About Bryan Dornan

Bryan Dornan is a financial journalist and currently serves as Chief Editor of RefiGuide.org. Bryan has founded several mortgage and marketing companies and has worked as a loan officer and mortgage broker in the industry for over 25 years and has a wealth of experience in providing mortgage clients with the highest level of service in the industry. Bryan's continual focus is to promote affordable home-ownership to consumers like you across the United States. He also writes for RealtyTimes, Patch, Buzzfeed, Medium and other national publications. Find him on Twitter, Muckrack, and Linkedin

Most and Least Affordable Places to Buy a Home

Published on August 20th, 2020 by Refiguide.org. Reviewed by Peter G. Miller The Pandemic has upended the real estate market so far in unexpected and varied ways. Record low mortgage interest rates combined with people spending most of their time at home has caused a boom in home buying in many housing markets despite widespread… Read More »

Understanding Loan to Value Ratios

There’s a reason that lenders often reemphasize one common phrase throughout the homebuying process: it’s one of the most expensive purchases you’ll ever make. With that purchase comes risk, as real estate transactions are often established through financing that runs 30 years or more. The reality is, that financing is established on properties that can —… Read More »

Conventional Mortgage Loans vs. FHA

Are you house hunting? If so, there’s something else you should be thinking about before locking in your mortgage: wealth building. In a perfect world, you’d find a lender who could outline hypothetical outcomes and give you the lay of the land when putting a comparable Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured mortgage against a conventional mortgage… Read More »

How Does a VA Mortgage Loan Work?

Are you currently serving your country or a recently discharged military veteran? If so, you know your branch of service has likely instilled discipline, strong values, a sense of duty, and loyalty. Among those numerous positive outcomes that can result from military service, there’s also another one you might not have thought of — homeownership. … Read More »

How Low Rates are Great for the Housing Market

If you’re trying to buy a house, you need to understand all the aspects of obtaining a mortgage rate and the various factors that will influence that number. Why? If you go into your house hunt with no clear idea of how mortgage rates work, you’ll face a more complex process and potentially walk away… Read More »

Most Affordable Rental Markets in America for 2020

Most financial experts advise the average person to spend no more than 30% of their income on housing. The likelihood of making that happen, though, depends largely on where you live. That’s because for people in dozens of American cities, the typical person sees nearly all of their income gobbled up by rent. According to… Read More »

Things to Know Before Starting the Mortgage Process

Mortgage rates have been rising as the US economy is gathering strength. Some renters who have been on the fence about buying a home have been starting to think about getting into the market before rates nudge above 7% in the next year or so. But buying your dream home is not as easy as… Read More »

Places Taking on the Most Mortgage Debt in America

As the trauma from the Great Recession fades from memory, are Americans increasingly embracing one of the financial maneuvers that caused a great amount of pain a decade ago – cash-out refinancing? For those of you that are unfamiliar with types of mortgage refinancing, a bit of context might be in order. People typically refinance… Read More »

Minimum Home Loan Credit Score Requirements

Buying a house can be a stressful time, so it is important to be organized and understand what the credit requirements are up-front for the various mortgage programs in the United States in 2024. Read on to see what home financing programs are available and what the home loan minimum credit scores are set by… Read More »

6 Ways to Know When to Refinance Your Mortgage

Getting a new mortgage loan on your home to replace the first one is known as refinancing. The most common reason to refinance a mortgage is to get a better term and lower interest rate, both of which will save you money in the short and long term. What is Refinancing? Here’s how a refinance… Read More »