An appraisal is a report that outlines an appraiser’s professional opinion of your property’s value at a specific point in time, based on specific factors. These factors include the location of the property, square footage, age and room count. The appraiser will also take into account wh... [More]

Buying a home is a very exciting time. You are looking to purchase a place where you and your family will host countless birthday parties, Thanksgiving dinners, and game nights. Since buying a house is one of the biggest decisions you will make in your lifetime, we are here to help guide you throug... [More]

  Buyer beware: How to avoid a home closing nightmare January 27, 2014 by Michael Schroeder   Property titles: Be involved in selection While no guarantees come with any home purchase, experts reiterate that hiring professional advocates who put buyers first from loan to title work ... [More]

We will be beginning Part 4 discussing one of the most important of the sections on page 1 of the Good Faith Estimate (GFE): the SUMMARY OF YOUR LOAN. We will discuss this sections and how they relate to a purchase and a refinance transaction.


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We will be beginning Part 3 discussing some of the sections on page 1 of the Good Faith Estimate (GFE): PURPOSE, SHOPPING FOR YOUR LOAN, and IMPORTANT DATES. We will discuss these sections and how they relate to a purchase and a refinance transaction.
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In this article, we will be discussing what a Good Faith Estimate is (GFE), who provides it and what it means. The average person does not know what a GFE is and too often think that they are “mandatory” charges by the bank. If you look at a GFE, you will see there are also Title Insurance charges on it. These charges, unlike popular belief, are not mandatory charges. In fact, nearly almost every charge on your GFE are all estimates, hence the name Good Faith Estimate.


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