Figuring out how to finance a home purchase can be a huge challenge for first-time homebuyers. Most people have similar questions: What credit score do you need to buy a home? How do you find the best mortgage rate? Where can you go to find answers?

In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen is joined by Dan Green, Founder and CEO of Homebuyer.com, for a deep dive on all things mortgages. Dan talks about how he became passionate about helping people fund their American Dream, why the first-time homebuyer is so neglected (and why that's an opportunity for real estate professionals), how the mortgage market is changing, and what the future holds for homebuyers.

About Dan Green

Dan Green is the Founder and CEO of Homebuyer.com, the mortgage lender for first-time homebuyers. Before Homebuyer.com, Dan founded the popular consumer website TheMortgageReports.com which a leading mortgage company later acquired. While publishing in TheMortgageReports.com, Dan also worked as a retail loan officer and was a perennial top-producer, setting production records in multiple years. Through his websites and business, Dan has helped fund over $12 billion in mortgage loans.

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: 

• Dan Green explains how he got into the mortgage lending business
• How did Dan use blogging to bring in leads? 
• Why Dan is passionate about helping first-time homebuyers get a fair shot at the American Dream
• Dan explains the content strategy for Homebuyer.com
• How are rising mortgage rates impacting the real estate market?
• What the FHFA is doing to disincentivize inventors and prioritize first-time homebuyers
• Millennial home-buying trends
• Interesting mortgage trends to keep an eye on
• How to stay informed about the ever-changing real estate market

Featuring Mike Simonsen, CEO of Altos Research

A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. The company now serves the largest Wall Street investment firms, banks, and tens of thousands of real estate professionals around the country. Mike's insights on the market have been featured in Forbes, New York Times, Bloomberg, Dallas Morning News, Seattle PI, and many other national media outlets.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Dan Green on Linkedin
• Homebuyer.com
• Homebuyer.com on Youtube
• Homebuyer.com on Twitter
• Mike Simonsen on LinkedIn
• Altos Research

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 See you next week!