As some of you are now aware, my company's parent, First Magnus, went out of business last week. A group of top mortgage professionals and myself have been in the process of considering opening our own branch for quite awhile, but sometimes the best things in life are initiated from a bit of a nudge. So as it turns out, in our view, this very unforeseen drama has become quite the serendipitous occurrence!

I am very fortunate and pleased to announce that several partners and I will be opening a branch office of Hometown Mortgage. Our new office will be located at 5775 Glenridge Drive, in Sandy Springs, opening 6 weeks ahead of schedule. (amazing what you can do in a few days with the right partners AND when you decide to actually do it!).

Sincerest thanks to so many of you who have already been in touch. This situation has been most humbling in very many ways. I am normally a pretty positive person, but now I can emphatically say that I have never been as happy or excited about where we are all headed - for all of us: my customers, my friends, my partners, and the entire residential real estate world. We are going to be out of this debacle and having fun, closing loans quicker than most think!

My best,
Stephen

Katz Mortgage Team