Mason-McDuffie Mortgage
With: John Meussner, Loan Officer & Mortgage Coach @ Mason-McDuffie Mortgage So it’s been a day and the government is still shut down. What exactly does that mean? I’ll spare the humor and all the things I’d like to say – basically it means that some services are available, and others aren’t. While many […]
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Today’s Guest Blogging topic is: REALTOR SafetyWith: Sonia Figueroa, BROKER @ Century 21 Affiliated My passion has always been about real estate especially helping those that don’t have a clue about what home buying is all about. I embarked on my real estate journey 13 years and still going strong as if it were just […]
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Today’s Guest Blogging topic is: How to hire the best Realtor for your needs With: Jessica Wallace, REALTOR @ COLDWELL BANKER Working with the right Realtor makes a huge difference in your success in home buying or home selling. The ‘right’ Realtor will be different for each person as well depending on personalities and goals. […]
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Even though we are not tax professionals, we wanted to give you some general insights regarding how the new tax bill* may impact you starting this year. If you have a large first mortgage loan amount, you will be grandfathered in to the interest deduction up to $1,000,000 of your loan as long as it […]
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Education & Value is what our blog is about. Yapping about ONLY mortgage related business is boring and not what we strive for as a company. This is why we bring in guest bloggers to talk about all areas of business. Today’s topic is: Private Money aka Hard Money Lending With: Mark Van Dellen, Senior […]
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Does your bathroom look amazing? As one of the most used rooms in every home, the bathroom can almost always use a bit of a facelift. In today’s blog post we will share a few DIY renovations that will take your bathroom from drab to fab. Embrace A New Color Palette One of the best […]
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As part of the recent tax reform bills circulating through congress, real estate taxes are under fire as one deduction home owners often take that may no longer be on the table in 2018. One suggestion in the new tax bills set before congress is to cap any deduction on real estate taxes at […]
Read MoreFHA Disaster Relief Mortgage (203h) Hurricanes, more hurricanes, and wildfires. Unfortunately, 2017 has given us a few events that have led to Presidentially declared disaster areas. All of these events have unfortunately resulted in loss of life, and loss of property. In events designated as federal disaster areas, HUD has a little-known program to help […]
Read MoreWHY You Need a Pre-Approval If you’ve thought of buying a home, you’ve probably heard that one of the very first items on your ‘to do’ list needs to be obtaining a pre-approval from a lender. Not a pre-qualification. Some of the more common reasons on why a pre-approval is necessary involve making sure […]
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This past weekend, Wendy Walker, branch manager of Mason Mac’s Newport Beach/Balboa Island branch and her team represented Mason Mac at the Los Angeles VAREP Veterans Housing summit. VAREP is the Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals, a HUD-approved non-profit dedicated to increasing sustainable home ownership, financial literacy, VA loan awareness, and economic opportunity for the […]
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