Category: Home Loans
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4 Reasons to Buy A Home This Winter! — Inside My Real Estate Mind
Lots of options for First Time Home buyers. Get ready this winter and early spring for the home buying season – Fannie Mae – Home Ready or Federal Home Loan Bank’s – First Front Door programs are a really good place to start. Check with your mortgage consultant today! If the right thing for you […]
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King of Tax Shelter in the US: Qualified Opportunity Zone — BnsTech Report
Q. What is an Opportunity Zone? A. An Opportunity Zone is an economically-distressed community where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment. Localities qualify as Opportunity Zones if they have been nominated for that designation by the state and that nomination has been certified by the Secretary of the U.S. […]
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4 Smart Home Equity Moves
by Vince Liuzzi Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer, DNB First If you’re a homeowner, your mailbox is probably piled high with offers to “get the cash you need fast” with a home equity line or loan. It’s easy to understand why; with attractive rates, borrowing flexibility, and tax benefits, home equity borrowing can […]
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7 Easy Ways to Put Yourself in a Better Home Buying Position
by Vince Liuzzi Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer, DNB First Spring isn’t just the start of baseball season; it’s also the beginning of another big season – the spring home buying season. And just like baseball, the home buying season can be highly competitive, as multiple buyers often compete for the same home. […]
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Shedding the Weight of Credit Card Debt
by Vince Liuzzi Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer, DNB First With spring just around the corner and summer not far behind, many people are focused on getting into shape. While it’s always important to focus on our physical health, it’s equally important to focus on our financial health. And now is the […]
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Be Mortgage-Ready in 2016
by Vince Liuzzi Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer, DNB First It’s that time of year again; the time to think about the goals you’d like to accomplish over the next 12 months. If one of those goals is owning a home, there are some important steps you can take to put yourself […]
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Home Equity Line or Loan? It’s Your Call.
by Vince Liuzzi Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer, DNB First It happens the moment you decide to become a homeowner; you’re flooded with a series of questions and decisions. What type of home are you looking for? Where do you want to live? What mortgage term should you choose? Unfortunately, the questions […]
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Decisions, Decisions, (Mortgage) Decisions
by Vince Liuzzi Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer, DNB First To buy a home or not to buy a home? That is the question. If you choose the former, your real estate professional will instantly hit you with a barrage of pressing questions: Which city or town? How many bedrooms? Will you buy […]
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Your First Move When Buying a Home
by Vince Liuzzi Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer DNB First It’s “the one.” You knew it the very second you saw it, and that you had to have it. It’s everything you wanted and so much more. It’s your perfect home. You excitedly make your offer to purchase it, only to discover […]
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