Refinancing
Mortgage Rates Set to Skyrocket in 2022?
What does the future hold for refi rates?
Let’s face it: 2020 was a year we’d all like to forget ever happened… The pandemic, the lockdowns, the crashing economy…But 2021? Well… the numbers seem to be indicating one thing: the economy is back! Job numbers are up… but… so is inflation. So much so that the president of Atlanta’s Federal Reserve bank, Raphael Bostic, is predicting the next ma...
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Refinancing
More Good Uses for a Cash-Out Refi (and One Bad Use)
The cash from a cash-out refinance can put you on stable footing to make smart moves with your money.
Buying a Home
How You Can Avoid Paying PMI
Putting 20% down is the surefire way to avoid PMI, but here are three other ways.
News & Views
Higher Rates, Lower Prices. The Housing Market Course Correction Is Here.
As sellers scramble, buyers suddenly find themselves in the catbird seat.
Buying a Home
Silver Linings Playbook: Why Higher Rates Are Actually Good for Homebuyers
It’s counterintuitive, sure. It also just so happens to be true.
Energy Saving Tips
4 Little Projects to Cut Energy Costs Throughout the House
Green guru shares money-saving tips from basement to attic.
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.
Solar Basics
Solar Panels vs. Natural Disasters
How do renewable energy systems fare when confronted by Mother Nature?
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.
Mortgage News
Breaking Down Fixed-Rate Refinances by the Years
The only answer to a volatile market is picking the right term.
Mortgage Refinance
Need Mortgage Refi Advice but Not Sure Where to Turn? Try Warren Buffett!
Buffett chimes in on mortgage refi boom with words of wisdom.
Household Finances
Money Right, Sleep Tight: 5 Tips to Destress Your Finances
Many people lose sleep worrying about money, while others practice these five strategies.
Home Equity
Homeowners Find Themselves Sitting on a Fortune
The time to cash out is right now.
Mortgage Refinance
One Brilliant Way a Cash-Out Refi Can Pay the Mortgage
Boss-level home improvement: Build a tiny house on your property, and the renter pays your mortgage.
Mortgage Refinance
Cash Out Refinances Are Suddenly All the Rage
Historically low rates are driving more and more homeowners to tap into their home equity.
Getting Started
Shape Up Your Finances Prior to a Refi or Mortgage
Follow this 4-step financial fitness program so lenders will see you at your best.
