Household Finances
Refinance Checklist: What Are Your Goals? (#1)
We help you decide what you want from a mortgage refinance, because the possibilities are numerous.
People come to mortgage refinancing from various places. Some want to lower their payment. Some what to shorten their term and thus own the home outright sooner. Others want to leverage home equity by cashing out.
A few years ago, homeowners who had been biding their time waiting for interest rates to drop so they could refinance their mortgage cou...
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Home Buying
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Mortgage Refinance
A Cash-Out Refi Can Make People Love Their Home Again
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Mortgage News
Mortgage Rates Set to Skyrocket in 2022?
What does the future hold for refi rates?
Home Improvement
Is a Grid-Tied Solar Panel System Right for You?
The pros, cons, and potential savings.
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Water and Power: How Rain and Clouds Affect Solar Energy Generation
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Tips That Help You Get the Most out of Your Solar Panels
We help you maximize use and savings.
Energy Saving Tips
Going Green Saves Green: a Cost-Effective Way to Live
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Home Improvement
The Solar Panel Bump to Home Values
Energy bills down, home value up. We shine a light on the solar win-win.
Solar News
Large-Scale Solar Projects on the Rise in 2020
The dependability and the cost-effectiveness of solar power shine in a year of much uncertainty.
Solar News
The Rising Cost of Electricity
The lowdown on residential rates.
Solar Basics
Solar Panel Payback Period
How long will it take to break even?
Solar Basics
Panel Tech: the Breakthroughs
Technological leaps in solar energy systems then, now, and in the future.
Solar News
Where Solar Is Soaring and Why
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