In the 1980s, home buyers faced significantly higher mortgage rates compared to today’s market. Despite this challenge, many people successfully…
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You are encouraged by the Federal Trade Commission to be sure the information on your credit reports is accurate, complete,…
“How long do I have to keep this stuff?” is the usual question you ask yourself when feeling that you…
There is a little-known provision in the tax code that allows homeowners to rent their principal residence or second home for…
Before you pay cash for a home, ask yourself if there is a possibility, at some point in the future,…
Doing a lot of work to a car before you trade or sell it to a dealer is not generally…
To understand the reasoning behind why a homeowner should not sell their home by themselves, we need to identify the…
National homeowner equity grew in the fourth quarter of 2020 by $1.5 Trillion or 16.2% year-over-year based on a CoreLogic…
For generations, people have begun their homeowner experience with a “starter” home. Part of the logic may be that by beginning…
One of the silver linings to filing your income tax return is finding out that you are going to receive…
Sometimes, as people approach the inevitable, they start trying to get their things “in order”. They may even have a…
Mortgage insurance benefits the lender if a borrower with less than a 20% down payment defaults on their loan. Most conventional…
This strategy is not about trying to negotiate the best price; it is about beating out the competition and buying…
Many homeowners with mortgages pay for both types of insurance but only one of them protects the owner. Homeowner’s insurance…