Buying a Home
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…
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
Local Michigan
Fed Rates to be Low Until 2014
The feds have just announced that they will be keeping the Federal Reserve rates low until 2014. In the past…
Home Affordable Refinance Program
HARP UPDATES March 2012
We’ve lightly discussed the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) on this blog in the recent past. To freshen up your…
Buying a Home
How to Find the Best Real Estate Agent in Michigan
When you’re out on the hunt for a new home it’s very likely you’ll encounter situations that could be best…
Buying a Home
Finding the Right Home for You
In the last article of our series for homebuyers we went over how to establish an actual dollar amount of…
Home Affordable Refinance Program
Affordable mortgage refinance through HARP
In conventional mortgage refinance, you should have substantial equity in your home, in order to become eligible for mortgage refinance,…
Buying a Home
What House Can You Afford?
First-time home-buyers encounter an onslaught of hurdles before they reserve the right to say they truly are home-owners. That is…
Local Michigan
Farm Land Prices up in 2012
With the uncertainty in the economy and the volatility in regular investments like stocks and bonds, investments in commodities and…
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