Brett 's Blog

The Federal Reserves changes in the rules regarding loan originator compensation have the potential of affecting more than just people in the mortgage business. A major good thing will be that most mortgage company's will have fairer pricing.  In the past, it was common that a borrower could go t...

Ok - so....blinding flash of the obvious here....Appraisals are serious problems for real estate transactions right now.  Lawrence Yuen, the Chief Economist from the National Association of Realtors said this week "Home sales are being constrained by the twin problems of unnecessarily tight credi...

So - after years in the business, I thought I'd share with you the most common mistakes borrowers have made that make a good loan go bad! Here's how to do it: Quit or change your job right before you apply or while the loan is in process.  Some jobs have probationary periods where they can let yo...