Our Blog Home Equity is a Good Thing to Have! Equity can be defined as the difference between the value of the assets and the cost of the debt owed. For example if someone owns a house worth $100,000 and owe $80,000 on the home, that home represents $20,000 or … Read More Tags: Buying, dream home, Equity, Finance, loans, Mortgage, Moving, Selling, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, WIMort, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation Categories: Home Buying, Home Selling, Homeowner, How to, Monday Motivation, Mortgage What Can You Expect for Closing Costs? First of all what are closing costs? Closing costs are the fees paid to third parties that helped facilitate the sale of the home. You can estimate that the closing costs will typically total two to seven percent of the … Read More Tags: Closing, Closing Costs, financing, Loan, Mortgage, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, WIMort, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Mortgage, Quarterly Newsletter, Real Estate News Let’s Say it Again, You Don’t Need a 20% Down Payment! We’ve been hearing throughout our lives that 20% down is the only way to buy a home. Not so fast! According to a recent survey done by Ipsos, the American public was found to still be a little confused about … Read More Tags: 20% Down, Buying Home, current housing market, down payment, FICO, FICO Scores, first time home buyer, home loan, home mortgage, Home Owner, keeping current matters, Mortgage, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation Loan Officer Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Homeowner, How to, Monday Motivation, Mortgage June is National Homeowners Month! Happy National Homeowners Month! This June let’s take a look at why now is the perfect time to buy a home! Owning a home is an important part of the American Dream and an important milestone in one’s life. Core … Read More Tags: Homeowner, Mortgage, mortgage rates, National Homeowners Month, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, shorewest tips, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Homeowner, How to, Mortgage Resource Video: Homeowners Edition Tips for Homeowners Facing Foreclosure Today’s video centers on the hard subject of foreclosure and what you as the homeowner can do to protect yourself. This informational video provides key points if you are having a hard time keeping up … Read More Tags: Foreclosure, Mortgage, Mortgage Lender, Resource Videos, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation Categories: Homeowner, How to, Mortgage, Resource Video How to Buy a Home While Paying off Student Loan Debt Are you or someone you know excited about today’s robust housing market and wanting to buy but stopped by student loan debt? You are not alone. According to a 2015 survey by American Student Assistance, a Boston-based nonprofit, recorded that … Read More Tags: american dream, college graduates, Home Buying, home loans, Housing Market, millennials, Mortgage, National Association of Realtors, realtor.com, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, student debt, student loans, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Homeowner, How to, Monday Motivation, Mortgage Sales are UP! Now is the Time to Sell! The National Association of REALTORS’ most recent Existing Home Sales Report revealed that home sales were up rather dramatically over last year in five of the six price ranges they measure. Only those homes priced under $100,000 showed a decline … Read More Tags: Equity, Homeowners, Housing Market, Mortgage, National Association of Realtors, Selling, selling tips, shorewest, Shorewest Realtors, Wisconsin Realtors Association Categories: Home Selling, Homeowner, How to, Mortgage P.E.A.R., Not the Fruit but What Does it Stand For? Americans are watching the real estate world slowly climb back up from our 2008 recession. Mortgage rates are at historical lows and people are realizing that not only can they afford a new house, they can upsize, downsize or even … Read More Tags: Equity, Homeowner, mortgage rates, PEAR, Professional Equity Analysis Review, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, How to, Monday Motivation, Mortgage Get your Pre-Approval Now! Lenders are packaging pre-approvals in many different ways today. Some are using rockets, colored buttons, fancy names and clever animation. I believe consumers are better off armed with more facts and less flash…after all, the real issue is, can you get … Read More Tags: first time home buyer, Home Buyer, home purchase, Loan, Mortgage, pre-approval, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Homeowner, How to, Mortgage, Quarterly Newsletter, Real Estate News Closing on Your Home? Here’s What NOT to Do! The best part about closing on your new home is checking off the boxes. The loan is approved. The contract is signed. The title is clean. The closing date is set and all that is left is the actual closing … Read More Tags: Closing, first time home buyer, Home Buying, Homeowner, Lender, Mortgage, pre-approval, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, How to, Mortgage Page 7 of 13« First‹ Previous34567891011Next ›Last »