How to calculate your mortgage payment As a prospective homebuyer, it’s important to decide how much of your monthly income you can comfortably spend on [...]

Home offers with earnest money: protect your chances Are you looking at a home in a competitive market or are you in danger of [...]

Home appraisals: 7 commonly asked questions When we work with first-time homebuyers, they understandably have a lot of questions, especially once they’re ready to [...]

Mortgage preapproval: What you need to know Do you know what the first step is after making the decision to purchase a new home? It’s [...]

What to Know About HOAs With housing inventory lower than before, more people are looking at condominiums (“condo”) and townhomes when shopping for a [...]

What is a Loan Officer? At Guild, we have more than 1,100 loan officers. Have you ever wondered what a loan officer is or [...]

What is Mortgage Lending? This month, we’re taking you behind the scenes. Guild is a leading independent mortgage lender, specializing in residential home loans. But [...]

Property Tax Information A property tax is a tax assessed on real estate, usually based on the value of the property you own and [...]

Application Preparation After deciding what you can afford, where you want to live and which dream house to choose, there’s still paperwork to get [...]