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As Senior Loan Officer with over 25 years of experience helping home buyers, I am able to explain the best loan options in a very straight forward way to allow you to make educated decisions. The home buying process is very exciting, but the details of the loan process and making the financial decisions you need to make can seem daunting. My process is designed to bring your choices into focus and allow you to make comfortable, informed decisions.
Working with Amy and Matt was a pleasure. They were professional, helpful and generally enjoyable to work with. I felt that I was in good hands all throughout the process.
Amy Currie at 1st Security was amazing. The level of transparency and trust she created through the whole process exceeded my expectations. Definitely recommend working with Amy.
Matt and his team were available to us when we needed them and provided all information quickly and succinctly without any pressure. The loan process was smooth and the Umpqua team communicated clearly and efficiently.
Matt, Amy, and Susan were extremely helpful throughout the lending process. They were easy to communicate with, patient, and highly knowledgeable. Whenever we had questions, they responded quickly and thoroughly. We were very happy with the rates they offered as well as the decision to go with them as our lenders.
Matt Johnson and his team are the absolute best. This was my second time buying and closing with Matt and crew; my first experience was so easy, fast, and friendly that I insisted we use them again, and I am so glad I did. The second time around should have felt a lot harder - employment gaps, a sudden increase in the amount we wanted to spend, an unusual property that a lot of lenders may have refused to approve a loan for, and probably more challenges that I'm forgetting because Matt and team made it feel straightforward, almost effortless. I will be shouting it from my new rooftop, it would be crazy to use any other lender when you could use Matt Johnson and team.
We worked with Matt Johnson and his team at Umpqua and are very pleased! Matt gave us good advice on determining the budget we are comfortable with, and he and his team guided us through the lending process every step of the way. Being a local lender they were able to help us out on weekends when needed. We are very appreciative of how closely they worked with our realtor and the escrow team to get us to the finish line.
They are really helpful and friendly, we have been really happy to work with Umpqua, even with all the unique difficulties that come during COVID times, they were able to help make sure the loan process went smoothly
Matt Johnson and his team at Umpqua were a huge pleasure to work with. As a first time home buyer, they were sensitive to my lack of understanding of the home buying process and always took the time to explain what was going on. They were extremely quick and responsive and always completed their part of the process on or before the due dates. I always felt at ease working with them and I appreciate that they took the extra mile to make a daunting process feel easy.
They were consummate professionals and very easy to work with from start to finish.
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Buyer Closed Sep '20 Seattle, WA
$2,535,000
5.0
We worked with Matt Johnson on securing financing for the purchase of our new house in Mill Creek. We had to work remotely due to the Covid crisis and Matt made the whole process effortless for us He kept us informed all through the process. We didn't have any surprises. I highly recommend Matt and his team
They did a fantastic job getting my loan approved and getting us to closing quickly. I felt the communication could have been a bit better at times but overall it was a great experience.
This is the second time I worked with Matt and his team. They worked even harder on this one then the last. They were very good at explaining all my options to me and finding the right financing solution for my needs. They were patient and took a lot of time working with me. They were also very responsive to fast deadlines and times I needed immediate responses. This purchase had its challenges and Matt and the team meet them all. I can’t thank them enough.
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Buyer Closed Nov '19 Edmonds, WA
$522,500
5.0
Matt’s team was incredibly responsive, great to work with, and most importantly gave us a fantastic rate. Happy to be with Umpqua.
This was our second time working with Matt, and once again it worked out very well.
We weren't exactly sure how we would use the property -- whether we would move in immediately or rent it out for a while. This impacted the loan options available to us, and the strategy we might want to follow. Matt was very patient in talking through all the options and helped us reach a setup that we're happy with.
Matt and his team really came through for us! This was our second time working together and it was awesome. We had a whirlwind week as we weren't even pre-approved, but ended up finding our dream home that had an offer review date. Matt and his team worked quickly to get our financing secured and also gave us great advice when we ran into some last minute issues right before submitting the offer. We stayed on track the whole time through closing and they were really helpful in making sure we had the right documentation which can get pretty specific. Thanks again for helping us get our dream home!