Buying a Home
Adding a Battery to Your Solar Energy System as a Retrofit: What You Need to Know
Adding a Battery to Your Solar Energy System as a Retrofit: What You Need to Know
Batteries have long been used to store additional power for solar systems. However, owing to their high cost and low effectiveness, they were only feasible for a few solar systems, mainly off-grid, until recently. However, batteries have also begun to look like an appealing option for many grid-tied solar systems as the prices keep falling and thei...
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Buying a Home
Mortgage Broker, Mortgage Banker, or Loan Officer? What's the Right Call?
The differences can be subtle but crucial. Here’s what you need to know.
Refinancing
When Can I Refinance My Home?
Discover the best time to refinance your home and the perks of doing it.
Equity & Value
Make Your Home Renovations Come True With Cash-Out Refinancing
Cash-out refinancing could be your chance to complete your home renovation checklist.
Equity & Value
Four Proven Ways to Build Home Equity Quickly
Owning more and owing less is the heart of home equity, and here are proven ways to tilt the seesaw in your favor faster.
Home Equity
Turn Your Cash-Out Refi Into Riches With This One Simple Trick
Mortgage experts agree: 2022 is the year to cash-out refi into stock gold.
Mortgage Refinance
Watch for These 3 Things When Shopping for a Refi
Comparing offers is most effective when you know what might be hiding in the details.
Home Loan
Is This the Last Time We'll See Mortgage Rates Dip?
Why refinancing right now might be the only move to make.
Home Equity
3 Pleasant Side Effects of Your Home's Increased Value
How your finances change when you suddenly own a lot more home than before.
Energy Saving Tips
4 Little Projects to Cut Energy Costs Throughout the House
Green guru shares money-saving tips from basement to attic.
Home Equity
2022: The Year of the Cash-Out Refi
Home equity is booming, interest rates are dropping, and homeowners are laughing all the way to the bank.
Green Living
Is 2022 the Year of Going Off-Grid With Solar?
Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to make it happen.
Home Buying
Homes Are Growing Bigger Again
Reversing a 6-year trend, new single-family homes get bigger, so how are we using the extra space?
Solar Basics
Solar Panels vs. Natural Disasters
How do renewable energy systems fare when confronted by Mother Nature?
Mortgage Refinance
Ready to Refinance? Here's How to Get the Lowest Rate Possible
Unlock the key to your credit score and save big.
Solar News
Smart Electric Panels Are Coming to Solar Homeowners
Here’s what that means for you.
Home Buying
Beware the Mortgage Closing Scam
Criminals hijack the closing process to steal down payments, crushing people's dream of homeownership.
Fun Stuff
Dragonscales and Power Flowers: the Evolving Shape of Solar
Efficiency meets beauty in the latest, most intriguing solar capture designs.
Mortgage News
The Federal Government Just Made Refinancing Way Easier
New programs from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac set to change the mortgage refi game.
Getting Started
Have You Ever Gotten Bad Real Estate Advice?
People share their top picks for the worst real estate advice out there.
