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Please join me in welcoming our newest contributor, Scott Schang. Scott takes pride in the fact that he has been an entrepreneur his entire working life. His most recent entrepreneurial chapter has been in the real estate industry and spans a little over 10 years. Scott feels that his biggest rewards come from the satisfaction of helping people places bridges over the chasms to home ownership.

His unique perspective into real estate has been developed from a diverse industry experience that spans positions as a loan processor, loan officer, office manager, owner of a mortgage brokerage, real estate agent and real estate broker. Scott tells us that his most recent position as a full time home ownership educator with Broadview Mortgage’s Katella Branch in Orange California, is his most rewarding position thus far.

Scott has been creating and publishing educational blog content on home ownership since 2007. He has seen the evolution and empowerment of consumers grow exponentially. He sees this growth as being fueled in large part by social networking.

I am very impressed that Scott finds passion in his role as a conduit that allows consumers to make truly informed decisions. I think our readers will find his depth of experience and breadth of knowledge to be a valuable resource, no matter what stage they may find themselves in the mortgage lending process.

We’re proud to have Scott on board and look forward to his insight.

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Please join me in welcoming Jeff Belonger of Infinity Home Mortgage Company, Inc. in Cherry Hill, N.J. as our newest contributor. Jeff has 18 years of experience in the mortgage industry.

Jeff is one of the early adopters of bloggingand social media within the real estate industry. He has a very outgoing personality and a readily apparent passion for his craft. Over the years he has established a team concept with his processing and closing operations that ensure his clients receive personal attention throughout the entire loan experience.

Jeff has recently established a blog presence entitled “Mortgage Myth Busters“. He has teamed up with a  group of mortgage professionals from across the country. The goal of the blog is to explode myths and misconceptions in the consumer mortgage landscape.

We’re proud to have a group of content contributors that arguably keeps MU at the forefront of mortgage industry blogs. We’ll be making 2 more contributor announcements over the next few days as well. If you’re interested in becoming an MU contributor, click here to begin the application process.

Jeff’s first post will be coming up real soon. Subscribe to Mortgages Unzipped today to keep current with the best consumer mortgage news and views on the web!

Please join me in welcoming Lewis Poretz to the MU blog contributor team. Lewis is a 20 year veteran of the mortgage industry based in Annapolis, MD where he lives with his wife and 3 sons. He has held a number of positions in the mortgage industry that give him a depth of knowledge. His goal is to improve and demystify the communication process with consumers.

Please join me in welcoming the newest contributor to Mortgages Unzipped, Evan Vanderwey of Cornerstone Home Loans. Evan has been doing mortgage planning for home owners and home buyers for almost 20 years. He participated in the funding of nearly $1 billion in mortgages and has ranked in the top 200 loan officers nationally twice.

Evan is also currently closely associated with Churchill Mortgage in TN. Churchill recently named Cornerstone Home Loans their preferred provider in Michigan for local callers to the Dave Ramsey Radio Show.

Evan is a registered investment adviser and has completed his series 65 test and course work. He coaches 100s of clients and small businesses in over five states to achieve maximum investment returns. He speaks and writes regularly on the topics of investing mortgages, personal finances and real estate. He is also a past president of the local Financial Planning Association.

Evan and his wife Jenny live in Mid-Michigan with their seven children and enjoy camping, soccer games for the kids and various church events throughout each week.

We are looking forward to Evan’s contribution to the Mortgages Unzipped team.

Please join me in welcoming Christoph Schweiger of SunStreet Mortgage in Phoenix to the Mortgages Unzipped Team. Christoph is a native of Austria that I met a few years ago at an Inman conference. What impressed me most about Christoph was his instatiable desire for information and practical ways to apply it to his business. He started in real estate in 2001 in the Phoenix area as both an agent and broker. His career path has recently has taken him into the field of loan origination.

We’re looking forward to the unique insight into consumer mortgage that Christoph will be contributing to MU. Perhaps he will be able to tie in a story or two about growing up on his parent’s vineyard in Austria or what it was like to go to school in Switzerland. Welcome aboard Christoph!

Please join me in welcoming Josh Burley of First Home Mortgage to the team of Mortgages Unzipped Contributors.

Over the past 7 years, Josh has worked as a retail loan officer and a wholesale account executive for companies owned by Goldman Sachs, HSBC and Barclays Bank. In addition to traditional conforming mortgages, Josh has originated over $40 million in government loans ( FHA, VA, USDA) in both the wholesale and retail lending channels.

We’re looking forward to Josh’s unique insight and consumer home finance information.

Please join me in welcoming RJ Baxter to the Mortgages Unzipped team. RJ is based in Evergreen Colorado. Prior to his nine years of experience in the mortgage industry, RJ spent time as a junior high English teacher, a year of which was spent at an embassy in Central America teaching the children of staff members in Honduras.

RJ attributes some of the analytical skills he was able to acquire as an educator as a method for approaching the manner in which he works with his clients.

We’re looking forward to RJ’s insight and contributions to Mortgages Unzipped.