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  • Navigating the Market: Making the Most of Falling Interest Rates

    Sep 24th 2024

    Buying your first home is an exciting milestone, but it can also be a daunting task—especially when it comes to understanding mortgage rates. Fortunately, if you’re a first-time homebuyer, you might have lucked out with falling interest rates. While we’re not in the era of sub-3% home loan rates, current mortgage rates have dipped below […]

  • Navigating the Mortgage Process

    Oct 13th 2023

    Get the Most Out of Your Home Loan With First Home Equity Loans – A Guide to Navigating the Mortgage Process One of the most crucial steps in buying or refinancing a home is to navigate the mortgage process. This involves an understanding of the requirements of various lenders, the types of mortgages available, and […]

  • Spring Cleaning Tips For Your Home

    Mar 31th 2022

    Regular Spring Cleaning Maintenance is usually more affordable than an emergency repair. Not to mention the curb appeal and everything working makes home ownership more enjoyable. Start with developing a detailed schedule for the upkeep of your home. This will ease the burden and could make it fun. Don’t forget to enlist the help of […]

  • Fannie and Freddie Lower Costs

    Aug 06th 2021

    Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have taken steps to reduce/remove a cost for those looking to refinance their homes. A 50 basis points increase that was implemented during the pandemic to help offset some of the expected losses, was eliminated earlier this week. Why was the refinance fee needed? Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are […]

  • When Your Working,
    We Are Working | Josephine Olson

    May 06th 2021

    Receiving 5 Star Review is like icing on a cake. Every one of our mortgage specialist works to deliver service that  exceeds expectations, but when one of your clients/partners takes time out of their day to share with the world, why they count on and trust First Home Equity Loans to help their clients and […]

  • A Mortgage Can Be Much Like A Puzzle

    Mar 25th 2021

    When it comes to pulling all the pieces together on a home loan in Greenville, South Carolina, Paul Ouellette has a fantastic perspective on pulling all of the pieces together. He works with his clients in a very methodical way, much like putting together a puzzle. First you start with the edge pieces.You start with […]