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8 tips for buying your first home
Mortgage Basics
8 Tips for Buying Your First House
Review these expert tips before starting the homebuying process for the first time.
June 06, 2025
8 Tips Buying First House
Mortgage Basics
8 Tips for Buying Your First House
June 06, 2025
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Agent Resources
Benefits of Working with a Real Estate Professional when Buying a House
June 02, 2025
Presidents Club 2025
Life at WMC
Introducing Our 2025 President's Club
May 20, 2025
FOMC Meeting May 2025
Market and Industry
The Pause Continues: No FOMC Fed Funds Rate Cut
May 07, 2025
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In the News
Rich Tucker and Stephanie Ziebell Receive Nationwide Honor for Executive Leadership
May 01, 2025
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Home Life
Spring Maintenance Checklist for Homeowners
April 02, 2025
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Life at WMC
Meet Margie Hennessey, Our VP of Eastern Region Sales
March 27, 2025
March 2025 Federal Open Market Committee Meeting
Market and Industry
Federal Open Market Committee Announces No Change to Fed Funds Rate
March 19, 2025
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Mortgage Basics
How to Read Your Credit Report and Prepare for the Spring Market
March 05, 2025
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Market and Industry
How the Economy Affects Interest Rates
February 20, 2025
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Life at WMC
Melissa Ferenc Named 2025 Kim Newby Heart of a Champion Award Winner
February 13, 2025
Mortgage Down Payment Options
Mortgage Basics
Mortgages with No or Low Down Payment Requirements
February 06, 2025
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Life at WMC
Stephanie Ziebell Promoted to Chief Legal Officer
January 30, 2025
January 2025 Federal Open Market Committee Meeting
Market and Industry
Federal Open Market Committee Announces No Change to Fed Funds Rate
January 29, 2025
Temporary Buydown Information
Mortgage Basics
Ease Into Your Mortgage with a Temporary Rate Buydown
January 27, 2025
Home Loan Documents
Mortgage Basics
Documents Needed for a Mortgage Loan: Your Complete Checklist
January 25, 2025
How to Lower DTI Ratio
Mortgage Basics
How to Lower Your DTI Ratio
January 23, 2025
How to Spend Tax Refund
Home Life
How to Spend Your Tax Refund
January 22, 2025
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Mortgage Basics
Homeownership Advantage: How to Tap into Your Home Equity
January 20, 2025
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Agent Resources
Benefits of Working with a Real Estate Professional when Selling a House
January 18, 2025
Tax Deductions for Homeowners
Mortgage Basics
Tax Deductions for Homeowners: What You Need to Know
January 17, 2025
House Hunting Checklist
Home Life
How to Make a House Hunting Checklist
January 16, 2025
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Life at WMC
Meet The Veteran Community Mortgage Team
January 15, 2025
How our Net Promoter Score makes us a world-class lender
Life at WMC
How our Net Promoter Score makes us a "world-class" lender
January 14, 2025
year-in-review-2024
Life at WMC
Our Year in Review: 2024
January 13, 2025
Wealth Building Loan No Down Payment
Mortgage Basics
The No-Down-Payment Wealth Building Loan
January 09, 2025
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Life at WMC
Traci Husslein Promoted to SVP – Capital Markets
January 07, 2025
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Life at WMC
Why Choose Waterstone Mortgage? Loan Officers Explain
January 03, 2025