Buying a Home
Does Unemployment Affect Your Credit Score?
How unemployment can't—and can—affect your credit score.
Are you one of the millions of people who are still dealing with the fallout from the deadly coronavirus pandemic that swept not just the nation but the world?More than 50 million Americans filed for unemployment in 2020 alone. It's going to take time for us to rebuild and get back on solid financial footing. Part of that rebuilding process is ensu...
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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.
Buying a Home
Hot Features You Should Look for in a New Home
Trends change; these are the feaures people want in new homes today.
Buying a Home
Saving for a Down Payment: 5 Straightforward Tips
The money represents your instant equity in the new home, and with this advice you can save more.
Green Living
Solar Success Story: The Urban Farmer
Energy independence and the environment were important incentives, but the biggest was the write-off.
Home Improvement
The Most Effective Winter Energy Tip Just Got a Lot More Important
One home improvement brings you a 117% ROI and could save you hundreds this winter.
Solar News
Is Minnesota Poised to Take Over the Solar Industry?
Minnesota’s Iron Range is planning an enormous solar panel manufacturing facility.
Solar News
California Sued Over Bogus Solar Rule
The California Solar and Storage Association is fighting back.
Solar Basics
Why the Value Proposition of Solar Keeps Improving
Marvel at all the ways solar keeps getting more affordable compared to the only real alternative people have, the grid.
Home Buying
Advantages of Buying in an Older Neighborhood
A more walkable life in a place with character and trees can be yours when you buy an older home.
Household Finances
When to Review Your Homeowners Insurance Policy
5 reasons it might be time to review your coverage.
Home Improvement
How One Man Started a Real Estate Empire Without a Dollar to His Name
And you can too...
Home Improvement
Sweat Equity? No Sweat!
Leverage your home improvement skills into big bucks.
Household Finances
I Can Rent Out THAT?! Make Bonus Money From Space and Things You're Not Using
Thanks to our always-connected economy, something of value that you aren't using at the moment could bring you fast cash.
Mortgage Refinance
A Cash-Out Refi Can Make People Love Their Home Again
Features and upgrades so enticing in a new home can be added to an existing home and paid for with equity.
Home Selling
What's the Deal With Those "We Buy Ugly Houses" Signs?
Predatory flippers have expanded their hunting grounds, but ugliness is in the eye of the beholder.
Mortgage News
Mortgage Rates Set to Skyrocket in 2022?
What does the future hold for refi rates?
Home Improvement
Home Maintenance This Summer
The long summer days give you ample time to tackle these four tasks and get back to the fun.
Mortgage Refinance
Will Closing a Credit Card Help You Qualify for a Refinance or Mortgage?
Don't do this before applying for a mortgage or refinance.
