Radian Introduces Newly Enhanced Consumer-Focused Website for Home Buyers
March 29 2016 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
“www.achievethedream.com” Guides Prospective
Buyers through the Entire Home Buying Process -- From Finding an
Agent to What to Look Out for at Closing
Radian Guaranty Inc., the private mortgage insurance subsidiary
of Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN), today announced the relaunch of
its consumer-focused website, www.achievethedream.com. The newly
enriched website, prepares and arms homebuyers with the tools and
in-depth knowledge they’ll need to inform one of the most important
financial decisions they’ll make – buying a home.
“We developed the original achievethedream.com because we heard
from loan officers across the country that home buyers are entering
the real estate market without the necessary knowledge to
capitalize on their buying opportunities,” said Brien McMahon,
chief franchise officer, Radian. “In order to meet increasing
online demand and actively support educated decisions about home
buying we redeveloped achievethedream.com. With its amplified
content, we’re confident our new website serves as a unique and
helpful information hub to aid consumers in making smarter home
buying decisions, and can provide valuable information for real
estate agents as well.”
With newly enhanced interactive tools, achievethedream.com arms
prospective home buyers with the knowledge they need to navigate
the often complicated process of purchasing a home. Included in the
range of content provided, the new site features:
- Interactive guides that compute the
projected opportunity cost of renting versus buying, how long it is
expected to take to save for a down payment, expected monthly
payments, as well as tools to project home equity and
appreciation.
- Informative editorial that takes
consumers from the beginning of their home buying process,
including how to find a trustworthy real estate agent, all the way
to what to expect at closing.
- A plain English explanation of what to
expect during the financing process, including explanations of the
various loan options, a mortgage application document checklist,
and a guide to understanding credit.
In addition to these invaluable tools and resources, the new
achievethedream.com provides visitors with a free credit score and
credit consultation through iQual’s ApprovalGuard program.
Commented Jeff Mandel, President and CEO of iQual Corporation,
provider of the ApprovalGUARD Service: "We are excited to be part
of Radian’s new Achieve the Dream platform. Purchasing a new home,
establishing good credit and securing financing are all complicated
and stressful. We, at ApprovalGUARD, fully support Radian’s efforts
to provide educational tools and resources to help simplify the
home buying process and promote every American’s dream of
homeownership.”
Added Zoe Devaney, senior vice president, marketing and customer
experience, Radian, “Buying a home is one of the most important
decisions many of us make in our lifetimes. With the easy to
navigate achievethedream.com we’re putting the power of information
in the hands of consumers so they can gain confidence in how the
process works even before they start looking for a house.”
About Radian
Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN), headquartered in Philadelphia,
provides private mortgage insurance, risk management products and
real estate services to financial institutions. Radian offers
products and services through two business segments:
- Mortgage Insurance, through its
principal mortgage insurance subsidiary Radian Guaranty Inc. This
private mortgage insurance protects lenders from default-related
losses, facilitates the sale of low-downpayment mortgages in the
secondary market and enables homebuyers to purchase homes more
quickly with downpayments less than 20%.
- Mortgage and Real Estate
Services, through its principal services subsidiary Clayton, as
well as Green River Capital, Red Bell Real Estate and ValuAmerica.
These solutions include information and services that financial
institutions, investors and government entities use to evaluate,
acquire, securitize, service and monitor loans and asset-backed
securities.
Additional information may be found at www.radian.biz.
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