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Joe Soto

Branch Manager

The Soto Team

NMLS #175142

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About Joe

Joe Soto, NMLS# 175142, has been a trusted mortgage specialist since 2004. In 2021, Soto and his skilled team of mortgage professionals with a combined 50+ years of experience, closed over 290 units for $142 million in loan value. His performance has earned him the recognition as one of the top loan producers in the country from Scotsman Guide© (2017-22) and he’s also been ranked in the top 1% of national production by Mortgage Executive Magazine for two consecutive years (2018-22).

Soto has been tapped by both the Pacific West Association of REALTORS© and the Rancho Southeast Association of REALTORS© to teach continuing education classes for real estate professionals all across Southern California.

Soto is married and a father of two girls. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Soto and his family proudly reside in Los Alamitos, CA.

3 Step Homeownership Journey

Specialties

  • Purchase and Refinance
  • Purchase
  • Refinance Loans
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