Mortgages

Salary Needed to Buy a Home in Metro Dallas – and Little Else

By Jon Anderson / September 9, 2016 /

HSH.com has been around since 1979 (yes, pre-internet) and acts as a mortgage research site with information and mortgage calculators (sorta like Bankrate.com).  They recently published data on what salary it would take to afford a median-priced home in the top 27 metropolitan markets by population. You may recall, last September I published a piece…

What the World Needs Now: More Guardian Angels

By Candy Evans / March 20, 2016 /

And we shall be getting more Guardian Angels as Guardian Mortgage Company, the 51-year old Richardson-based residential mortgage loan origination company, spreads those angel wings to Austin, Phoenix and… Troy, Michigan. Dave Jansen will serve as branch manager at the newly minted Troy location, and a number of experienced loan officers (angels) will also join…

Ready to Purchase? Here Are 6 Ways to Make Buying a Home Easier

By Joanna England / March 10, 2016 /

Anyone who’s ever been through the home buying process knows one thing: It can be a little daunting. There’s countless paperwork, hundreds of forms to fill out, and lots of back-and-forth between you, your real estate agent, your lender, your home inspector, and a dozen other pros you meet along the way. If you’re not…

6 Tips to Find the Right Mortgage Company For Your Clients

By Joanna England / December 16, 2015 /

As a real estate agent, your primary job is to help your buyers find the home they’re looking for, at a price they can afford. But the job doesn’t stop there, by any means. Agents are also responsible for helping clients through the entire buying process. From the initial search to scheduling tours and home…

Capital One Takes Home Loans Digital and Says, “Do It Yourself”!

By Candy Evans / December 11, 2015 /

Get ready for a celebrity weekend! This Saturday yours truly here will be hobnobbing with TV stars and home buying and design experts Jillian Harris and Todd Talbot.  Love their show! It’s all going to happen at Stonebriar Centre up in Frisco off Billion Dollar Mile at the Capital One Home Loans Open House. And…