The Federal Stimulus Program is a plan enacted by the Obama Administration to get the economy back on track after the housing meltdown in 2008. The component of the Federal Stimulus Program that is relevant to the mortgage industry is HARP (Home Affordable Refinance Program). Although it’s been around for some time, in August 2017 …
What are you willing to give up for home ownership?
A huge hurdle for young, first-time buyers to overcome when looking to purchase their first piece of real estate is coming up with the down payment. Saving can mean sacrifice, what is buying a home worth to you? Consider these several ways to save listed below: Cancel that vacation. The average vacation is $1500 which means that …
Going Live! Effective Social Media Marketing – Part 2
Live Video is a powerful tool to market your brand! You may have seen some of your colleagues doing video marketing on FB! This is a great way to get in front of your audience. You can do it Live on FB or record a video and post to your page just like you would …
Effective Social Media Marketing, Part 1
“WISELY CHOOSE THE MARKETING PLATFORM…AS IT IS THE PRIME FACTOR FOR PROMOTION AND SUCCESS OF YOUR BRAND AND ENTERPRISE” With so many choices in social media platforms and so much “advice” on social media marketing it can be overwhelming. To make it easier some experts recommend getting focused first! Consider what your goals are and …
Buy When The Time Is Right For You
Prior to the real estate meltdown that brought on the ‘great recession’ a decade ago, real estate values were soaring, and buyers would do anything to get in on the action. Wall Street firmly believed that real estate values would never decline as they continued to create riskier products to stimulate sales, until the whole system …
Brad Atwood Joins Mortgage Equity Partners
Brad Atwood has been in the mortgage industry for over 20 years. Brad joined the Mortgage Equity Partners team in 2018 and currently serves his customers as a Senior Loan Officer. He specializes in First Time Homebuyer programs. He is very experienced with all FHA/VA/RD and State Housing programs including streamline refinances and rehab loans, …