About Mark Johnson
It was so fun to catch up with my friend, community partner and local lender Mark Johnson from Guaranteed Rate today! We enjoyed coffee and breakfast sandwiches at a favorite local Santa Barbara gluten free bakery Lilac Pâtisserie
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Mark Johnson of Guaranteed Rate Shares Insights on Mortgage Interest Rates and NYT recipes[/caption]
Mark will be sharing weekly interest rate news and tips on "everything from insights on rates and the economic factors that impact rates and purchasing power, general info to know as you are getting prequalified for a new home, to wow this is a great recipe from the New York Times I have to share it."
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Lilac Pâtisserie in Santa Barbara on State Street. "When life gives you lemons, make lemon meringue."[/caption]
A little about Mark, most mortgage lenders probably weren't raised on a farm in Eastern Washington, learning to drive a truck before a car, plunging their hands into the Earth, harvesting wheat as a 12-year-old from the crack of dawn until after sunset. But Mark was. During these formative years, he grasped the timeless values of curiosity and a relentless work ethic.
A few years later, these same values landed him a robust sales gig for Bose Corporation where—as a budding college student—he was flown around the country selling newly-invented speaker technology. After 10 years at Bose climbing the ranks to national sales manager of the catalog division ("and if that doesn't date me, I mean really what does?!"), Mark became captivated by the people-centric nature of the real estate industry. He was particularly fascinated by the unique work loan officers conducted to help ordinary people secure the most critical asset of their lives: a home. *"I realized just how real the barrier was between renting a home and being able to buy one and I felt that I could really change people's lives by helping them break through that barrier."*
Mark has been a lender since 1999 working with borrowers and realtors from all backgrounds and walks of life. He specializes in first-time home buyers, FHA/VA financing, complex-income borrowers, and condo financing. He has been the preferred lender for large, multi-home projects such as The Hideaway in Goleta, Vineyard Village in Buellton, and Pasadera in Guadalupe. For his clients, he delivers an unparalleled level of communication and charisma, check-in calls every Tuesday, expert knowledge of even the trickiest loans, and a human touch that softens the entire process. When Mark isn't tirelessly fighting for your loan, you'll find him meditating, venturing to the beach with his husband Craig and his pup Plover, and sipping a chilly Manhattan served up after work.
To meet up with Mark or read more about latest interest rate new visit https://www.rate.com/mortgage-rates.
Thanks Mark, love working together to help our clients!
