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Free (and almost Free) Tools You Need In Your Real Estate Business Notice the market shifting? Things slowing down a bit? If you haven't felt it, you will. Numbers are showing slowing activity and Fannie Mae just reduced their housing outlook for the rest of 2018 and 2019. Bad news? D...
10/23/2018
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Buying a Home for a Parent (or child) There's a rise in the United States of multigenerational living - that is, 2 (or more) generations living under one roof. As homes grow in size more people are taking advantage of in-law suites, multi units, and other property alterations to comfortably...
10/17/2018
Can I get a Mortgage after Bankruptcy or Foreclosure? Foreclosure and bankruptcy are never fun things to discuss. When it comes to a home, financial problems can turn shelter and a place filled with family memories into a source of stress and anxiety. Although we advise people do everythi...
10/14/2018
Recently Closed - Cash Out Refinance in Downingtown, PA Have you heard the latest news on consumer debt? Well, the gist is that it's high. Really high. Like, higher than it's been since before the 'Great Recession'. While mortgage debt and student loan debt are leading the way due prima...
10/09/2018
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How to Better Your Business - A FREE Webinar Activer-rainers (and anyone else who's stumbled upon this page), you're invited to a free webinar that will take place next Wednesday, 9/26, at 11am Pacific time (2pm EST). This webinar will run about a half hour and cover valuable material that will h...
09/20/2018
The Impending Recession - What You Can do to Plan Let me start off by saying this isn't a FUD post. Fear, uncertainty, and doubt being used by sales people is a slimy approach to get people to make decisions they otherwise wouldn't. This is a post based on economic indicators, historical ...
09/19/2018
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Mortgage Jargon, Explained Ever wonder what some of those fancy, complicated, OWIA (Often Written In Acronym) statements mean? Well, I'm glad you're here on this page, because here we're going to debunk 5 common mortgage phrases that you may see if you're working with a loan officer or com...
09/17/2018
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The Real Estate Market SHIFT Have you seen the market SHIFT? Can you feel the SHIFT? How are you handling the SHIFT? These are questions that have popped up frequently amongst the real estate community in the past few months. Realtors are wondering why homes, recently selling in 1-2 days, ar...
09/16/2018
September VA loan special - We Pay for the Appraisal At Mason Mac, we love helping all of our clients get into new homes or refinance into loans that will help them build their financial future, but personally, I especally enjoy helping veterans using the VA loan product. For one, I have m...
09/04/2018
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Can Foreign Nationals Get a Home Loan? TL;DR version - yes! Details? We've got those, too. For foreign nationals and other non-citizens, mortgage options are aplenty. Loan terms and types may differ from standard conventional financing, but a lack of citizenship doesn't bar someone from ow...
08/24/2018