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Attention real estate agents and licensed REALTORS®. You can grow your business and make more sales by learning how Renovation Mortgages can help you move your “hard to sell” listings while giving your buyers an opportunity to borrow additional money for repairs, upgrades, and other home improvements…. based on the as-completed value of the property.

The Northeastern Michigan Board of REALTORS®, Firstbank West Michigan Region and AmeriFirst Home Mortgage invite real estate professionals and licensed REALTORS in the Hale, Michigan area to a free 3-hour continuing education course. "Renovation Mortgages 101" focuses on the current housing market and how mortgage loan options like FHA 203k and HomePath Renovation affect selling and buying homes.

Sixteen million men and women fought in World War II. There are about one million surviving veterans in the United Sates. This means we are losing WWII veterans at a rate of about 700 every day. We’re in a race against time.

Hamilton, Ohio are real estate agents and licensed REALTORS® are cordially invited to attend two 3-hour Continuing Education Courses on March 14th. These seminars are good for CE credit, but they're also practical applications for your real estate business.

As a real estate agent or licensed REALTOR®, you've seen your share of questionable homes for sale. You've probably been to a house with a missing furnace, water damage or windows so thin they make a model look chubby. These properties are a waste of time and effort, and you'd rather avoid them at all costs. 

Fort Wayne, Indiana will light up soon with bright ideas in real estate, thanks to Mortgage Myth Buster Dave Brown and Renovation Expert Joe Daly. Dave welcomes Joe to Allen County to help educate real estate agents and licensed REALTORS® on renovation lending. This mortgage loan option can help agents sell more homes and help buyers find dream homes in progress.

It doesn't matter if you are an experienced real estate professional with many years behind you or you're only just now considering a career in real estate: keeping up with the latest real estate practices is a must. The Dayton Area Board of REALTORS® offers many educational courses that fulfill the state licensing requirements while providing valuable information to agents. One of those opportunities is coming up April 9, 2013 with AmeriFirst Home Mortgage and national renovation lending expert Joe Daly.

Ever feel like no one wants to give you an honest insight to the housing market? First time home buyers can find a ton of information on the internet of course. But how much of it is a sales pitch or inaccurate information? Where can buyers and homeowners alike find truth that's easy to understand?

One of our own Michiganders is shining bright in the business world. Jennifer Owens - Vice-President of Southwest Michigan First - just received the "40 Under 40" award in Economic Development from Development Counsellors International (DCI). This means a leading organization in "marketing places" sees Jennifer as a bright star in the business world.

Real estate agents and licensed REALTORS® in the greater Cincinnati area expand their education with a licensed Continuing Education (CE) course called "Solutions for a Challenging Housing Market" January 25, 2013. This 3-hour CE course focuses on the need for renovation loans in the current market due to foreclosed homes, vacant housing stock and outdated decor in homes across the southern Ohio area.