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!

Land Loans in Michigan

Michigan is well known for its amazing summers and beautiful winters. Whether you are a sport enthusiast interested in buying recreational land, a farmer looking for a farm land loan or a plan to build a new home and want to buy your home site land while property is cheap, you will need to know what… Read more »

Grand Rapids Cheap Homes for Sale

 Grand Rapids, MI makes another top 10 list on Cnn.com for the top 10 dirt-cheap housing markets. Grand Rapids is no stranger to Cnn.com’s top ten lists for bargain housing purchases however the new list released by Cnn.com showcases Grand Rapids’ cheap homes for sale. Out of the 25,375 United States Cities (according to the… Read more »

Refinancing Your FHA Mortgage- Part 1

One of the main home financing options available right now is a FHA loan.  In fact, in 2009 34.5% of all loans were FHA loans, in 2010 27.7% were FHA loans, and 33% in 2011 so far.  With so many FHA loans administered by the Government the last few years FHA mortgage holders need to be aware of the advantages they may have when contemplating a refinance. One option… Read more »

2011 Postage Rate Increase

There is yet another cost of doing business for Realtors and Mortgage professionals taking place on April 17th, 2011.  The United State Postal Service (USPS) will be increasing stamp prices for most of its mail classes including First Class, Media Mail, and Parcel Postage.  Do not mistake these increases for the already implemented rate increases… Read more »

Why there IS a Double dip in housing

Sales of new homes dropped 17 percent in February following another big drop in January.   This combined with a reported low level of mortgage purchase applications clearly spells out a Double Dip in the housing market.  The question is not if there will be a double dip, the question is when will it end. With… Read more »

No Housing Rebound Expected until 2012

During more traditional times sellers may welcome the Spring as a time when they start receiving more activity on their home.  It seems that once the snow starts melting home buyer’s start to heat up their desire to buy their dream home and sellers are the beneficiary.  Last year, homeowners had the benefit of this Spring time home buying season… Read more »