home buying
Giving Our Buyers the Edge with Buyer’s Advantage
At MasonMac, we work to consistently give our home buying customers an advantage in the market place. In today’s market, more than ever, it’s important that buyers have an edge and every advantage they can get, and that’s where MasonMac’s Buyer’s Advantage program comes in! With Buyer’s Advantage, MasonMac not only preapproves customers through…
Read MoreWhy Do So Many Mortgage Companies Call?
If you’ve recently applied for a mortgage loan, you may have noticed a trend – your phone is ringing (even more than usual) with numbers on the caller ID you don’t recognize. If you answer, you’re likely getting pitched for a mortgage from a company you never contacted and a loan officer or dialer you…
Read MoreHomeowners Should Expect Appreciation in 2022
Home Appreciation Expected to Continue Through 2022 With the final quarter of 2021 under way, we expect to see a lot of forecasts and announcements around changes as we head into another new year. Over the next month, 2022 loan limits will be announced, lenders will begin to make a final push to finalize…
Read MoreWhy Credit Scoring Models Show Different Scores
Why Are Credit Scores Different? If you’ve shopped around for a mortgage loan, one of the things you’ve likely seen is that credit scores lenders pull tend to be different (sometimes by quite a lot) from what you see when tracking your own credit scores. Why is that? It comes down to how credit information is reported, which scoring…
Read More3 Tips to Increase Credit Scores FAST
3 Tips to Increase Credit Scores FAST When applying for debt, a lot of weight is put on credit scoring. The difference between ultra competitive rates, terms, and lenders practically begging for your business and seeing terms that come with astronomical rates and costs can sometimes be just a few points in credit scoring.…
Read MoreHome Prices – The Market is Affordable!
Homes Are More Affordable Than They Seem In today’s world of competitive markets, short inventory, and rising purchase prices, things are tough for home buyers (and sellers, too!). With sharp appreciation and bidding wars becoming more common, it seems the market is unaffordable, but when diving into the data, it appears that throughout the US,…
Read MoreCan I Buy a Home If I Have Debt?
Can I Buy a Home With Debt? When it comes to buying a home, many people are concerned with their debts. Headlines frequently discuss student loan debt, and how it holds people back from home ownership – particularly the millenial generation. Another easy “fact” to find online is that lenders want your total debt,…
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