Monthly Archives: July 2016

 

Answering the top 10 Googled questions about mortgages (part 2)

Each month, about 4 million U.S. homeowners and loan shoppers go to Google for answers to their top mortgage questions. So in part one of this blog, we covered the first five most popular mortgage search queries on Google. Here are the next results of the top 10 Googled questions about mortgages – with our […]

20 Facts to Recognize The Sacramento Association of Realtors

For those of us who work closely with the real estate community in Sacramento, we’re constantly impressed by the work the Sacramento Association of Realtors does to support their agents, empowering them to do a great job for home buyers and sellers. To recognize and thank them for their outstanding work, we’ve decided to  highlight […]

10 Things to consider before using an online mortgage lender

It starts out innocently enough, with a good-intentioned homeowner or buyer going online to Google: “Best mortgage interest rate” or something similar. Always looking for the best deal (like we all are), the home loan shopper instantly is flooded with thousands of paid ads, as well as over 14 million search results, all guaranteeing the lowest […]

10 Things you should know about Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans

All about the the FHA Started in 1934, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is a government agency that aims to help more Americans access home ownership. They do this by insuring mortgage loans made by other lenders, easing their risk and therefore allowing for a wider range of people to qualify. The FHA officially became […]

The 17 biggest mistakes Realtors make

Being a real estate agent may be one of the most rewarding careers we can imagine, but there’s no denying it’s not always all glamour and big commission checks. In fact, Realtors work harder extremely hard and often sacrifice their nights, weekends, and family time, with no guarantees of a six-figure income – or anywhere […]