Buy a Home For Your Parent?

By Joanna England / July 26, 2018 /

Sometimes roles are reversed, and parents end up needing a hand financially. But what’s the best way to help a parent buy a home when they don’t have the financial means to do it themselves? It’s an interesting situation that Bob Johnson (AKA Bob Mortgage) came across recently. In today’s 15th BobMortgage Zone episode, the…

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It’s Time to Do Teal in Texas, & Ring In The Cure for Ovarian Cancer

By Candy Evans / September 15, 2014 /

Great Western’s Julie Shrell is on a mission this month, a mission to wipe out ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecologic cancer there is. More than 22,000 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer this year, and more than 15,000 will die from the disease. Sadly, there is no reliable early detection…

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Debbie Downer: Today is QM and ATR Day, and Mortgage Brokers Say We Won't Be Happy

By Candy Evans / January 10, 2014 /

QM is not the Queen Mother, it’s Qualified Mortgage and Ability to Repay, fed monetary policies that start January 10. Mortgage brokers say we won’t like these new rules and they are going to put a crimp in real estate sales. “The rules were cut and pasted from the HUD handbook that was written in…

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Debbie Downer: Today is QM and ATR Day, and Mortgage Brokers Say We Won’t Be Happy

By Candy Evans / January 10, 2014 /

QM is not the Queen Mother, it’s Qualified Mortgage and Ability to Repay, fed monetary policies that start January 10. Mortgage brokers say we won’t like these new rules and they are going to put a crimp in real estate sales. “The rules were cut and pasted from the HUD handbook that was written in…

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