Patti Mazzara MMS
Vice President-Venture Development
Corporate Real Estate Benefits Director
Venture Introduction
Welcome to our corporate benefits site! We are excited to be able to share this unique program with you and your company. Let us demonstrate how it can be of value. Since 1995, we've been helping individuals and companies with their mortgage and real estate needs. Our goal is to be your mortgage and real estate benefits provider of choice. Only through your satisfaction will this goal be achieved. We understand customer service and would like to be on your team of benefit providers.
Real Estate News
Visit HouseLogic: NAR's New Consumer SiteAt HouseLogic, not only will you find all the information and tools you need to protect, maintain, and enhance the value of your home, but you'll also get tips on buying and selling a home.
Resources for Home Owners >
Resources for Home Buyers and Sellers >
Learn About the 2009 First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit
Attention potential home buyers! Take advantage of an $8,000 tax credit toward the purchase of a principal residence for first-time buyers on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009. And to make the deal even better, the credit does not require repayment. It's all part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
New Tax Credit for First-time Homebuyers Available
A $7,500 tax credit is now available for any qualified purchase between April 8, 2008 and June 30, 2009, as part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008.
Learn about the tax credit >
Understand the Housing and Economic Recovery Act >
Mortgage News
Rates Better, But Not New ActivityAgain the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to a new record low, Freddie Mac reported.
The one-year adjustable-rate mortgage was down 6 basis points compared to a week ago.
But still, mortgage activity declined 7 percent this week based on the Mortgage Market Index.
Business Deteriorates at LendingTree
LendingTree Loans closed 43 percent fewer loans during the second quarter than it did a year earlier, according to earnings data from its parent company.
Matched requests at the exchanges segment tumbled 19 percent during the same period.
The company reported 38 fewer exchange segment closings.
Fifth Third Touts Refinance Ops
Refinance volume at Fifth Third Mortgage Co. totaled $4 billion between April 2009 and now, the company reported.
Many customers are taking advantage of the lowest rates since the government's Home Affordable Refinance Program began, the announcement indicated.
On numerous occasions, Freddie Mac has recognized Fifth Third for running "one of the most efficient relief refinance operations in the country," according to the statement.
WA Implements Licensing Requirements
Mortgage bankers and brokers in Washington now have to be licensed unless they work for a bank or credit union.
The Washington Department of Financial Institutions is charged with implementing the new rules.
New requirements for mortgage-loan originators who don't work for a bank or credit union include 20 hours of pre-license education.
