Advisors Mortgage Group - Joseph Rowen

09/09/2024

I wanted to congratulate first time home buyer, Matt Creevey on his condo purchase in Langhorne PA. Also wanted to thank Elizabeth Thompson, Brian Gunn, Melanie Fritz, and Janet Molina-Berlanga for their hard work on this. Liz, Brian, and Melanie are an excellent team and I can't recommend them enough for any real estate needs and Janet is my processor extraordinaire who does all of the hard work behind the scenes to close loans for our buyers.

08/31/2024

Here is another opportunity for a first time homebuyer in the awesome town of Ambler. For the right person, I can get you money from the state and you can buy this home for about 10k out of pocket. This is being sold by my friends Bree Lotty and Brendan Lotty. Brendan is an incredibly talented painter and artisan and he redid this place from soup to nuts. I'll be there with Brian Gunn from 11-1 today. Come check it out!

08/13/2024

I've been seeing a lot of my friends on facebook talking about property tax increases. Please make sure that you're signed up for the Philadelphia Homestead Exemption. It could save you $1399/year off of your tax bill and you only ever have to sign up once. Also, there are other tax savings programs and a link to appeal your assessment. Please take advantage of these.

Rates, due dates, discounts, and exemptions for the City's Real Estate Tax, which must be paid by owners of property in Philadelphia.

07/24/2024

I wanted to share a little story after coming across this post from a former client of mine. About 5 years ago I decided to start taking on a different kind of client. This is the kind of client the banking system would normally run from. We basically took a leap of faith with each other. We worked together on her credit for 6 months to a year. Some debts had to be paid off and some other things needed to be addressed. But, after working together, Nicole was able to buy her first home and 4 years later her family is thriving! I want to tell this same story about you. Even if you have no savings, bad credit and feel hopeless, let's talk. We'll put a plan together and if you follow that plan, at the end of the process you will have secured stability for you and your family and you WILL own a home.

07/17/2024

I just wanted to congratulate my guy Luis Alarcon on buying his first home. I got a chance to meet his kids William, Camilla, Elsa, and Juliana and they were a lot of fun. Lilliana Rodriguez did an amazing job getting this one done and providing translation services when we had to talk about high level things on his to help Luis get approved. And even cooler, Luis is the first person in his family to buy a home in the US! I also have to give a shoutout to him as a small business owner. He owns his own tree removal service called Bucks Tree Care & Landscaping Inc. This was one of those chicken soup for the soul purchases. Also wanted to thank Carolyn Phillips for making this one as smooth as possible from the listing side. Great job all around!

07/03/2024

06/12/2024

Here's some good economic news - the inflation report came in today and it was lower than expected. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/inflation-pressures-ease-across-the-board-in-may-123413252.html

What does this mean? Well, not much immediately. You may see your credit card interest rates slightly decrease, mortgage rates will also decrease a tiny bit. Cost at the supermarket will start to stabilize but don't expect significant cost reductions anywhere.

In the medium term (3-6 months,) if inflation continues to cool off, you'll see interest rates trend downwards but not significantly. Your grocery bill may even fall a bit as a handful of grocers have announced price reductions and maybe that trend will continue. Housing prices/rents will stabilize a bit and maybe this will encourage people to sell their homes who have been in a waiting pattern.

So while this is good news, don't go dancing in the street just yet. Continue to budget wisely, save your money when possible, and don't spend frivolously.

May's CPI showed inflation is cooling, raising investor hopes for Fed rate cuts.

05/23/2024

A friend of mine, Chris Murphy is holding a grand opening for his auto glass repair business - Glassdoctor Autoglass. If you're in the area this coming Thursday come check it out. He's offering a discount on repairs also.

05/05/2024

I just found an interesting food hack to revive wilted leafy greens like lettuce, spinach, etc.

https://www.bonappetit.com/story/wilted-lettuce-hack #:~:text=Fill%20a%20large%20bowl%20with,a%20Pomeranian%20with%20a%20plushie.

04/19/2024

If you ever wanted to buy a home, and you got a tax refund, there is a good chance I can get you some downpayment assistance and get you into a home that YOU OWN where you pay YOUR MORTGAGE instead of someone else's.