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   Refinancing ... is it right for me?  How to find out ...   There are many factors that influence the rise and fall of mortgage interest rates ...Case in point, right now the fear of a global coronavirus outbreak has the markets in a tither and that anxiety has resulted in lower and fluctuating...

 Low Housing Levels = Fast-Paced Housing Market   You don't have to look far to find headlines that report about the housing shortage that many U.S. housing markets are currently experiencing.  They're everywhere. One reads, "Housing inventory falls to a two-year low".  Another reveals,  "For-Sal...

  Lethal Mix:Procrastination and Mortgage Financing  If you read about real estate and financing much at all, you've probably run across numerous articles that spoke to the challenges and frustrations that can be found in modern-day transactions and their financing ... And as a mortgage lender, I...

  January Should Make You Think "Taxes" ... both Income & Real Estate ... in Will County & Elsewhere  For those that are property owners in Will County, January 15th, 2020 was a day of great importance ...  That day marked the release and publication of the Will County Board of Review decisions r...

  More Condo Transactions Possible Courtesy of Recent HUD/FHA Changes Today's homebuyers are increasingly reflective of the reality of modern life and its challenges ...As shared in my recent post, "Mortgage Advice & Options for Un-Married Couples", non-traditional methods of home buying are beco...

  The Mortgage Advice & Options Un-Married Couples Need to Know  It probably comes as no big surprise, when it comes to the housing market, the younger generations make up the largest percentage of home buyers. The following statistics from the National Association of REALTORS® Research Group Apr...

 Herald News 2019 Readers' Choice Award Winner "Best Will County Mortgage Broker" -  Gene Mundt     Each year The Herald-News hosts a "Readers' Choice Award" contest ...This year's voting took place between the dates of September 10th to September 30th.    The winners in each of the award categor...

  To all my friends and followers at ActiveRain ...   

 What Insurance Protections Might Be Needed During Mortgage Financing?  The buying and financing of a home can seem like a pretty detailed and confusing process at times.  As a result, it's vitally important that new buyers and those refinancing thoroughly understand the process they're entering ...

  The next couple of days are extremely busy ... for me and I'm sure all of you too.  So I'm sharing my Thanksgiving wishes now in order to share them with as many as possible ...