“The American dream of owning a home really hasn’t changed. Only the timeline people allow themselves to achieve it. What I have discovered is the biggest hurdle for many – especially first-time buyers – is getting past the mental block of thinking it’s simply not possible. But as a mortgage broker, I know that’s not the case. In fact, now could be the best time ever to buy,” said Rick Piette, owner of Las Vegas-based Premier Mortgage Lending.
n the last 12 months, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has received more than 16,000 complaints about mortgage servicing. It’s one of the most common complaint categories, along with debt collection and credit reporting. There are far fewer complaints when it comes to shopping for a mortgage.
A home loan origination fee is a fee your lender charges for underwriting your mortgage. It includes verifying your identity, checking your credit and preparing all of your paperwork. When you apply for a mortgage you’ll use a loan originator — the person who works directly with you, like a bank officer — and a loan processor, the behind-the-scenes person who takes care of all the related paperwork.
Pardee Homes is adding to its neighborhoods in Skye Canyon with the upcoming opening of Colbalt, anticipated to open in early September.
Model homes are now open at Oluna by Lennar in The Cliffs village in the master-planned community of Summerlin. Featuring contemporary architectural designs inspired by the village’s topography, Oluna offers four distinctive and floor plans that range from 3,290 to 3,800 square feet, priced from the high $500,000s.
Jordan Patterson now has four home runs in the first two games of the series.
The seventh-seeded Las Vegas Mustangs rallied with three runs in the seventh inning and added three more in the ninth to stun the No. 6 Desert Hills Thunder 12-9 in the Connie Mack state baseball tournament at the College of Southern Nevada on Friday.
A wrapup of Day 8 of the NBA Summer League on Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion.
