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One thing you never really think about are other housing markets. By this I mean markets located throughout the world. For the longest time the only market on everyone’s radar was of course the housing market in the United States. As time progresses though, we begin to see news of other markets come to the… Read more »
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Author: Anthony Bird
My name is Anthony Bird, an owner of Riverbank Finance, a Grand Rapids Mortgage Company, based here in Michigan. I am a graduate from Grand Valley State University majoring in both Business Management and Marketing. I have been a mortgage professional in Michigan for 6 Years with experience as a retail bank loan officer as well as for private mortgage companies.
Riverbank Finance is a local mortgage company that values community and the West Michigan Area. We hire only licensed loan officers that can custom tailor loans for our client's needs.
If you have any real estate or mortgage questions, call me at 616-365-5792 or email me at info@riverbankfinance.com and I will do whatever it takes to help. Learn more about me on my Google Profile: About Anthony Bird. I look forward to hearing from you soon!
First Time Home Buyer Help
If you haven’t seen our previous blog posts regarding tips for first-time homebuyers, here’s what we have reviewed so far. What house you can afford, selecting the right home, finding a real estate agent, loan pre-approval process and bidding on your first home. Be sure to visit all of those articles for some great tips… Read more »
January 2012 Jobs Report
The butt of many jokes and a lot of stress in the recent past has been the economy and the unemployment rate. It was feared we were beginning to slip in our own “great depression” for a moment there. Good’ole American ingenuity pulled through though! Now yes we’re still in a slump when you compare… Read more »
Bidding on Your First Home
We recently covered the importance of selecting a real estate agent and becoming pre-approved for a loan. The next step is to place a bid on the house you’d like to call “home.” There are some things you need to first consider before making a bid, as you want to be sure you make an… Read more »
Obama’s NEW Mortgage Program
During his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced a new refinance program, which would help “responsible” borrowers finding themselves in “underwater” situations to refinance their mortgages. This could greatly benefit millions of homeowners, that is, as long as Congress allows the plan to pass on through, however at this point is up… Read more »
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Loan Lookup Tool
The Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) is a great opportunity for those homeowners who have found themselves in a sticky situation. Anyone who is in an “underwater” situation with their mortgage, HARP was developed to solely help those people. With extremely “relaxed” guidelines, it’s possible for the majority of homeowners to take full advantage of… Read more »
National Housing Market Status
Home many times have you heard on the news or read in the paper of the past five years how the housing market is struggling? How many times have you joked with friends and family about the market when inside you’ve though how dark of a time the market is in? Now yes, the housing… Read more »
Pre-Approval Process to Buy a Home in Michigan
Previously we went over the process of picking the proper real-estate agent for your home hunting needs so the next step is to determine the best mortgage program. Most people do not have thousands of dollars in savings to buy a home with cash so a mortgage will be necessary. A statistic from the National… Read more »
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