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Think You’re Priced Out? Nevada Rural Housing Has New Options for Homebuyers
Think buying a home in Nevada is out of reach? Some recent changes may give buyers more options than they realize. Kevin Hickey from Nevada Rural Housing joins Heidi a...
Las Vegas Buyers Have Leverage Again. Here’s How to Use It
Las Vegas buyers may finally have more room to negotiate. Realtor Starla Jordan joins Heidi and Roland to talk about what today’s market means for buyers, where the op...
If We Were Buying a Home Right Now, Here’s What We Would Do
What would two mortgage professionals do if they were buying a home in today’s market? Heidi Griffith and Roland Daniels put themselves in the buyer’s seat and talk th...
Think You Can't Buy a Home? You Might Be Wrong | Nevada Housing Division with Josie Hatem
Have you ever told yourself, "I probably don't qualify to buy a home?" You're not alone. In this episode of Mortgage Matters, Roland Daniels and Heidi Griffith sit dow...
How Small Money Habits Can Change Your Financial Future
Many people believe they're "just bad with money." But what if building financial confidence has less to do with how much you earn and more to do with the small habits...
Nevada Rural Housing Opens Its $20,000 Down Payment Assistance Program to More Homebuyers
Nevada Rural Housing has expanded one of Nevada's most talked-about down payment assistance programs, and many homebuyers who didn't qualify before may now be eligible...
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 ...
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 Dani...
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 ...
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 wa...
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...
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 Matt...
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 poss...
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 actua...
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 Matte...
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 ...
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 do...