DAVID KANIS – Senior Loan Advisor/Branch Manager
Cell: 828.545.3950 – Click here to email David

As Branch Manager, David brings definite financial savvy to Asheville after spending over 14 years in the mortgage industry in Atlanta GA. During those years Atlanta had one of the hottest R E markets in the nation leading up to and after the Olympic Games while the inner city, like Asheville was going through a re-gentrification. Later, during the refinance boom, David was one of the top producing loan originators for First Horizon Bank.

His prestigious list of achievement awards include:   • The Presidents Club Award for 25 million in annual production
  • The First Horizon Gold Club   • The First Horizon Platinum Club   • The Ambassadors Circle Award for Achievement

"I have been an originator for over 14 years, and what really amazes me is the number of homebuyers who do not know about the smart use of money and the tax advantages not maximized in the Real Estate negotiation process. This knowledge must be imparted prior to the negotiation of the contract–not as an afterthought! This enlightenment resulted in the development of Ashford's "Smart Money Mortgage" whereby we "profile" the client in advance of the contract negotiations and work with their agent to help negotiate the best use of their current asset base and financial assets–whatever they may be."

David's expertise is recognized in a weekly column co-authored with his colleague Beth Burdick in the Asheville Citizen Times titled "Mortgages and More."