Central Florida

Planet Home Lending has a new team in Kissimmee, Florida, the company announced in a press release. Ricardo Maldonado, retail branch manager, will lead a group of ten mortgage loan officers. The team includes several bilingual English/Spanish speakers to better serve the community. Maldonado noted the burden of home prices on regular Floridians. The group will help potential buyers find down payment and closing cost opportunities from the Florida Housing Finance Commission that may help residents buy a home now, rather than saving for years to come. They also offer seller-paid interest rate buydowns that can benefit buyers and homeowners who want to move their property quickly. “Home listing prices had risen 15.6% at the end of 2022 and the…