John Meussner's Blog

Delayed Financing - Winning in a Competitive Market What is delayed financing?  That's another topic for another blog, but the good news is that it's already written and you can find it by clicking here If you're already familiar with the topic and the concept, you've maybe gotten some basic info...

2021 Loan Limits Are Out and They're Up! Today, Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac released their updated loan limits for 2021.  Each year, maximum loan limits on conventional loans are adjusted based on median home values and the overall housing market.  For 2021, we're seeing a 7.5% increase to conventio...

Gratitude for Our Clients (and those who aren't!) This time of year is always an excellent, and much needed, reminder of all we have to be thankful for.  As part of this month's ActiveRain Contest, Jeff Dowler, CRS invites us to share some of the things we're thankful for, one of the invites bein...

The Value of Communication  Recently, we closed a mortgage loan for a customer buying a house out of state through a 1031 exchange.  1031 exchange transactions are regularly stressful for people because they involve a limited window of time, sometimes multiple (3 or 4) transactions, and often inc...

Friday Round Table for Real Estate Last month's ActiveRain challenge of getting together with friends in the rain via Zoom was so much fun that I've decided to make it a part of my week every week! We had some great guests, got to learn, talk, and build relationships through the computer screen, ...

Back in the Rain - An ActiveRain Challenge Well, I've got to thank the hosts and Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 for filling me in on this month's Activerain Zoom calls.  I haven't been active in the rain for many reasons, mostly because I'm busy as heck, but these calls have been so worthwh...

The JM Loans Team is Licensed in Oklahoma It's been a while since our team has expanded our territory.  Until today, we covered 15 states with trusted colleagues covering the rest of the country, and today we added Oklahoma to the repertoire.  Mason-McDuffie has been expanding and in the past yea...

3 Tech Tools That Aren't a Waste of Your Money In today's real estate industry, there's a high level of competition for your dollars.  Whether you're a lender, real estate agent, or other industry pro, there are dozens of companies competing for your bucks with promises to help your business, tak...

1 Week VS 3 Months  When do I lock in my interest rate?  That's a pretty frequently asked mortgage question, and comes up on just about every loan file we work with.  The truth of the mortgage industry is that most loan officers will feed customers the line that goes something like "If I had a cr...

My Craziest Transaction - A December Contest As a lender, I see a lot.  I see people's financials, their credit, inside their homes.  Over the years, there have been a lot of disturbing things - spouses with wild spending habits their partners knew nothing about.  Homes of hoarders.  Folks who ma...