Darren Stewart's (darrenstewart) Blog

Change - if I had to sum up 2009 in one word it would have to be change- especially in the mortgage industry; the entire landscape,  we have seen some large corporations in the mortgage industry change hands, get help, get bought out, or disappear and close their doors.  Change can bring you down...

For Unto Us...... Three words that show His love passing from Heaven to Earth to become one of us, to walk among us, to hurt so that you could reach to Him when you hurt. To experience loss, heartache, joy, happiness,  so that in times when you experience these things you know He has... For Unto ...

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Missouri Housing Development Commission has announced the new rates for 2 very successful loan programs that assist first time home buyers with obtaining down payment funds.  New rates have been announced for the programs and I wanted to explain how each of the programs work so that if you are cu...

This may be the best time in our history to buy a home - Rates - are once again hitting historical lows in the 4's on some loan programs. Home Prices- with the amount of inventory and pricing this may be the best time to move up and take advantage of a lower price on a larger home, like the stock...

There is no doubt that 2009 will go down as a very challenging time economically, for our nation and for countless individuals, the national media spew out the statistics of foreclosures, loss of jobs, value of retirement and if we are not diligent we can let that permeate our thinking and even e...

We are entering a new decade, it seems like yesterday that we were talking about the big y2k scare and now here we are embarking on the next decade- markets and the mortgage industry have continually changed and 2009 is no exception.  I wanted to thank each and every one of my friends and clients...

One of the best programs that is still available is the USDA Rural development program, this program is designed so that rural parts of the country are developed and housing can be provided, chances are if you are in a large metropolitan area that this program is not available however be sure to ...

When I was a kid and visited my home town each Christmas there was a tradition of going to see the lights on Commercial Street, it was one of the main business districts through the 50's, 60's and 70's in Springfield, Missouri.  In the 80's Commercial Street and down town went through some tough ...

I have so much to be thankful for, sometimes its really easy for me to not thank some one, we get busy, we take someone or something for granted and we fall into a routine of complacency or worse a feeling that we are entitled to something.  One thing about this year it has left us all uncertain ...