Local Michigan
Bank Settlement Becoming a Nightmare
Remember that massive $26 billion bank settlement that homeowners long rejoiced about? The one that brought homeowners that were facing…
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
Home Values at 10 Year Low
2012 began with quite a bang in the housing market but it was far from a good thing for current…
Local Michigan
Second Wave of Foreclosures on the Way
Foreclosures have plagued the United States for the past few years and it seems that trend is set to continue. …
Local Michigan
Farmland Value Sky Rocketing
What has been considered the “Back Bone of America,” ever since the United States was founded? That would be agriculture. …
Buying a Home
Best Neighborhoods for Real Estate in Grand Rapids
It’s great to hear that the housing market is slowly improving but what are you going to believe more; what…
Buying a Home
Doomsday Bunkers A HOT Commodity
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for almost the past four years, then I’m sure you have heard about…
FHA Mortgage
FHA Streamline Refinance Premiums Dropping
There was a bit of speculation recently after an announcement from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) stated their insurance premiums…
FHA Mortgage
Changes Coming to FHA Premiums
You know those nasty premiums that come along with mortgage loans? Those ones that everyone hates to deal with. Yeah,…
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