[caption id="attachment_9283" align="alignright" width="251"] Naveed Bhurgri[/caption]

Naveed Bhurgri has joined Atlantic Home Mortgage as a partner from Bluestone Capital Group, a boutique mortgage brokerage he founded in 2006.

“Naveed brings with him almost 20 years of experience and will be a tremendous asset as we work toward our goal of reducing the amount of time needed to obtain a mortgage by 80%," said Tony Davis, founder of Atlantic. "During his years in the industry, he has been ranked as one of the top-producing mortgage advisors, consistently closing in excess of $30 million annually." With the addition of Bhurgri, production at Atlantic could rise as high as $100 million.

During the mortgage meltdown, when many brokerages were exiting the business, Bhurgri opened Bluestone and increased production every year since inception, according to the firm. He leveraged cutting-edge technology to enhance the origination process as well as strong client support to borrowers and business partners.

Bhurgri began his career as a mortgage advisor in 2003. Within the first year, he became a top producer, often ranking No. 1 in his branch and among the top five in Georgia. He soon moved to a management role and helped guide his division to closings of over $100 million each year.

"I'm delighted to partner with Tony to achieve our shared vision of growing a lending institution by leveraging innovative technologies and providing our clients the absolute best service available, making sure we always exceed expectations," said Bhurgri. "There's a lot of hard work ahead for both us and our teams, but we're excited about the challenge.”