Ryan Leahy- Cornerstone Home Lending, Inc

Top notch mortgage company who made our dream of an investment property in Austin come true. I am so thankful Joanie, our realtor, referred us to Cornerstone. I highly suggest them for your next mortgage. You will not be disappointed!!!

Cornerstone was great! They were very quick, responsive and pleasant – I would definitely recommend them to friends. Ryan even came to our closing and explained a lot of the lending documents, which I found very helpful.

Barry, Shannon, Amelia, and the rest of the team at Cornerstone were great. They responded very quickly to all of my questions and helped me throughout the process of buying my first home.

Ryan’s group was able to get us a loan at a very competitive rate and closed us a week early, however they need to work on inter-​office communications and document preparation. There were a number of issues with lost paperwork and docs that we sent them. Someone needs to take hold of the wheel and guide the ship here. I would rate 3 stars but they did get us a very nice mortgage rate. Hire some extra help, guys!!! and communicate!

Our realtor suggested Cornerstone Home Lending and we are glad he did! I’ve been through the home purchase process at least a half dozen times in Chicago and now with Cornerstone here in Austin. The experience with the team at Cornerstone (Barry, Amelia, Ryan) has been first rate and personable… (my lenders in Chicago never shared with me the best BBQ places in town!). If you want a great professional and personable experience, so you don’t feel like just a number, then you won’t regret going with Cornerstone. I’ll definitely use them next time if I’m in the market for a home purchase!

I just completed a cash out refi with Cornerstone and I was very please and impressed. Barry and his team did a great job from the beginning to the end. They made it very turn key and as streamlined as possible. Never had a problem getting ahold of them and the entire staff seemed to be on the ball. I would certainly recommend them and will absolutely be calling them first when I have another refi or purchase.

Excellent service! Made purchasing a home less stressful. Always available to assist with any questions. Friendly and prompt staff made the process go smoothly. Would recommend them to anyone looking to refinance or purchase a home.

On target with rates that were comparable to other lenders in the area. Very friendly staff and responsive with calls and emails. Gave good advice and explained their numbers.

i worked with melanie hadley and her team at cornerstone to buy my first home and couldn’t be happier. i was really nervous going in and even purchased a book on how to avoid mortgage rip-​offs and scams… it turns out that the information was a little out-​dated, so when i called around to shop loan officers, i apparently asked some fairly insulting questions without realizing it. some reacted really negatively and were otherwise condescending or salesman-​y, but melanie was always genuine, friendly, and helpful even in the face of some frankly dumb questions. she got me a great rate and thoroughly explained all documentation to me and i left conversations with her feeling comfortable and knowledgeable. i’ll definitely use melanie and cornerstone in the future and would highly recommend them.

We recently purchased a new home through Ryan and couldn’t have been more happy with the experience. His team is very professional and on the ball. Ryan is a great person to work and I wouldn’t hesitate to use him again or recommend him!

This is the second transaction (refi this time) I’ve completed with Leahy & Cornerstone. As with the first transaction, everything has gone incredibly smoothly. When we initially purchased the house, Leahy’s team was super helpful since we had a bit of an odd financial situation at the time. They helped us with all of the nitty gritty details of the loan and helped us figure out how best to rearrange some of our personal finances in order to get approved. For our refi, we received a call from Leahy’s team noting that rates had dropped significantly. The new loan they’ve structured for us will drop our rates by a full percentage point with no upfront cost to us. Pretty incredible. I’d recommend Cornerstone to any of my friends, and in fact, I already have!

I have purchased and refinanced 2 properties through Cornerstone and would absolutely recommend them to anyone. They are wonderful with their communication to all parties involved in the home buying/​refinancing process. I so appreciated that they were able to communicate directly with my realtor, even being out of town, and kept me updated on each step of the way.
They are so good about following up, but not being annoying or pushy with things. They work in a very timely manner and are super helpful and informative.
I would very highly recommend using these guys.

Ryan, Barry & Amelia took great care of us as we purchased our home. They had mortgage products other brokers just don’t have, and they walked us through every step. We got exactly the loan we ‘d hoped for and the process was painless. We highly recommend them!

These guys were awesome! We are moving from NY to Austin, I had never bought a house in TX before, they took care of everything, highly recommend. Ryan and the team are all stars, Barry and Amelia were so detailed, they made everything so easy. Would never use anyone else.

This was our third time using Cornerstone. Again, the experience was excellent. I highly reccomend their team.

Was referred to Ryan and his team by a friend. We were extremely happy with our whole experience of closing our new house with Cornerstone. The communication from all employees was great.
Will definitely work with this team in any future needs and will refer any of our friends to Cornerstone as well.

I have now bought two properties and re-​financed one time with Ryan Leahy and his team at Cornerstone. If anyone has ever gone through underwriting for a loan, you know how frustrating it can be. Ryan and his team have implemented a system that streamlines everything and keeps you up to date from the minute they take you on as a client. Each time I closed on time and with no problems from the underwriters. Anytime that I needed a question answered I received a quick response either by email or phone.
I would (and do) recommend Ryan Leahy at Cornerstone to anyone that needs a loan. I have used other loan companies in the past and Cornerstone is far superior.

Also known as Cornerstone Home Lending — ON-​TIME CLOSING GUARANTEE! Need I say more? ;) Ok, I will…
We bought a home here in Austin last December. We had a couple houses fall through at inspection, and this team (Ryan Leahy & his team) hung in there with us for a few fits & starts.. . when we were finally ready to move forward, they had everything in place & were ready to go!
We were told by 3 (!) other lenders that «you cannot get a 10% down loan anymore». Well, Ryan, Barry & Keelye at Cornerstone Mortgage found a way for us!
Along the way, they held my hand, guided us through the arduous task of ALL the paperwork that lenders require and were WONDERFUL. They were SO patient and helpful! Keelye and I were in SUCH close contact that I requested she come to the closing so I could FINALLY meet her! :) She said she wouldn’t miss it.
We HIGHLY RECOMMEND them — and have told ALL our friends. Our realtor also now uses them — she was VERY impressed!

We were introduced to Beth Thompson through a Realtor we were working with in the fall of last year. We went under contract on a home with intent to execute a rehab loan called a 203K (which we knew nothing about). Unfortunately we had to back out, but asked to stay on with Beth as we really enjoyed working with her. About a month later we pulled the trigger on a newly constructed home on the East Side, and went through with the purchase.
Through both loan processes, Beth was extremely patient with us and answered any and all questions. We were provided helpful spreadsheets and the like to breakdown exactly what went into our loan, closing costs, etc. (We also got a great closing cost incentive!)
Beth was a pleasure to work with and closing was a breeze!
The only reason I’m not offering 5 stars is because our loan was sold after close. We were informed of this at close and knew what to expect moving but I was disappointed. I really don’t care who I pay my mortgage to, but I was hoping to stay on with the team at Cornerstone.

When my wife and I first started looking for a house we were referred to Cornerstone by our realtor with a very high recommendation. Melanie was incredibly friendly and walked us through what can be a very confusing breakdown on a mortgage loan with grace and care. We would not have come close to understanding everything without her!
In my opinion, especially for first time home buyers like us, Cornerstone and Melanie are definitely the right place to go to understand what it’s really going to take to buy a house. Their summary of all of the different fees and how your loan is going to play out through the years will make the most sense to you! It’s very well done.