Darren Stewart's (darrenstewart) Blog

What an amazing year 2009 has been so far, we have had a great refinance boom thanks to low interest rates, great interest in home buying due to rates and prices being lower, along with the incentives that are out there for first time home buyers. Home buying is a huge economic engine for our ecn...

Our volume that we are seeing has been amazing currently we have in our 2 month pipeline approximately 6 months of what we did last year, and we continue to see a growing trend, and for that i wanted to thank all of my business partners and past clients that put their faith and trust when they re...

Time, ask any one in real estate and they will all say TIME is of the essence, with that being said our team has a dedicated site for the quick loan application that is linked to our web site, its a great way to start the process in a quick fashion! Simply go to www.oakstarbank.com, at the bottom...

Right now if your looking to buy a house or simply refinance your existing residence the million dollar question seems to be should I lock in NOW or should I wait to see what happens?  I keep hearing things like:  "I keep hearing on the news that its going to get down to _______."  "Don't you thi...

April was a fantastic month I believed I averaged having one closing for each day of the month, over half were purchase transactions and I appreciate the opportunity to take care of your clients.  Thank you so much for trusting me with your clients, I really enjoyed working to make sure their clo...

Income limits are changing on this program effective Monday April 20, 2009, if you have a client that was previously told they did not qualify for this program because they were over the income guideline I would encourage all of you to have them look again.  Income guidelines have always been bas...

Re-blogged by 0 agents Rural Development Loans- USDA Guarantee Loans- Missouri Home Loans- Darren Stewart OakStar Bank (edit/delete) USDA / Rural Developement Loans are one of the only remaining 100% loan options that are left in todays current market with the exception of the VA loan program.  ...

I wanted to write a quick blurb about the TCAL program through the Missouri Housing Development Commission.  The TCAL program stands for Tax Cash Assistance Loan- think of it as an advance loan on the $8000 tax credit that a first time home buyer is eligible for if closed prior to 12/1/2009. The ...

2009 is off to a fantastic start having one of my best January's ever, along with 2009 we have seen alot of changes this month and it looks like there is even more to come. I wanted to thank each of my business partners for both their referrals and patience as we handle the volume of business tha...

This weekend is the annual home builders show going on right now through Sunday at the downtown convention center in Springfield, Missouri.  I have worked this show for the past 10 years and every time I make a contact that leads to a loan.  While building is down across the nation our local econ...