Sabrina Mary Kohn

06/10/2022

Thank you Gary Logan for the fantastic new business profile shot!!

05/27/2022

Hello all! I am very excited to share some news with y'all. After much deliberation I decided to move on from Castle & Cooke and accepted a role as the new mortgage loan officer at EECU. As much as I miss all my wonderful coworkers at CCM, I am over the moon here at EECU. The home borrowing products at my new home are amazing. Here is a teaser for just one of the many new products I will be working with. Message me if you are interested in learning more!

04/28/2022

Are you paying mortgage insurance? Check out this article that explains what it is and how to get out of it. This could save you thousands a year.

Message me if you would like help navigating out of mortgage insurance.

For those North Texans whose home value has jumped significantly, that could actually save them enough money to cover any tax hike.

04/27/2022

Dallas is considering restricting home sales for real estate investors. This could be an opportunity for new home buyers and a last push for investors to get their deals closed quickly.

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The city of Dallas may consider limiting the number of homes real estate investors can buy as a way to tackle the rising home prices across the DFW area.

04/26/2022

It was a tricky closing but we made it happen. It's always wonderful to feel appreciated by your clients. I hope these two enjoy many returns on their new investment property! 🥳

04/25/2022

Mortgage rates are a bit higher and way lower than you've been told. Check this out. It definitely puts the recent rate hike into perspective.

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It's hard to avoid bad news about rising mortgage rates in 2022, but you can't believe everything you read.  It is true that mortgage rates have been surging higher in 2022.  A previous article (read it here) goes into greater detail about the root causes, but in a nutshell...

04/21/2022

I love working in real estate. New homeowner stories are the best!😂

04/18/2022

In this complicated market, it's more important than ever that you have your mortgage specialist and real estate agent working closely together to get you your dream home.

If you have been struggling to buy, message me and let me show you your options.

If you’re looking to buy or sell a home, pay attention to housing reports that are due to be released this week.

04/07/2022

Did you know you can borrow from your retirement accounts to make a larger downpayment?

This article explains how to purchase the entire home with such a loan but you can also use these margin loans to get the downpayment you need. This is a great option for homebuyers that want to avoid mortgage insurance and investors that need to put down larger down payments.

Message me if want to learn more on how to do this.

Buying on margin allows an investor to make a down payment or buy the home using securities in their investment account as collateral.

03/29/2022

With home sales decreasing sellers are having to lower their asking price. Now would be a prime time to get your offer in. Message me if you want to get preapproved and take advantage of this market trend.

Three of the four major U.S. regions saw contract signings fall month-over-month, with the Northeast being the only area that reported an increase.

03/28/2022

If you have plenty of equity in your primary residence but you can't get your financed offer accepted on an investment property, here is the workaround. We can pull that equity out of your home and use it as a cash offer, multiplying your bargaining power.

Message me if you would like to learn more.

Cash is king when competing for a home, but a buyer’s odds of winning a bidding war also increase significantly by waiving the financing contingency or conducting a pre-inspection.

03/25/2022

This is why it is crucial you work with a mortgage officer that understands the rate climate and what is driving them.

I get it, a lot of these financial articles being published read like a foreign language.

If you have questions about what is going on with rates message me and I will explain it in terms we can all understand.

Tuesday (March 22) saw mortgage rates at their highest levels since late 2018 with top tier conventional 30yr fixed scenarios being quoted 4.75% by the average lender.  Yesterday brought the first significant recovery to the bond market in several weeks with mortgage rates moving lower for....