The Arizona Real Estate Achievement (AREA) Awards — selected by a panel of industry experts — honor the state’s best and brightest real estate companies, real estate agents, real estate brokers, mortgage companies, bankers, home builders, individuals who give back to the community, and those in the real estate business whose careers have left an indelible mark on the community and on the industry.

AREA AWARDS: MORTGAGE COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Winner: AmeriFirst Financial

AREA Awards: AmeriFirst FinancialAmeriFirst Financial is a mortgage bank licensed in Arizona, California and Washington that has thrived over the last five years in spite of the downturn in the economy and in the real estate industry. AmeriFirst Financial offers its customers the best mortgage tools available to match them with the best loan programs and most current rates available, together with the assistance of an experienced live loan officer to guide them through the often difficult and confusing process of choosing and getting the exact loan to meet their specific needs. AmeriFirst Financial has also received an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau.


Honorable Mention: CNN Mortgage

Founded in 1997, CNN Mortgage is an Arizona-based company that has built a strong reputation as an outstanding mortgage firm, serving the lending needs of real estate professionals, builders and individual home buyers throughout the Southwest. CNN is a full-service mortgage company with an experienced staff that offers expertise in every area of mortgage lending — from purchase to refinance to new-builder lending. As a company, CNN provides regular market and industry updates to help homeowners — and future homeowners — better understand their options. CNN currently employs 93 people in Arizona — including loan officers in Prescott and the White Mountains.


Arizona Business Magazine May/June 2012