Home Buying
What's Coming If You Buy or Refi in 2021
Low rates and decelerating home prices are two pieces of good news for anyone who wants to buy a home in the new year.
Every year brings the promise of change, a fresh start. That is especially true this time. When the new year comes this time, it brings not only the warmest winter on record (probably) but also a new president, a new home refinancing fee, and very possibly the start of a coronavirus vaccination program and thus the beginning of the end of the calam...
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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.
Home Improvement
Is a Grid-Tied Solar Panel System Right for You?
The pros, cons, and potential savings.
Solar Basics
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
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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
These 10 states set the examples to follow coast to coast.
