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Military Personnel and Veterans Have A New Advocate for Home Ownership
Sunday, November 2nd, 2014Fairway Independent Mortgage to Present Four Veterans With Mortgage-Free Homes Just Ahead of Veterans Day
Friday, December 13th, 2013
Auburn, MA (PRWEB) November 13, 2013
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, one of the country’s largest mortgage companies, has embraced their commitment to support US active military and veterans with a dedication to serving those who serve with excellence. In celebration of Veterans Day, Fairway branch offices nationwide will be honoring active and retired military during Fairway’s home-giveaway week, in which Fairway will be presenting four mortgage-free homes to wounded warriors.
Locally, Fairways Auburn branch is supporting Veterans by supporting the Boot Campaign. Branch Manager, Bill Murphy says its important that we give back to the men and women that give so much to us. It is our job now to serve them the way they have served and protected our homeland, by giving them a place to call home.
The homes will be awarded in conjunction with four Fairway Boot Camp events held around the country in the days leading up to Veterans Day on November 11th. “The four veterans receiving mortgage-free homes in November are all American heroes,” said Louise Thaxton, Fairway’s military mortgage director. “By presenting these men with keys to their new homes, Fairway is expressing its gratitude for their military service. The fact that we will award the mortgage-free homes just ahead of Veterans Day is timely, and makes the events even more significant. ”
Fairway Boot Camp events are designed to train local mortgage professionals and real estate agents on how to best help active U.S. military service members and veterans overcome their unique challenges to buying a home. Fairway’s Military Mortgage Specialist (MMS) and Certified Military Residential Specialist (CMRS) certification programs train housing professionals to pay careful attention to the home purchase needs of active duty and retired military customers. To date, Fairway has trained more than 1,500 professionals nationwide under their MMS and CMRS programs.
Boot Camp spokesman and NY Times best-selling author Sean Parnell is an advocate for Fairway’s programs and plays an integral role in the Boot Camps and home-giveaway presentations. Parnell, a retired Army Ranger and Purple Heart recipient, wrote the best-selling novel Outlaw Platoon about his experiences serving for the U.S. military in Afghanistan.
One of the recipients of the mortgage-free homes was a member of Parnell’s “Outlaw Platoon” army unit and is featured in the book. Decorated Army Veteran Gordon Campbell, his wife and their two daughters will be in their new, mortgage-free home in Muncie, Indiana before the holidays. “I can’t think of a more deserving recipient than Gordon, who is truly an American hero. This mortgage-free home, an extraordinarily generous gift, will forever change his family’s life. I’m thrilled to take part in presenting him the key to their new home,” said Parnell.
Fairway Independent Mortgage is a proud supporter of the American military and has helped thousands of active military personnel and veterans nationwide buy homes. Fairway employees have pledged several hundred thousand dollars in donations to help provide mortgage-free homes to veterans in association with the Boot Campaign, a non-profit organization supporting returning American military troops, and made possible through the Military Warriors Support Foundation’s Homes 4 Wounded Heroes program.
“‘Commitment to Serve’ is a Fairway core value and our employees have demonstrated an extraordinary degree of support for our military men and women,” said Fairway CEO Steve Jacobson.
After acquiring distressed properties from financial institutions, the Military Warriors Support Foundation uses funds provided by Fairway to provide accommodations and modifications for the specific heroes. In addition to the home, the families receive three years of family and financial mentoring. Combat wounded veterans or unmarried Gold Star spouses of Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom are encouraged to apply for a mortgage-free home by visiting http://www.militarywarriors.org/openhomes.
About Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation
Founded in 1996 by Steve Jacobson and Dean Anderson, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation is a mortgage banker headquartered in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. The company has 145 locations and approximately 1,600 employees nationwide. The corporate vision is to foster relationships and create a team atmosphere, empowering offices to operate autonomously in their day-to-day operations, while still maintaining strict compliance and consistency across the board. Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation provides all necessary support in the areas of personnel, accounting and compliance. For more information, please visit http://www.FairwayIndependentMC.com.
The Boot Campaign
The Boot Campaign is a national 501c3 nonprofit that is dedicated to showing tangible appreciation of our active military, raising awareness of the challenges they face upon return and supporting their transition home. The Boot Campaign cultivates awareness, promotes patriotism, and provides assistance to military, past and present, and their families. Through the sale of its signature military combat boots, general public donations, and corporate sponsorship, the Boot Campaign operates five distinct initiatives — Jobs, Housing, Wellness, Urgent Assistance and Family Support– that are caring for military personnel, past and present, healing from a variety of physical and emotional combat wounds, embodying the campaign motto that, “When They Come Back, We Give Back”. http://BootCampaign.com
Military Warriors Support Foundation
Military Warriors Support Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity, founded by Lt. General, Leroy Sisco, USA (Ret), in 2007. Their Mission is to provide support for our nation’s combat wounded heroes and Gold Star Families as they transition out of the military and into their new civilian life. This is a very fragile time for these heroes, and their families, and it is the foundations goal to provide programs that facilitate a smooth and successful transition. These programs include home donation, academic and employment assistance, as well as recreational activities.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Mary McGarity
Strategic Vantage Mortgage Public Relations
(203) 513-2721
MaryMcGarity(at)StrategicVantage(dot)com
LOCAL FAIRWAY CONTACT:
William B. Murphy
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation
508-407-8300
wmurphy(at)fairwaymc(dot)com
SOURCE Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation
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The Timeshare Industry Celebrates Veterans Day Honoring All Military That Serve Our Country
Monday, November 12th, 2012
WASHINGTON (PRWEB) November 09, 2012
On this important day for all American veterans, the American Resort Development Association(ARDA) extends its thanks to the brave men and women that serve our country. Many ARDA members actively support veterans initiatives throughout the year, and ARDA applauds their efforts.
Protecting our country is an important job that too often gets taken for granted, says Howard Nusbaum, president and CEO of ARDA. On this special day set aside for those who have served and who currently serve, we want to honor this special group of people.
Heres a sampling of how ARDA members honor our veterans:
Wyndham Vacation Ownership (WVO) proudly supports military reservists across the company and recently received the Above and Beyond Award for their efforts from the Missouri Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Committee (ESGR), an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense. The award honors WVO as an employer who provides exceptional support for military employees by exceeding the legal requirements for granting leave. The nomination for this award came directly from a WVO employee who is in the National Guard. WVO held her position while she was deployed with her platoon serving our country for 12 months.
For the second consecutive year, Interval Internationals Miami-based employees raised nearly $ 4,000 through a series of bake sales to benefit the Operation Any Soldier program.
Four Treats for Troops events, held at Intervals corporate headquarters and member-services center, generated funds used to ship custom care packages year-round to wounded and deployed service members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Intervals employee-driven support of Operation Any Soldier enhances its vacation program for military families with Steel Magnolias, a nonprofit founded by Interval member Deborah Powers-Holloway and her husband Milton. Since 2010, more than 250 travel certificates have been awarded for seven-day stays at Interval member resorts.
Intervals London-based staff manages a similar vacation program in partnership with Help for Heroes, a charity that provides recovery services across the U.K. for military members and their families who have experienced life-changing injuries or illness. Interval will also be donating weeks to the Resort Development Organisation (RDO), the trade association for vacation ownership across Europe, for the Give Us Time program that supports British forces in Afghanistan.
Grand Pacific Resort Management, located in north San Diego County, includes the Orange County resort San Clemente Cove in its family of 15 resorts. Bob Crittenden, a current owner at Carlsbad Seapointe Resort is one of the driving forces behind a non-profit organization called San Clemente Military Family Outreach, which provides emergency and morale services to the 1000+ families who are stationed in the north Camp Pendleton Marine and Navy base area. Each year this organization raises thousands of dollars for meaningful support of military families. These funds go to emergency car repairs, baby showers, school supplies, and a 1,000 turkey dinner giveaway which provides turkey and all the fixins for military families to enjoy in the privacy of their own homes. The primary fundraising vehicle for these activities is a yearly variety show. Grand Pacific Resort Management supports Military Family Outreach by donating weeks of ResorTime.com timeshare inventory to be auctioned off to raise funds.
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Texas Veterans Find Relief with Security American Realty’s Real Estate Agents; Ryan Ward, Garrett Puckett, & Carlos Say – Providing VA Home Loan Benefits to Houston Buyers
Saturday, September 8th, 2012
Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Texas (PRWEB) September 06, 2012
On September 4th, 2012 Texas Veterans found home owning relief and support with a group of Real Estate Agents from Security American Realty; Ryan Ward, Garrett Puckett, & Carlos Say.
Security American Realty also recently launched a new VA-focused website that serves as an advocate site for military families looking to live in Texas and/or Florida, and for those looking to use their VA home loan benefits. The ‘Great State of Texas’ is one of the most rewarding places to move to if you are a military service member due to the simple fact that the southern state houses an estimated population of around 1,693,800 veterans alone. Having as many as fifteen military bases, including Fort Hood, which is one of the largest military installations in the United States is also something Texans like to brag about. Popular metro cities range in climates, from having the warm tropical feel (in San Antonio and Houston) to the lake-filled, hill spring culture (in Austin and Dallas).
Licensed RMLS professionals and Veterans in Texas could learn a lot from the gentleman at Security American Realty recently started to create a good cross-beneficial program for military members to take advantage of in Texas. Advantages include VA mortgage assistance with purchasing a home using VA Home Loans and/or VA Refinance Loans. With expert advice right at the fingertips of recently transitioned veterans, the process of buying a home has been made so much easier by Real Estate Agents like those from Security American Realty, who bend to the needs of the people who fought hard for the county that we live in.
Providing VA Home Loan benefits to Houston home buyers who are previous veterans can be a great reward for Real Estate Agents who are dedicated to helping military families find homes in Houston, Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio.
VA Home Loan Benefits are available to all eligible veterans and military members, including spouses of the military deceased members. For single parents left alone at the hand of combat or war, though the loss of a loved one has gone, the hope of owning a home can still be achieved using VA home loan benefits. All dreams of owning a home can be held by the buyer at an astounding low cost too.
All a veteran needs to do in order to begin the VA loan process is to fill out the form to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) approval from VA. Any VA Lender, like Security America Mortgage for example, can fill out a short form to receive help in obtaining a COE. Most COE request forms can be completed from any VA approved lenders’ website online. Veterans can also obtain COE forms at any regional VA loan offices. The form is also free regardless of which method is used, but for veterans purchasing a home in Texas, the best route to take is to contact a VA lender in order to receive fast and seamless customer service when obtaining VA benefit requests for a mortgage.
Referral agent programs have also been implemented recently by Security American Realty to assist in the effort to secure the VA guaranty benefit for military members. A lender that uses an agent to perform any portion of the work involved in originating and closing a VA-guaranteed loan is the sponsoring lender for that agent.
Veterans who have used the Real Estate pros that specialize in VA home loan benefits have been given the opportunity to save twice as much money on a home purchase that they would have had before with an average Real Estate Agent. Since Security American Realty refer all of their clients to financial experts that are already approved VA Mortgage Lenders, dedicated to assisting veterans with home ownership, military families are now catered to in the great state of Texas.
Learning more about buying a home in Texas makes the process of purchasing and finding a home easier when Real Estate experts like those from Security American Realty are contacted before a decision is made. Real Estate Agents making the difference for Veterans moving to Texas is a strong mission to stand for, to say the least.
