Mortgage Company Staff

Mortgage Mistakes That Can Cost You Your Loan (Part 1)

December 26, 2025

Real-Life Lessons from a San Francisco Mortgage Broker with 35+ Years of Experience Shopping for a mortgage in today’s market…

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Top questions to ask a San Francisco mortgage broker before pre-approval. Learn what to expect from a smart pre-application discovery interview,

December 17, 2025

Learn what to expect from a smart pre-application discovery interview. BROKER’S EDGE – Smarter Real Estate Lending Shopping for a…

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The Top 10 Mistakes Borrowers Make When Shopping Mortgage Rates & Comparing Lenders

December 12, 2025

Broker’s Edge – Smarter Real Estate LendingBy Steven M. Hook, MBA, CMPS, CMAResidential & Commercial Mortgage Advisor – San Francisco…

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EPISODE 2: The Loan That “Died”… Until I Brought It Back to Life

November 21, 2025

From Declined to Closed — Why a “No” from a Bank Isn’t the End of the Story Before I dive…

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Creative financing solutions for construction builds, barndominiums, acreage, and unique rural properties

November 15, 2025

Introduction While the headlines often focus on urban and suburban real estate markets, a quiet shift is happening outside the…

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Episode #1 – Amelia’s “Hidden Detail” That Almost Killed the Deal

November 13, 2025

Thanks for checking into the first episode of this series. After decades of helping homeowners, business owners, and investors get…

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How to Buy with Cash Now, and Reimburse Yourself Later

November 6, 2025

THE “DELAYED FINANCING EXCEPTION” MAY BENEFIT YOU1 WHAT IF YOU PAY CASH AND REIMBURSE YOURSELF LATER? Some homebuyers would benefit…

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Should I Wait to Buy Until House Prices Come Down?

November 6, 2025

Your Guide to the Housing & Mortgage Markets FOUR REASONS WHY HOUSE PRICES AREN’T LIKELY TO COME DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY1 ALTHOUGH…

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Successful War Stories — Not Horror Stories

October 31, 2025

Real financing tales from San Francisco and beyond. While banks seem to sit on every corner of San Francisco —…

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WAS I RIGHT OR WRONG ABOUT MORTGAGE RATES? Could it be both? What happens next?

October 24, 2025

Previously in early September (the 4th to be precise), you may have read BUY THE RUMOR, SELL THE FACT here…

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