Buying a Home
Should I get a FHA Loan or Conventional Loan?
When it comes to FHA home loans, there are many differences and advantages when compared side by side to conventional…
Anthony Bird
Anthony Bird is a Grand Rapids mortgage broker and co-founder of Riverbank Finance LLC, an independent Michigan mortgage company he started in 2011. Licensed since 2007, he helps first-time home buyers, move-up buyers, and homeowners refinancing across Michigan — shopping rates from multiple lenders instead of pushing one bank's product. He writes here about Michigan home loans, mortgage rates, and what it actually takes to qualify.
Mortgage License NMLS # 137341 | Riverbank Finance LLC NMLS # 666287
Buying a Home
Tips for Cheap Closing Costs for Buying a Home
Being a homeowner can be an expensive investment which is why it is so important to get cheap closing costs…
First Time Home Buyer
Home Prices Less than a Car
With home prices rapidly tumbling and the vacancy rates soaring in many towns, median-priced homes are equivalent to the cost…
FHA Mortgage
FHA loan delinquencies on the Rise
In terms of the mortgage industry, things are starting to finally look up a bit, unless you are referring to…
Buying a Home
Tips for First Time Homebuyers
If you are a first time homebuyer, the process of buying a house can seem overwhelming and even complicated, however…
Local Michigan
2012 Setting Record lows for Mortgage Rates
Mortgage rates are setting new records for all-time lows. For the seventh time in eight weeks, we are seeing record…
Local Michigan
International Home Sales
Every week we are bombarded with news regarding the housing market. Some of the news becomes the bearer of bad…
Local Michigan
Foreclosures on the Rise
“Up, down and around we go. Where we stop, nobody knows!” Those are the exact thoughts so many American homeowners…
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