Gloucester County, NJ Mortgage and Real Estate Blog

Using Your Blog to Educate Both the Public and Professionals There is a truism concerning people; We all like to learn and be in the "know". No one wants to be ignorant. Everyone wants to know how to do things right! Concerning real estate, a home buyer doesn't want seller concessions, APR, or fi...

Do You Have an October/November Settlement in NJ? Don't Be Caught Off Guard! A quick reminder to real estate professionals and consumers alike: This time of year in New Jersey many property taxes are "updated", potentially causing the 2008 tax estimate that is showing on the MLS to be inaccurate....

     Steve Kappre is a Mortgage Planner with Treasury Mortgage, a subsidiary of Aurora Financial Group. For more info check out: NJ First-Time Home Buyer Mortgages, grants, down payment assistance, and more NJ Reverse Mortgages All aspects of purchase and refinance mortgages, up to and over 100%...

How to Have a Seller Pay Your Closing Cost While Using a First Time Home Buyer Mortgage Program to Cover Your Down Payment Being a first time home buyer can certainly be a confusing situation. If you do not work with a Realtor and loan officer that know the business well, the complexities of buyi...

Come on out and support the East Greenwich Soccer Association at Adelphia's Buffet and open bar Entertainment Monday, December 7th  7pm to 9pm  Everyone is invited! Tickets are $20 each You must be 21 years or older to attend Tickets are now available  Please contact any coach or board member to ...

How Does ActiveRain Welcome a New Member? I stumbled upon someone's first ActiveRain post today, and thought "HEY", let's really welcome them the AR way!!! This new member's name is Donna Klimowicz of Hockessin, DE, and she doesn't know me from Adam!! Some of you remember your first post. For som...

Helpful information regarding FHA, inspections, FHA appraisals, etc. I get asked this question all the time. This is a brief explanation of the difference between a FHA appraisal, a home inspection, and the "myth" of the standalone FHA inspector. Your Realtor should definitely know the difference...

  Steve Kappre is a Mortgage Planner with Treasury Mortgage. Steve specializes in; • All areas concerning NJ First-Time Home Buyer Mortgages, grants, down payment assistance, tax credits, and more. • Reverse Mortgages • Equity Management strategies for high-end homes and high net worth individua...

Thanks goes to Texas Realtor Ashley Myers for making me aware of this great video. Since I'm a lender I only deal with a small portion of what you are about to see. If you are a buyer looking to invest in a short sale property or foreclosure, you'll get a good laugh from this while sadly being ed...

Gloucester / Salem County Board of Realtor's Annual Golf Outing Thursday, October 8, 2009 Pitman Golf Club 501 Pitman Road, Sewell, NJ   Reception to follow: Appetizers, Food Stations, Beer and Wine, Prizes, DJ/Music   I hope to see you all there! It's been two full years since I've hit the links...