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The 21st Century Road to Housing Act: Investors, ADUs & Manufactured Housing
Congress recently passed the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, one of the most significant housing bills in years. But what do the headlines leave out, and what does t...
How Nevada's Worker Advantage Program Helped Three Buyers Become Homeowners
There are fewer than 90 Worker Advantage reservations remaining in Nevada.This week on Mortgage Matters, Heidi Griffith and Roland Daniels share the stories of three h...
Are we creating more opportunities for homeownership... or simply creating more renters?
We hear a lot about the need for more housing, but are we actually creating more homeownership opportunities... or simply creating more renters?This week, Roland Danie...
Who Benefits When You’re Told Not to Buy a Home?
This week on Mortgage Matters, Roland Daniels and Heidi Griffith take on the growing conversation around renting versus owning, financial influencers, and the advice m...
What Credit Score Do I Need to Buy a Home? The Truth About Credit and Homeownership
This week on Mortgage Matters, Heidi Griffith and Roland Daniels explore one of the biggest myths in homeownership: the belief that you need perfect credit to buy a ho...
Why Have Interest Rates Become the Only Thing People Think About?
Why have interest rates become the only thing people seem to think about when it comes to buying a home?People ask:What's the rate?Should I wait?Are rates coming down?...
When Did Starter Homes Stop Being Good Enough?
The average first-time homebuyer is now 40 years old. So what changed?This week on Mortgage Matters, Heidi Griffith and Roland Daniels explore why more people are wait...
The Joneses Are Broke - And It’s Making It Harder to Afford Their Homes
Everybody looks financially okay right now.The vacations. The car payments. The shopping. The social media posts.But behind the scenes, a lot of people are stretched t...
Nevada Housing Division’s Worker Advantage Program - $20,000 Available for Eligible Nevada Workers
Many Nevada workers may qualify for $20,000 toward buying a home - but many eligible buyers still don’t even know this program exists.In this episode of Mortgage Matte...
When "Pre-Approved" Isn't Enough: HOA Fees, Smart Budgeting, and the $20K Down Payment Program You Need to Know About
Your pre-approval number isn't the whole story.HOA fees can quietly shrink what you actually qualify for, and most buyers in Las Vegas find that out at the worst possi...
Why Most People THINK They Can’t Buy a Home in Nevada (But They’re Wrong)
Nobody told you that you could.That's the real reason most Nevada families aren't buying homes. Not credit. Not money. It's that they never found out where they actual...
You Can Refinance an Interest Rate - Not a Price | Waiting for Lower Mortgage Rates Could Cost You
If you’re waiting for mortgage rates to drop before buying a home, this episode breaks down what that decision could really cost you.In this episode of Mortgage Matter...
What Student Homelessness Really Looks Like in Las Vegas | Title I Hope
What does child homelessness actually look like in Las Vegas right now?In this episode of Mortgage Matters, we sit down with Meg Pike from Title I Hope to talk about s...
Nevada Rural Housing Explained - $20K Down Payment Programs, AB540, and What Buyers Need to Know
What if $20,000 could be the difference between continuing to rent and finally owning a home?This week on Mortgage Matters, Roland Daniels and Heidi Griffith break dow...
What Families Are Really Facing in Las Vegas Schools - A Conversation with Ruby Thomas Elementary
This episode of Mortgage Matters focuses on what families and students are really facing in Las Vegas schools, with a conversation featuring Melissa Marzan from Ruby T...
Breaking Down Nevada's Down Payment Assistance Programs, Income Limits, Credit Requirements, and the $20,000 Workers Advantage Benefit
Roland Daniels and Heidi Griffith, discuss the Nevada Housing Division's down payment assistance programs. They highlight the importance of these programs in bridging ...
From Broke to Budgeting: How Down Payment Assistance Helps First-Time Buyers Buy a Home
On this episode of Mortgage Matters, hosts Roland Daniels and Heidi Griffith build on last week’s conversation with guest Jill Avilez, whose journey from a cash-only, ...
Financial Literacy: From No Credit to 697 | Mortgage Matters
Most people were never taught how money actually works.Credit. Budgeting. Debt. Saving. These things shape our financial future, yet many of us grow up learning about ...
Down Payment Assistance Nevada: Worker Advantage, Rural Rocks & the Path to Homeownership Workshop | Mortgage Matters Radio
Roland Daniels and Heidi Griffith teach homebuyer education classes across Nevada every month. This episode of Mortgage Matters covers what they're hearing and seeing...
Supporting Homeless Students in Southern Nevada - Inside the Title I HOPE Program at Clark County School District
Roland and Heidi sit down with Meg Pike, Coordinator of Title I HOPE (Homeless Outreach Program for Education) at Clark County School District.Meg explains how the Tit...