17 Questions Every First-Time Homebuyer Should Ask a Mortgage Lender

by Justin Williams | November 13, 2025 | Blog, Home Buyers | 0 Comments

Feel confident. Get clear answers. Make smart decisions. Buying your first home is exciting… and a lot to take in. With so many moving parts, it’s easy to feel unsure about what to ask a lender — or what the answers even mean. This guide gives you the exact questions...

by Athena Paquette | November 17, 2022 | Blog | 0 Comments

A mortgage is a loan or debt that is secured by real estate. In some states it is also the word used for the lien that is put on the property to secure the debt. Normally this loan is paid back over a specific time , like 30 years or 15 years, until the entire...

How raising the prime rate makes mortgage rates go down

by Athena Paquette | September 26, 2022 | Blog | 0 Comments

I have talked about this before but I think it is worth revisiting after our talk last week about the prime rate. The Federal Reserve raised the Fed Funds rate (often confused with the prime rate) by 0.75% this week.to 1.75% it was 0.25% a year ago. The highest 1-day...

Mortgage Minute – ARMS and HYBRIDS

by Athena Paquette | September 19, 2022 | Blog | 0 Comments

What do you do when mortgage interest rates jump up 2% in 4 months? Don’t go LONG, go SHORT use a HYBRID ARM loan ARM means adjustable-rate mortgage. But some people are not comfortable with the idea that their mortgage payment and that the interest rate will start...

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Economic News and Rates for 3.26.2017

Mar 26, 2017 | Realtors

This week was a fairly quiet week in economic news. On Wednesday, March 22nd the existing home sales slipped 3.7% for the month of February. Speculation is the lower inventory and the higher prices caused the number of sales to go down. Wait until we have rising...

True or False: When you are self-employed it’s hard to get a loan

Mar 26, 2017 | Blog, Featured, Home Owners, Investors

True or False: When you are self-employed it’s hard to get a loan? FALSE! If you’re self-employed you’re going to LOVE this Client Success Story. This long time client watched her property go up in value in 2005, then, during the mortgage meltdown of 2008 her house...

“Quote of the Week”

Mar 18, 2017 | Blog, Home Buyers, Home Owners, Investors, Quote of the Week, Realtors

“Don’t Step over dollars to pick up pennies.” ~ Author unknown. Sometimes we do activities in our day or life where there is a very low payout for the activity (emotional or monetary), missing the opportunities for the greater payout. Do you find yourself going to 4...

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