by Irene Moustakas | May 20, 2025 | Featured
You should do everything you can to protect yourself from identity theft and fraud. Freezing your credit will help for the following reasons: ✅ Prevent Unauthorized Credit Accounts When your credit is frozen, creditors cannot access your credit report. That means no...
by Irene Moustakas | May 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
When you’re shopping for a mortgage, it’s important to know who you’re working with, and how that choice can impact your loan options. Two key players in the process are mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers, and while they both help you get financing, they do it in...
by Irene Moustakas | Mar 31, 2025 | FHA, Industry News
This is a significant change that will have major implications, particularly in a market like the Bay Area which has numerous H1B visa holders that are invited here for tech jobs. While FHA is not the only option in securing financing, its lending flexibility and...
by Irene Moustakas | Feb 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Split financing (also referred to as “combo financing” or a “piggyback loan”) in regards to mortgage lending means that you are splitting the financing you require into two loans, funded at the same time. The 1st mortgage covers the bulk of the financing and the...
by Irene Moustakas | Dec 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
A blended rate – also called a net effective rate – reflects the total rate of all your debt. We break out the balances owed and at what rate and we can calculate the blended rate to get a more true picture. This can help you determine if refinancing for debt...