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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – Feburary 8, 2016
Last week’s scheduled economic news included reports on construction spending and several labor-related reports along with weekly reports on mortgage rates and new jobless claims. The details:...
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What You Need to Know About Fannie Mae’s New Home Ready Mortgage
Traditionally, getting a mortgage requires you to have a level of income appropriate to the size of home that you’re buying. But for a lot of low-income and minority borrowers, a simple measure of one...
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How Home Equity Works and Why Buying a Home Can Be Your Best Investment
When delving into the world of real estate and investment property, there are many terms that will come up that require further explanation. Whether you’ve never heard the phrase ‘home equity’ before...
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2016: Mortgage Trends That May Affect You
The housing market is in a constant state of flux, and with the changing shape of real estate there will most definitely be notable trends to watch out for in the next year. Whether you’re approaching...
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Planning a Massive Spring Cleaning in Just 4 Easy Steps
It may seem like the holiday season has just passed, but it won’t be too long before the flowers begin to bloom and spring peeks out from around the corner. While the tradition of spring cleaning that...
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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – February 16, 2016
Last week’s economic events included weekly releases on new jobless claims, mortgage rates and testimony by Fed Chair Janet Yellen concerning the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy. Here are the...
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3 Reasons You Might Decide to Retire to a Tiny Home
Many people romanticize the idea of paying off their home mortgage early so they can enjoy their home in retirement, but when it comes to the later years of life, a big house can actually be too much...
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3 Reasons You Should Trust in a Mortgage Advisor
If the time has come to purchase a home and you’ve been perusing the real estate market, it’s possible you’ve also been considering the mortgage options that might work best for you. In the event that...
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Great Advice from Successful Home Sellers
The real estate market and all the things involved in selling a home can seem complicated, and it can be very hard to know which tips to trust. While there’s plenty of great advice to go around from...
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If There’s One Mistake That You Make With Your Mortgage – Don’t Make This One
There is so much to know when it comes to home ownership that even wading into all of the information can seem overwhelming, but if there’s one thing you need when the time comes to purchasing a home,...
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4 Facts You Need to Know Before Setting Up a Mortgage Escrow Account
Buying a home involves a variety of nuances and strange-sounding terms, and one of the least understood aspects of the home buying process is the escrow account. Essentially, an escrow account is a...
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The FHA Mortgage Minimum Credit Score Has Been Reduced
Credit is of considerable concern when it comes to buying a home, but if you’re on the market for a new place in the next few months there may be some timely news that applies to you. If you haven’t...
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Upgrading Your Bathroom from ‘Regular’ to ‘In-Home Spa’
There are times you might long for the relaxed leisure of the spa experience, but with the cost of a manicure it’s not always a pleasure one can afford. If your current bathroom set-up isn’t the...
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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – March 14, 2016
Last week’s economic news included Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index along with weekly reports on mortgage rates and new jobless claims. The City of Detroit also announced a program to help...
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Fixed Rate Second Mortgage vs. Opening a Home Equity Line of Credit
When it comes to a mortgage and the financial stability of your home, there’s no such thing as too much you can know in the case of keeping your biggest investment safe. If you’re looking at paying off...
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4 Reasons Why Your Mortgage May Be Denied
So you’ve been pre-approved for a mortgage – great! You’ve taken the first step toward becoming a homeowner. But before you start picking out china patterns, you’ll want to keep in mind that a...
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Worried about Your FICO Score? 4 Easy Strategies to Fix It Up
If you’re worried about your bad credit, you’ll want to do everything in your power to improve your rating as quickly as possible – especially if you have a major purchase coming up. Improving your...
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Take Care of These 3 Items Before Your Big Move
With the excitement involved in moving into a new home and all of the things that need to be done, it can be easy to forget a few important things before you load up the moving van. If the day of...
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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – March 21, 2016
Housing Starts Up in February Shortages of available homes are a major factor in rising home prices; shortages also make it more difficult for buyers to find homes they want. Housing starts in February...
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3 Tips and Tricks to Make Mortgage Pre-Qualification Easy
If you’re planning to buy a home, you should know that the mortgage pre-qualification process is the first in a series of steps that eventually lead to home ownership. A pre-qualification is different...
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