Archive for November, 2010
Need Help Chosing A Credit Card?
Consumer Actions has a learning module called Credit Card Terms--These educational tools to help participants understand the different types of cards available; sort through offers to choose the card that's right for them; understand credit card terms and conditions and avoid fees and penalty rates. The learning tools are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese.
To access the educational tools click on the image below:
Your source for VA loan information.
Alan Gross
Senior Mortgage Consultant
PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company
704 Quince Orchard Rd., Suite 230
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Home Office: 240.813.0614
Email: agross@primelending.com
Web: www.mtg-info.net
Web: www. DCMilitaryVALoans.com
Does Zillow Give Accurate Real Estate Values? Need Help With A VA Loan?
For those who don’t know, Zillow is an online real estate database and marketplace that rivals Trulia as one of the biggest real estate websites in the country. It has become famous for creating a proprietary algorithm called the “Zestimate” that provides values for millions of homes around the country.
But are these estimates accurate? UrbanTurf, a free online media publication that publishes daily articles, news, and commentary about the DC metropolitan residential real estate market, recently interviewed Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff about the website, the DC housing market and the evolving accuracy of its popular Zestimate tool.
To view the complete article click on the image below:
Your source for VA loan information.
Alan Gross
Senior Mortgage Consultant
PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company
704 Quince Orchard Rd., Suite 230
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Home Office: 240.813.0614
Email: agross@primelending.com
Web: www.mtg-info.net
Web: www. DCMilitaryVALoans.com
Getting Ready To PCS? – Have Questons About VA Loans?
MilitaryHOMEFRONT is the Department of Defense website for official Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP) program information, policy, and guidance designed to help troops and their families, leaders, and service providers.
Take charge of your move!
For service and family members, moving is a way of life. The military provides many allowances and support services to assist with your move. All the information you need to know to plan a successful move can be found using the tools on this page. To go to the page click on the image below:
Your source for VA loan information.
Alan Gross
Senior Mortgage Consultant
PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company
704 Quince Orchard Rd., Suite 230
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Home Office: 240.813.0614
Email: agross@primelending.com
Web: www.mtg-info.net
Web: www. DCMilitaryVALoans.com
Milblogging.com : The World’s Largest Index of Military Blogs (Milblogs)
Milblogging.com currently has 2,874 military blogs in 45 countries with 13,147 registered members.
For a link to the site clink on the image below:
Your source for VA loan information.
Alan Gross
Senior Mortgage Consultant
PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company
704 Quince Orchard Rd., Suite 230
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Home Office: 240.813.0614
Email: agross@primelending.com
Web: www.mtg-info.net
Web: www. DCMilitaryVALoans.com
Army Housing – One Stop – Need Help With A VA Loan?
Army Housing OneStop is the official Army website for soldiers who need information about Military Family Housing (MFH), Unaccompanied Personnel Housing (UPH) and/or Community (Off-Post) Housing. It includes both comprehensive and quick-reference information for Army installations worldwide. Floor plans, photo tours, policies and procedures, programs and services, waiting list information, BAH/OHA, forms, contact information, utilities, schools, maps and much more!
To visit the site click on the image below:
Your source for VA loan information.
Alan Gross
Senior Mortgage Consultant
PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company
704 Quince Orchard Rd., Suite 230
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Home Office: 240.813.0614
Email: agross@primelending.com
Web: www.mtg-info.net
Web: www. DCMilitaryVALoans.com
Are Home Prices Set To Rebound? – Have Questions About VA Loans?
CNNMoney.com recently posted an article about the housing market. "Individual markets, though, will start diverging from the downtrend by summer. About one-quarter of the nation's 384 metro areas should see higher prices by year-end, and half will see drops of less than 3%."
To see the complete article click on the image below:
Your source for VA loan information.
Alan Gross
Senior Mortgage Consultant
PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company
704 Quince Orchard Rd., Suite 230
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Home Office: 240.813.0614
Email: agross@primelending.com
Web: www.mtg-info.net
Web: www. DCMilitaryVALoans.com
Great “Our Military Kids” Story
"Our Military Kids" national program is helping the children of deployed National Guard and Military Reserves through sports, arts and tutoring to keep the kids occupied until their parent returns from overseas.
Our Military Kids was founded in 2004 and has helped thousands of children across the country.
Here's one story about how they help. Click in the image below:
Your source for VA loan information.
Alan Gross
Senior Mortgage Consultant
PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company
704 Quince Orchard Rd., Suite 230
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Home Office: 240.813.0614
Email: agross@primelending.com
Web: www.mtg-info.net
Web: www. DCMilitaryVALoans.com
WTC- The Warrior Transition Command
The Army has developed a new website for Wounded Warriors and their Families.
The Warrior Transition Command:
* Serves as the lead proponent for the Army's Warrior Care and Transition Program
* Ensures that non-clinical processes and programs that support wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers are integrated and optimized throughout the Army
* Supports the Army's commitment to the rehabilitation and successful transition of wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers back to active duty or to Veteran status
To go to the web site click on the image below:
Your source for VA loan information.
Alan Gross
Senior Mortgage Consultant
PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company
704 Quince Orchard Rd., Suite 230
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Home Office: 240.813.0614
Email: agross@primelending.com
Web: www.mtg-info.net
Web: www. DCMilitaryVALoans.com
Marines Toys For Tots Campaign
The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation enjoys one of the very best program to support ratios within the nonprofit world; 96:4. This means that over 96% of your donation goes to our mission of providing toys, books and other gifts to less fortunate children. The 4% spent on support principally covers fundraising expenses - not one donated dollar goes to pay for salaries or any other manpower costs.
Out of nearly two million nonprofit organizations in the United States, the Foundation was ranked #75 in the 2009 Philanthropy 400 published by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. For additional information regarding the Foundation’s achievements, please click here.
There are several convenient ways to donate to Toys for Tots. For more information click on the image below:
Your source for VA loan information.
Alan Gross
Senior Mortgage Consultant
PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company
704 Quince Orchard Rd., Suite 230
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Home Office: 240.813.0614
Email: agross@primelending.com
Web: www.mtg-info.net
Web: www. DCMilitaryVALoans.com
The Quiet Side of Being a Soldier’s Other Half
Watching a war movie with a combat veteran is an exercise in running commentary in which he points out every half-truth, inconsistency and off-note as the scenes roll by — an incidental soundtrack peppered with profanity. Critique is part of the drill, offered volubly and seriously, almost as a professional obligation.
To see the complete article click on the image below:
Your source for VA loan information.
Alan Gross
Senior Mortgage Consultant
PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company
704 Quince Orchard Rd., Suite 230
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Home Office: 240.813.0614
Email: agross@primelending.com
Web: www.mtg-info.net
Web: www. DCMilitaryVALoans.com
