VLB Recognizes Top Real Estate Professionals & Communities for 2013
Five estate acreage community developers that sold land financed by VLB land loans, four Texas land brokers representing Veteran land buyers who used the VLB’s land loan program, and five loan officers affiliated with VLB participating home loan lenders have been recognized as members of the VLB’s Lone Star Circle of Real Estate Professionals for 2013. We congratulate these VLB participating real estate professionals.
Communities Category
Community developers acquire and invest in land that is then divided and sold to individuals. The five residential community developers who sold the most land to Texas Veterans and military members are listed below. Each developer produced more than $500,000 in VLB land loans.
- SouthStar Communities
- Southerland Communities
- Summit Blanco
- Texas Land and Lakes
- Southern Lakes and Leisure
Real Estate Brokers Category
Each of the following four real estate professionals represented Veteran land buyers in transactions that resulted in at least $250,000 in VLB land loans during the agency’s 2013 fiscal year.
- Michael M. Taylor of Taylor Real Estate in New Braunfels
- James A. Taylor of Taylor Real Estate in New Braunfels
- Tom Taylor of Taylor Real Estate in New Braunfels
- Zac Kerbow of Kerbow Land Company in Rocksprings
Lenders Category
In addition, the VLB recognizes the top five producing loan officers who participated in its home loan program for fiscal year 2013.
- Pat Fitzgerald of the First Choice Loan Service office in San Antonio
- Joshua Sigman of Legacy Mutual Mortgage in San Antonio
- Wesley Ket of the DHI Mortgage office in Killeen
- Kasey Hampton of the DHI Mortgage office in San Antonio
- Deborah Huddleston of the Cornerstone Home Lending office in Killeen
“We value the contributions of these land brokers, estate communities and participating lenders who helped Texas Veterans and military members find, finance and purchase a little piece of Texas on favorable terms through the VLB’s land and home loan programs,” said VLB Executive Secretary and Deputy Commissioner Bill McLemore.
The VLB has been making real estate loans to Texas Veterans since 1949. Qualified Texas Veterans, military members and their spouses may apply to borrow up to $150,000 for acreage anywhere in the state. The VLB offers home loans up to $424,100 through participating lenders and directly offers home improvement loans up to $50,000. To find a VLB participating home loan lender, community developer or real estate professional, please visit TexasVeterans.com.
For more information on all of our programs, please visit the VLB website at TexasVeterans.com or call our Texas Veterans Call Service Center at 1–800–252–8387 (VETS) or send us an email.
