Impossible vs. I’m possible

A ½% increase in interest rate may not sound like much but it is roughly equivalent to a 5% increase…

Consider the goal of funding a child’s college education in the future. If “other people’s money” in the form of…

Would someone really refinance their home and not take money out of it? Certainly, if they could get a lower…

Some people consider a house payment as basic as monthly utilities but with a plan and some discipline, you can…

If a seller was looking at two offers for exactly the same price on their home, there would still be…

With home prices rising 20% nationwide in the past year and in some markets, even dramatically more, many homeowners are…

If you have a mortgage with an escrow account to pay your property taxes and insurance, you expect the company…

A much-repeated investment strategy is to buy low and sell high.  Some people who purchased around the financial crisis of…

Inflation devalues the purchasing power of money and the interest earned on savings is almost always less than inflation.  Tangible assets…

Whether you’re an owner now or expect to be one in the future, it is important to be familiar with…

Social Security was established on August 14, 1935 to take care of the country’s elderly in their retirement years.  Today, about…

Paying cash for a home seems like a huge advantage to qualifying for a mortgage and an appraisal.  However, for…

Insurance is required on a home by the mortgage company, but homeowners rely on it for peace of mind also. …

In an attempt to compare homes, one of the common denominators has been price per square foot.  It seems like…

Lenders regularly publish mortgage rates but they may not be available for all buyers. Imagine the mortgage payment based on…